Fiorello : I give this to Riccardo. Herbert Gottlieb : [talking offstage with Mrs. Claypool ]  ... sensation in New York. [meets Fiorello]  Herbert Gottlieb : Pardon me, could you tell me where Signor Lassparri is? Fiorello : Sure, there's Lassparri, Herbert Gottlieb : Lassparri! Otis B. Driftwood : Lassparri? Then whom did I sign? Fiorello : You signed Riccardo Baroni, that's-a my man. Herbert Gottlieb : [Gottlieb wakes up Lassparri, who is unconscious]  Signor Lassparri, what happened? Speak to me, it's me, it's Gottlieb! Speak to me, it's me, it's Gottlieb! Herbert Gottlieb : [Tomasso unties a sandbag, which drops on Lassparri's head and knocks him unconscious]  Oh, what is this now? Otis B. Driftwood : How early the fruit is falling this season.

Herbert Gottlieb : [to Mrs. Claypool]  All of New York will be under your feet! Otis B. Driftwood : [lifting the tablecloth]  Well, there's plenty of room.