Ja, my own band. Ven I left dat comic opera millionaire, dey all shtick to me almost to von man.
VERA
How nice of them!
PAPPELMEISTER
All egsept de Christian—he vas de von man. He shtick to de millionaire. So I lose my brincipal first violin.
VERA
And Mr. Quixano is to—oh, how delightful!
[She claps her hands girlishly.]
PAPPELMEISTER [Looks round mischievously]
Ach, de magic failed.