"They can re-write 'Mame' like the film (and presumably the original play) where Agnes' date for the evening does come back to her and claims her as his wife."
I believe that section of the script was rewritten somewhat for the movie, by Comden and Green, to make it more palatable for the censors :-)
Anyway, even if they made that rewrite for the musical, there would still be that long period, as in the movie, where the very visibly pregnant Gooch thinks she is unwed and abandoned -- and all of that's supposed to be REALLY funny. |
