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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
I’ll tell you what! Why don’t we make up a party⁠—the four of us⁠—and show Mr.Mr. Stevens the town!
Fred
You mean tonight?
Lucille
What do you say, Eileen? How about it?
Eileen
Thinking hard; her eyes go involuntarily to the telephone.
Why⁠—sure! I don’t know why not! Sure!
Fred
Well, wait! It’d be great to go, all right, only the trouble is I got another engagement!
Lucille
Oh, but you could put that off!
Eileen
Of course you could!
Lucille
As Paul reenters.
Paul had another engagement, too. He broke it on your account, didn’t you, dear?
Paul
To whom this is news.
What?
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