Tosca, 1,750.Il Trovatore, 1,600. Aida, less than 1,500. Why, there were morepeople on the...
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Tosca, 1,750.
Il Trovatore, 1,600. Aida, less than 1,500. Why, there were more
people on the stage than there were in the audience. This free list looks like
the entire social register. Is there a law against people
paying money to hear opera? Mrs. Cornell's friends. But when you sponsor opera,
you don't expect to make money. Who doesn't? A sponsor is an angel,
an angel is a sucker, and a sucker's a sap. And if business doesn't pick
up at the end of the week, put out the closing sign. - But, Mr. Cornell-
- And cut out the free list!
Il Trovatore, 1,600. Aida, less than 1,500. Why, there were more
people on the stage than there were in the audience. This free list looks like
the entire social register. Is there a law against people
paying money to hear opera? Mrs. Cornell's friends. But when you sponsor opera,
you don't expect to make money. Who doesn't? A sponsor is an angel,
an angel is a sucker, and a sucker's a sap. And if business doesn't pick
up at the end of the week, put out the closing sign. - But, Mr. Cornell-
- And cut out the free list!
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Tosca, 1,750.
Il Trovatore, 1,600.
00:00:04.871 --> 00:00:07.237
Aida, less than 1,500.
00:00:07.307 --> 00:00:08.668
Why, there were more
people on the stage
00:00:08.692 --> 00:00:09.092
than there were in the audience.
00:00:10.844 --> 00:00:14.507
This free list looks like
the entire social register.
00:00:14.581 --> 00:00:17.999
Is there a law against people
paying money to hear opera?
00:00:17.015 --> 00:00:18.391
Mrs. Cornell's friends.
00:00:18.715 --> 00:00:20.965
But when you sponsor opera,
you don't expect to make money.
00:00:21.002 --> 00:00:22.115
Who doesn't?
00:00:22.122 --> 00:00:24.172
A sponsor is an angel,
an angel is a sucker,
00:00:24.196 --> 00:00:25.028
and a sucker's a sap.
00:00:25.358 --> 00:00:27.123
And if business doesn't pick
up at the end of the week,
00:00:27.147 --> 00:00:28.323
put out the closing sign.
00:00:28.395 --> 00:00:30.955
- But, Mr. Cornell-
- And cut out the free list!
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Movie Summary
In turn-of-the-century San Francisco, an ambitious vaudevillian takes his quartet from a honky tonk to the big time, while spurning the love of his troupe's star singer for a selfish heiress.
