Agnes informs Ada, Marian, and Oscar on Easter Sunday about the imminent arrival of her nephew, Dashiell Montgomery, in New York. Meanwhile, Bertha shuns Mrs Astor to support the Metropolitan Opera House, and Oscar begins courting Gladys once again.
Mrs. Russell: Do you think the new Metropolitan Opera will succeed? Mr. McAllister: Members of the Academy are very determined it should not, and if you jump that way, you’ll never take Mrs. Astor with ya. My advice would be to stick with her. She’ll get you into the Academy in the end. Mrs. Russell: I’m not much good with “in the end.” Besides, nothing stays the same forever, and I can’t always be at Mrs. Astor’s beck and call. Mr. McAllister: Why not? I am.
