Looking back through the script, the scene that Sally appears in immediately prior to the one I have chosen is Act One, Scene Five. This scene, like Scene Nine, also takes place in Cliff' room but the two are not alone; instead, they are joined by Ernst who is having an English lesson and later Fraulein Schneider. Sally enters the room part way through the scene wearing a fur coat and smoking a cigarette in a rather long cigarette holder; she is in seemingly rather high spirits which conflicts with the stage directions in my chosen scene. As there is such a conflict between my chosen scene and Sally's previous one, I have decided to construct an idea of where Sally has come from when she enters Cliff's room in Scene Nine; the stage directions for the scene read as follows:
Masteroff, J & Ebb, F. (1967). Prompt Book, Cabaret. Available: http://nutic.wikispaces.com/file/view/CABARET+Script.pdf. Last accessed 23rd Oct 2014.
As Sally has just confirmed her pregnancy in this scene, it is reasonable to assume that she has come from the Doctor's surgery. Clearly in a state of shock, despite being a heavy drinker anyway, Sally comes in and pours herself a shot of gin immediately regardless of knowing that she is pregnant. Perhaps Sally's decision to drink here is down to "dutch courage" as she has yet to tell Cliff the news.
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