What kind English acting are you doing uptown?
Jack
[Responding to his mother’s mute appeal]. Come on, Pa, let’s celebrate your birthday, and then some other time I’ll talk about my work.
Sara
Come, Yosele, look. See the diamonds what Jakie brought me. Ain’t that nice? For a mama diamonds, and for a papa a praying shawl. Yosele, he’s got in the satchel so many nice things. [She moves toward the bag.]
Jack
Now, please, Mama, he doesn’t want to see that.
Cantor
I’m asking you—what kind English acting you are doing uptown?