la, verso un paese strano." A "captain"  comes down a set of steps, salutes a sentry, then bursts into "Vesti  la giubba." Theres a lap dissolve to a hotel lobby, where a  "baggage man" is rolling a trunk and crooning about "nettare divino"  (divine nectar). Hes joined in song by a waiter who then enters the  dining room, where he sings as he serves a man who also gets in a  few notes. The waiter then crosses over to speak to Mrs. Claypool  (Margaret Dumont), marking the beginning of the film in existing  copies.