Idabelle:
I sure hope there's some colored folks on that boat. I is gettin' mighty tired pretending Eskimos are from Virginia.
--Marietta Canty (as Idabelle) in The Spoilers
--Marietta Canty (as Idabelle) in The Spoilers
Pearl:
[Talking on the phone] Well, I'm new here. Mrs. whitley hired me at 8;00 and left at 8:15. Her husband? Well, there's a gentleman down here who won't wake up. If he's what you want, you better come and wake him yourself!
--Marietta Canty (as Pearl) in The Heavenly Body
--Marietta Canty (as Pearl) in The Heavenly Body
William S. Whitley:
Don't you ever look at stars, Ethel?
Pearl: I did once, but I'm married now!
--Marietta Canty (as Pearl) in The Heavenly Body
Pearl: I did once, but I'm married now!
--Marietta Canty (as Pearl) in The Heavenly Body