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

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Table of Contents

Act I

Lucille
Delivering the verdict.
I don’t think Berlin will kill himself.
Paul
It’s nothing like Berlin. Play it in two-four and it’s a great dance tune.
Maxie is obliging. Paul sings a strain of it and dances.
Lucille
You don’t get Berlin’s songs to dance to. You get them to cry to.
Paul
All right. You can cry to this, too. “My heart is yearning for kisses burning.” That’s sad.
Lucille
Yes, but there’s something behind his songs. They’re sympathetic.
Sighs.
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