It was adapted (by Zoe Akins, Frances Marion, and James Hilton) from Alexandre Dumas Fils"" (the Younger) 1852 novel/play (La Dame aux Camelias) of the doomed romance of a tubercular courtesan/demimonde of ill repute in 19th century Paris.To the tune of "Ever Fallen in Love" performed by Pete Yorn, they escaped, while destroying the factory in their wake.The hope is to extract the venom from their glands and turn hat into a cure.An agent that heals diseased cells.Norman: And if I can be cured, imagine what this could do for other diseases like Alzheimer""s, even cancer.I want 90 people who just came out of the worst rainstorm in the city""s history.These are people who are alive on the planet until hey dry off.I wish I had a theatre that was only open when it rained.Michael spoke to a group of people about creating his own opportunities in life, and gave the example of promoting Jeff""s scripted play in upstate Syracuse, after raising some funds: "Sandy and I are raising $8,000 to do Jeff""s play up in Syracuse.