Amidst the tumultuous training process, marked by comedic misadventures and the Stooges' amorous escapades with Professor Quackenbush's daughter Lulu, the stakes escalate toward a decisive test of their refined behavior at an upscale society gathering.

Curly's misjudged attempts at etiquette culminate in a pie-flinging debacle, symbolizing both his departure from the stage as a Stooge and a comedic foreshadowing of impending misfortune.

Moe's nervous reaction to the looming presence of Mrs. Smythe-Smythe, inadvertently likened to the Sword of Damocles, triggers a slapstick sequence culminating in a pie fight.

On the last day of filming (May 6), Curly suffered a debilitating stroke on set and was urgently transported to a nearby hospital, effectively terminating his career.

[2] Supporting actor Emil Sitka, who debuted with the Stooges in this film as first footman Sappington, recounted: After (the stroke) occurred, Curly was just missing all of a sudden.

In the scene where the Stooges undergo reflex checks at the beginning of the short, an ailing Curly can be seen looking off-camera towards director Jules White, ostensibly for cues on when to move or deliver his next line.

One particular scene, in which the Stooges were to comport themselves as refined gentlemen and articulate eloquently when introduced to the affluent gentry, took significantly longer to film due to Curly's health issues.