Morning
Welcome to my world
Respected in Grierson's office at 9:00 a.m. Now this is a man who does not like to be kept waiting
Okay, absolutely, you better all right
We should make a move we're very light Oh
Doctor well when you're ready, okay
Save it finally
And this must be our professor from across the sea yes George gruesome, this is dr. Bean I'm delighted dr
Bailey sir
Heard a great deal about your doctor. You don't expect a great deal of you
And this is Bernie's charge of PR and absolutely not a doctor, all right, thank you and Walter Huntley our merchandise manager
Nice to meet you, come on take a seat doctor
Let me take that old thing
This is very out of date
Thank you before we settle in they might want to feast your eyes on these
Well, I'll be honest with your being I like this it's it's beautiful sir hmm it is yeah
Over here
Lovely green
Good good Donna, there's a
I've asked for nice to run through the order of events for the opening of dr. Bean. Would you like to join us?
Very well
please
Now you will note that anything pertaining to special media requirements is prefixed with an asterisk
Ie glossy stills requested by some of the favored weeklies that sort of thing, right?
So the big day unfolds as follows our generous benefactor general Newton will be arriving at 10 a.m
To meet the members of the staff then at 10:30 will have the unveiling of the picture now
This will be in front of all press and media
Walter I'm assuming all this merchandising is going to be made available
Oh absolutely from fridge magnets to frisbees will be ready. So it will probably be at about 11 a.m. When the stage is set for
Dr. B
Yes, I really
Really should bring in the doctor here
Dr. Bean
Doctor we've just been inspecting this schedule and
If you would just like to take a look at yours right over there at your convenience
The general should be arriving at 10 a.m. And he'll unveil the picture at 10:30
So at about 11 o'clock, we should be ready for your speech
Yes, and I think
20 minutes should be long enough
Don't you organize?
Absolutely. I know you could fill ours doctor
But for the press it would be best if you could keep it quite light
Maybe throw in some anecdotes about the actual painting of the picture and explain why it is considered to be America's greatest painting
Hmm. It's a
Is that going to be enough?
doctor 20 minutes
Well dear friends if you'll excuse me, I have a lunch for the mayor of the kind of thing
I like what duty calls well doctor. It's good to meet you. Laughs. It's a complex experience
Enjoy your stay with David there are simple people but warm
David if I may have just a private word, okay
Okay. Why don't you wait for me back at the new acquisitions? I'll join you shortly Oh
Mmm, he's a genius right? Yeah, he's eccentric mmm. But yes, yeah
The unveiling of whistlers mother
is the most important thing to ever happen to this gallery and
Dr. Bean was your choice
Yes, I understand that
Thank you, sir