invites her/him to sing. Victor and Toddy oblige. Richard's group arrives noisily in mid-song. Victor trips Richard and starts a major brawl in the club. The police arrive to break it up. Outside the club, King says he doesn't care if Victor is a man, and kisses him. Victoria admits she's not a man. King says he still doesn't care, and kisses her again. Back in the hotel, Squash barges into King 's bedroom and finds King and Victor in bed together. He apologises profusely: "Sorry, guys!" King tries to explain. Squash admires King for coming out of the closet, and stuns his boss by revealing that he, too, is gay! Victoria and King examine their potential problems if they are perceived publicly as two men. It won't work. Back in Chicago, Norma is performing in a night club. She informs King 's gangster partner, Sal Andretti, that King has dumped her for another man - and is living with 'a gay Polish fairy." Sal is aghast, and says they're all going to Europe. Two weeks later, Toddy and Squash have become happy partners. Not so for King and Victoria, unable to be seen together in public. Victoria tells Toddy she doesn't want to be a man anymore. Toddy understands, neither does he! Sal and the spurned Norma arrive in Paris. King admits he loves "Victor," keeping the secret. Sal, disgusted, ends their business relationship. Victoria reveals herself to Norma as a woman. Norma is horrified. Labisse witnesses this moment of naked truth. Victoria is horrified. Toddy tells her not to worry. "Trust rne!" Dissolve to Victor's farewell appearance. Labisse tries to expose him/her as a fraud. Toddy, thrilled to be back in drag, replaces Victoria to thwart Labisse and leave the way clear for a happy ending for our two loving couples - King and Victoria, and Toddy and Squash. Leslie Bricusse CAST (in order of appearance): • Carroll Todd (Toddy) • Les Boys • Richard Di Nardo • Henri Labisse • Grego • Madame Roget • Victoria Grant (Victor) • Choreographer • Miss Selmer • Andre Cassell • Jazz Singer • Jazz Hot Musicians • Jazz Hot Ensemble • Norma Cassidy • King Marchan • Squash (Mr. Bernstein) • Louis Says Ensemble • Chambermaid • Apache Dancers • Street Singer • Norma's Girls • Sal Adretti • Clam • Juke SCENES AND SETTINGS: Act 1 • Scene 1: Small Square/Chez Lui. • Scene 2: Small Square/Toddy's Flat. • Scene 3: Backstage at Cassell's. • Scene 4: Cassell's Nightclub. • Scene 5: Backstage at Cassell's. • Scene 6: Left Bank Cafe. • Scene 7: Paris Hotel Suites. Act 2 • Scene 1: Cassell's Nightclub. • Scene 2: Victoria's Dressing Room. • Scene 3: Paris Hotel Suites. • Scene 4: Chez Lui. • Scene 5: Small Square. • Scene 6: Paris Hotel Suites. • Scene 7: Chicago Speakeasy. • Scene 8: Paris Hotel Suites. • Scene 9: Cassell's Nightclub.
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