I saw it on Broadway and the carry-over from the first act to the second confused. Had the gitl been molested by somebody or grievously jilted? Right now I can’t remember what was supposed to have so unhinged her. Her parebts opposed a marriage? It’s not just that I don’t remember; it’s that I clearly remember not being able to grasp whst the script was driving at.
And, by the way, the big Edie of Ebersole in Act I bore no resemblance to Big Edie in Act II. None. If the producers were looking for visual similarities between characters, they blew it there.
