Husband and wife Rudy and Betty Blaine, music writer and lyricist respectively for Broadway impresario
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., are staying at the White Sands to rejuvenate their creative juices, which have not been flowing of late especially for Rudy. Simon and Hetty share the view of most townsfolk that show business people are vulgar, and indeed the Blaines are more liberal and urban in their views than Simon and Hetty like. They feel the Blaine's stay at the hotel will ruin its reputation. But Hetty changes her mind about them when she learns the urban legend (i.e. the story in truth being false) that the Blaines have played to great aplomb for
King George V, a story which the Blaines don't correct. Hetty tries to get the Blaines involved in a local musical production associated with the King. Meanwhile, Jasper's cousin Selena is in town helping Olivia with Jasper's projects while Jasper is away in England. Jasper sends a recording device home which he asks Olivia and Selena to patent for him. Seeing its potential, Felix believes this machine really could be the invention that makes Jasper rich and famous, and believes the Blaines are the perfect type of people who could promote its use. But in the demonstration, it's not the device but the voice associated with the recording with which the Blaines are captivated, that voice being Alec's. They offer him a try-out on Broadway at their own expense. Each in the King household have their own true feeling about whether Alec should pursue this opportunity, which in turn gets many to think about following their true dream in life.
—Huggo