Fans help transcriber identify unclear words from The Understudy script, specifically dialogue about Peterman's jacket description.
I am almost finished transcribing The Understudy but there are three words I can't get.
When Peterman is describing Elaine's jacket out in the rain...
"Very soft, huge button flaps , cargo pockets, drawstring waist, deep y, swing vest, ???, perfect for jumping into a ???"
When Elaine is describing her job to Jerry outside the theater. Doing "what" on a veranda?
"..., ??? on a veranda..."
Thanks,
Mike
Peterman: Have you been crying? Elaine: Yes, it's just that (babbles on)... Peterman: Oh it doesn't matter why...That's a very nice jacket. Elaine: Oh Thanks Peterman: Very soft, huge button flaps, cargo pockets, draw string waist, deep biswing vents in the back perfect for jumping into a gondola. Elaine: How do you know all that? Peterman: That's my jacket. Elaine: You mean... Peterman: Yes, I'm J. Peterman
JERRY: You met J. Peterman?
ELAINE: Yeah.
JERRY: What is he like?
ELAINE: He wore a classic horseman's duster. Beige corduroy collar, 100% cotton canvas, high-waist. Nine pockets, six on the outside. Great for running alongside a train, waving last goodbyes, posing on a veranda.
ELAINE: Mine's sizes--
JERRY: (walking away) Yeah, I'll see ya'.
ELAINE: --Small, Medium, Large, XL, Double...
Bit of trivia: the jacket Elaine is describing is apparently the "signature" J. Peterman item, seen on his catalog as both an item for sale and on the J. Peterman logo: http://www.jpeterman.com/product_pages/new_jpeterman_coat.htm
It was apparently the inspiration for his business:
"So many people tried to buy my coat off my back that I started a
small company to make them available. It seems everybody (well, not
everybody) has always wanted a classic horseman's duster but never
knew exactly where to get one. I ran a little ad in the New Yorker and the Wall Street Journal and
in a few months sold this wonderful coat in cities all over the
country and to celebrities and to a mysterious gentleman in Japan
who ordered two thousand of them."There's a lot more to the story, in typical J. Peterman fashion ("Well, the coat is magnificent. Simple, functional, handsome..."), and you can read the whole thing at his website: http://www.jpeterman.com/
Doh! Typo. That should be "men's sizes", of course.
On Mon, 07 Oct 2002 22:47:20 GMT, John Twernbold wrote:
Yes - and many thanks for the exact words,
Mike