Synopsis:
Mrs. Letitia Primrose has written a substantial check for Oscar Jaffe's new show. Oscar, flaunting this $200,000 check, almost convinces Lily Garland to star in his production of "The Passion of Mary Magdalene". Oscar further weakens Lily's resolve by promising her all rights to the movie version, fully fronted by Mrs. Primrose. Lily says she'll sign the contract but needs a little time.

Two representatives of the Benzinger Clinic appear, having come to retrieve Mrs. Primrose, whom we discover had escaped that morning. The news spreads quickly through the train ("...she's a nut, she's a real religious nut...")--but where is Mrs. Primrose?

(NOTE: The song "She's A Nut" is unbelievably repetitious-- both on the original cast recording and this file. The "star" of the number is the train. As the news of Mrs. Primrose being a "real religious nut" spreads, the interior of the coaches moves across the stage--from the club car to drawing room "A", back to the club car then to drawing room "B" and back again to the club car. There is a blackout and suddenly a life-size locomotive with surging wheels fills the stage--and Mrs. Primrose is in the engineer's cab blowing the whistle. Another blackout and stars are twinkling in the night as two trains pass each
other far in the distance. One train rounds a curve and the searing light on the engine hits the audience as another life-size locomotive races downstage toward the audience
with Mrs. Primrose standing on the cowcatcher and hanging on for dear life. Another quick blackout as the train revolves to the back deck of the observation car--Mrs. Primrose is there waving as the train flees upstage. A final blackout and we're back in the club car and the song continues. A difficult and costly scene--but worth every penny.)