![]() ![]() The Chaperone responds with the extemporaneous "As We Stumble Along", a "rousing anthem to alcoholism", which, Man in Chair explains, the original actress playing the Chaperone insisted on including in the show. In Janet's room, Janet is having doubts about whether Robert really loves her, and she asks the Chaperone for advice. ![]() Outside by the pool, Janet tells reporters that she is happy to be getting married and obstensibly doesn't want to be an actress anymore ("Show Off"), but her song evolves into a big production number. George notes that tap dancing could be injurious, so he suggests that Robert go roller skating in the garden instead, while wearing a blindfold to keep him from seeing Janet. To get rid of his "Cold Feets", he tap dances, and George, who is also nervous, joins in the dance. Meanwhile, in his room, Robert realizes that he is nervous about the wedding. Feldzieg enlists the vain, easily manipulated Aldolpho to seduce Janet and spoil her relationship with Robert. They tell Feldzieg that he must sabotage the wedding and make sure Janet stays in show business. The gangsters reveal to Feldzieg that their boss has invested in the Follies and wants to make sure the show is a financial success, which it presumably will not be without Janet. Tottendale her loyal employee known only as Underling Robert's best man, George Broadway producer Feldzieg, who is hoping to persuade Janet to forgo marriage and continue starring in Feldzieg's Follies ditzy flapper Kitty, who hopes to take Janet's place in the Follies two gangsters disguised as pastry chefs self-proclaimed famed Latin lover Aldolpho Janet's alcoholic Chaperone, who is supposed to keep her away from Robert until the wedding and Trix, a female aviator. Those in attendance include aging hostess Mrs. In the opening number, "Fancy Dress", the premise and characters of the show are introduced: it's the day of the wedding of oil tycoon Robert Martin and Broadway star Janet Van De Graaff, who plans to give up her career for married life. Man in Chair provides a running commentary throughout the show. As he listens to this rare recording, the characters appear in his dingy apartment, and it is transformed into an impressive Broadway set with seashell footlights, sparkling furniture, painted backdrops, and glitzy costumes. The Man in Chair, a mousy, agoraphobic Broadway fanatic, seeking to cure his "non-specific sadness", listens to a recording of the fictional 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. ![]()
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