The stooges are stage hands who also have small parts in a big play. They quickly get on the bad side of the producer. First they fail to prevent a famous critic from sneaking into the audience. Then Shemp accidentally adds a pot holder into a cake they bake as a prop. During the play the stooges (as southern gentlemen) and the rest of the cast spit up feathers during what was supposed to be a serious scene. The critic thinks it’s a hilarious satire and the boys are redeemed.

The Countess Framboise now has her real estate license and Mr. Mooney's looking for a new place. She doesn't want him to know she's broke and working, so Lucy pulls a scam to get Mooney up to the high rise apartment the countess is selling.