THE STORY: Cindy Lou Bethany is a Southern lamb in a houseparty of cynical, cold Northern wolves. She confidently expects to be chosen for the role of Velvet O’Toole in the movie version of the novel, “Kiss the Boys Good-Bye,” a popular Southern tale that has swept the nation. (A not-too-subtle reference to “Gone with the Wind.") After making a spectacle of herself, Cindy Lou wakes up to complete disillusionment, but not to defeat. Visions of the shame of General Sherman and a long line of Southern gentlemen and ladies will not permit her to accept defeat at the hands of Damn Yankees. Cindy Lou learns she has been brought to see the film’s famous producer as part of a plot by the director, who wants to cast an actress friend in part of Velvet, and hopes that the contrast between that actress and the inept Southern belle will do the trick. But Cindy Lou brings all her charm to bear, and precipitates amazing crises. And as a result the blasé house guests learn a few things, and the Northerners are completely routed. In the end, Cindy Lou finds she may have anything she wants, and she is not slow to make her choice.
