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Love & the Main Force. In Moscow, Freddie Smythe becomes Kazimir, a fine, upstanding Polish proletarian; the lady lion tamer is transformed into a lovely Polish girl who sings of love, faithfulness and sunshine over Warsaw. Kazimir and Ludviga got a job with Cowder (now spelled Kuder, rhymes with cruder) so that they could save money and get married. However, they are advised to conceal their romance, since "nobody in America will hire fianceés-their minds are too much on love and not sufficiently on work...
...plot unfolds in the fabulous Kuder mansion (of course on Broadway), where the footmen wear burgundy, the bellhops chartreuse, and the various rooms are connected with an intercom television network. Old Kuder goes after Ludviga with some very fancy small talk: "You are a goddess, I am a millionaire, so we are equals. I wish I were younger but immortality is one thing you can't buy even in America." Meanwhile, Dollar Princess Jenny plots to throw her father out of his business and get all the money for herself. She sings: "Love is no good at the bank...
Setting this speech to music might have distracted attention from the message, so the Russians wisely did not try. Kazimir and Ludviga return home to the People's Democracy, leaving the Dollar Princess to smother in her gold. Kuder, for his part, decides to buy up a few votes and run for the Senate on the Democratic ticket. "Broadway," he remarks, "will be happy though amazed...
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