"Ah yes, the man with the Mozart ear.
Howard's been telling me. Pleased to meet all of you"
Brock Marlowe said.
"What else has our Howard been telling you.
Mr. Marlowe?" Cinnamon asked with feigned
sweetness.
"I don't know that much about any of you to tell
any stories," Howard said quickly.
"So, he talked mostly about himself. How
surprising." Cinnamon said.
Ice actually laughed aloud. I could see she liked
Cinnamon, and looked forward to everything she did
or said.
"No. I did not talk about myself. We talked
about the theater." Howard said out of the side of his
mouth. 'Mr. Marlowe happens to be a hero of mine.
He directed the revival of Ibsen's A Doll's House in
the West End in London last season, a smash hit. He
also single-handedly created the Player's Theater in
Chicago,"
"Howard has done his research," Brock
Marlowe said. "but I'm not quite the only one
responsible for the Player's Theater. Many good
minds went into that."
He smiled at us.
"So, who are the prospective actors here?" "I guess I am," Cinnamon said. "I am surprised
Howard didn't mention it, yet mentioned Steven's
piano talents," she added. sending Howard a hard,
cold look that made him shift his eyes guiltily away. "We're all supposed to develop dramatic
talents," Rose remarked.