Show Mythical Louisiana Crooks Crool s Operate The mythical m Louis Louisiana ana Purchase Purchase Purchase Pur Pur- chase is an important theatrical departure departure- in the realm of musical comedy satire Its basis is no innocent innocent innocent inno inno- cent politician or simple witted wilted ambassador but national political sc scandal The depa departure ture is in capable hands Victor Moore and William Gaxton who will star with Vera VeraI I M Married ried an Angel Zorina have pave long Jong since cut their satirical milk- milk teeth Though Huey Long Co real or otherwise is never mentioned Inthe Inthe in inthe the mythology of Louisiana Purchase the story concerns a group of politicians in Louisi Louisiana Louisina na Their mythical sin is selling their state lumber Jumber which doesn't belong to them The federal government accordIng according according accord accord- ing to the story makes a P W A Agrant Agrant Agrant grant to be used for building a school in Louisiana But it seems that theres there's a fir fireplug plug on the schools school's intended site With much logic the politicians reason that if it its it's illegal to park a car by a fireplug fireplug fireplug fire fire- plug surely it be illegal to park a school by one So lest Jest they break the law Jaw they keep the lumber and bill the state for it anyway once anyway once ev every evry ry year for good measure To investigate this horrendous state of affairs enters the mythical senator from New Hampshire Hampshire- Victor Moore In the ensuing story the politicians headed by William Gaxton try to incriminate the simon simon simon si- si mon pure sen senator tor by enlisting Vera Zorina to lure him into compromising compromis compromis- ing situations Its It's all aU straightened out in the end and everyone lives happily forever after |