" After emerging from behind a tree, the two are hopelessly and crazy in love:Elaine: But Mortimer, you're going to love me for my mind, too?Mortimer: One thing at a time.I feel that in a small way, we're doing something important.Satisfying a fundamental urge.It's deep in the race for a man to want his own roof, walls, and fireplace.And we're helping him get those things in our 'shabby little office.'George doesn't wish to demean his father's work, but explains that he wants to get away and achieve financial/worldly success: "I just feel like if I didn't get away, I'd bust.However, they did not ransack the own, confront the locals, or cause civil unrest (except for some arrests for drunkenness, or urinating in public - often due to a lack of restrooms).The play was such a hit that she bought the film rights and made her way back to Hollywood through MGM's successful production of the play - directed by George Cukor.