Front Page is all about language.  The language is fast-paced, bawdy, and complicated.  It is sometimes foul and full of the color of the period and of the press.  Below is the end of Act Two which is really two scenes going on at once.  Indicative of Hildy being torn between a "normal life" and the world of newspapers, he is torn between his fiancée and his boss as he tries to keep career and marriage together at the same time.

Courtesy of Samuel French, Inc.

PEGGY.  Hildy!
WALTER.  (Turning) What the hell do you want?
HILDY.  What?
WALTER.  Listen Miss, you can't come in here.  (Into phone) To hell with the Chinese earthquake!  What's that?
HILDY. (Taking cue "the Chinese earthquake") Listen darling--
PEGGY.  Where's Mother?
WALTER.  (Into phone) I don't care if there's a million dead!
HILDY.  Peggy, I got to ask you to do something!  A big favor.
PEGGY.  (Divining) You're not coming?
HILDY.  Now don't get sore and fly off the handle, darling.  What happened was--
PEGGY.  You're not!  Are you?  Tell me, Hildy!  Tell me the truth!
WALTER.  (Into phone.  Taking cue "not coming") Take all those Miss America pictures off page six.  (To PEGGY) Now look here, little girl--
PEGGY.  (Wheels on WALTER)  You're doing this to him!  He was going and you stopped him!
HILDY.  (Taking cue "Doing this to him")  Something terrific's happened Peggy--Wait till I tell you!  I couldn't--
WALTER.  (Taking cue "Tell you")  You'll tell her nothing!   She's a woman, you damn fool!
PEGGY.  Well I'm not going to let you do it!  You're coming right now!   With me! (She grabs typewriter)
WALTER.  Holy God!
HILDY.  But it's the biggest chance of my life.  Now listen darling--
WALTER.  (Taking cue "of my life.")  Shut up, will you?
PEGGY.  (Lets go of typewriter)  You don't want to marry me!   That's all!
HILDY.  (Puts down typewriter on big table)  That ain't true!   Just because you won't listen you're saying I don't love you when you know I'd cut off my hands for you!  I'd do anything in the world for you!  Anything!
WALTER.  (Turns back to phone on HILDY's "cut off my hands for you," and takes that as cue)  What?--  What's that?--To hell with the League of Nations!  Spike it!
PEGGY.  You never intended to be decent an live like a human being!  You were lying all the time!

Together:
|HILDY.  (Backs to Center)  Peggy, don't keep saying that!
|WALTER.  (Over the phone) What's that?  What?

PEGGY.  (Crossing toward Center towards HILDY)  Lying!  That's what you were!  Just lying!
HILDY.  All right!  If that's what you think!
WALTER.  H. Sebastian God!  I'm trying to concentrate! (He motions with phone)
PEGGY (Taking cue "God")  I see what you are now!  You're just a bum!  Like him--(indicates WALTER)  And all the rest!
HILDY.  Sure!  That's what I am!  All right!
WALTER.  (Into phone.  Suddenly screaming)  No!  Leave the rooster story alone--that's human interest!
PEGGY.  You're just a heartless selfish animal without any feelings!  (Turns to WALTER viciously)  And you're worse!  It's all your fault, and if you think I'm going to put up with it--(She grabs his arm)
WALTER.  (He shakes her off)  Shut up, will you?
    (EARL starts to open the desk)
HILDY.  Yeah!  That's what I am!  A bum!  Without any feelings!   And that's all I want to be!  (He sees WILLIAMS, dashes over and slams desk shut)  Get back in there you mock turtle!
PEGGY.  (Rushing off)  You never did love me or you couldn't talk to me like that!
HILDY.  (Not stopping for PEGGY's line)  And if you want me you'll have to take me as I am instead of trying to turn me into some la-de-da with a cane!  (He slams the door and crosses Center)  I'm no stuffed shirt, writing peanut ads!  I'm a goddam newspaperman!

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