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A lyricist moves to New York City aspiring to make it big on Tin Pan Alley.

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Act III

Hart
Hesitantly.
Well, I’ll tell you, Maxie⁠—
Maxie
Starts to leave.
That’s all I wanted to know.
Hart
Do whatever you can for the lad, Maxie. He came all the way from Plainfield.
Maxie
He’ll get home safe.
He goes.
Benny
Still trying.
Listen, Mr.Mr. Hart, won’t you hear this?
Hart
Hear what?
Benny
Give Our Child a Name
June Moon
Hart
It won’t do you any good knocking Stevens’s number.
Benny
“Should a father’s carnal sins
Blight the life of babykins?
All I ask is give our child a⁠—”
He jumps to the piano.
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