Figure 1.-- Mane's friend Vera Charles finds a small role for her in the play Vera has she starring role. Mame is determined to make it into a larger part. Again Mame makes a disaster of it and the auduence is left laughing at what was to be a serious play. It is here Patrick finds her crying on the darkened stage. He has taken off from St. Boniface to see opening day of the play. He is still in his school uniform. Patrick of course tells her that she was the only good part of the play. Based on what we see of the play, he was probably right.

After losing her fortune in the 1929 Wall Street crash, Mame is destiture except for her apartment and has to go to work. She makes a has out of the various jobs she tries. At the toy department of a department store she creates havoc. She is overwealmed by the paperwork in a busy store at Christmas time. It is there she first meets Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside (Forrest Tucker) who is buying toys for his nephews and nieces. Next her friend Vera Charles finds a small role for her in the play Vera has she starring role. Mame is determined to make it into a larger part. Again Mame makes a disaster of it and the auduence is left laughing at what was to be a serious play. It is here Patrick finds her crying on the darkened stage. He has taken off from St. Boniface to see opening day of the play. He is still in his school uniform. Patrick of course tells her that she was the only good part of the play. Based on what we see of the play, he was probably right. They retreat to 23 Beekman Place for an early Christmas and Patrick to his delight gets his first lobng pants. And it is just this time in a Dickensian moment that Beau tracks Mame down. And Mame finds out that he is an oil tycoon and charming to boot.

Created: 2:52 AM 8/29/2008
Last updated: 8:22 AM 9/2/2008