Rose: That was exactly the problem I had with Eddie Parker. He was this real sweet guy who was crazy about me, but I just didn't feel the same way about him. You see, when Charlie went off to war, I went to work for our local USO club. And that's where I first met Eddie, the Aqua Midget.
Blanche: He was a blue midget?
Rose: Don't be ridiculous. He was a diving midget. That was his act. He used to jump off a step ladder into this gigantic punch bowl.
Dorothy: So, um, what happened?
Rose: Nothing, he'd just swim to the side and hop out.
Dorothy: I mean, what happened between you and Eddie?
Rose: We talked a lot between shows and of course I didn't realize it, but he was falling for me.
Blanche: Didn't have far to fall.
Rose: It started with little things.
Blanche: I'll bet.
Rose: Pretty soon the situation got out of control and I tried to let him down gently.
Blanche: You tried to make it short and sweet?
Rose: He just wouldn't take no for an answer. So I finally just had to tell him straight out that I didn't feel about him the way he felt about me. It had nothing to do with his size. It was simply that I could never become seriously involved with anybody in show business.
Dorothy: Thank you, Rose. I don't know what to say. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart.