Her ambition to be a great actress, "and to be a great actress you've got to suffer, my dear," causes Susan to dash her sweetheart's hopes. Joe knows she can't act and seeks a way to cure her of her folly. With the aid of the leading lady of a stranded Shakespearian troupe he does so. Susan makes a ridiculous blunder during the performance of the play given by Madame Weep's pupils, and the critics roast her alive. She decides to forego a stage career and take the star part in Joe's household.
