Hollywood Law: Hard to believe any jurisdiction anywhere would regard a marriage proposal made and accepted in jest as binding.Gossipy Hens: The mean old ladies-and the sleazy men-who gossip about Lulu after she comes home from her brief marriage to Ninian.Exact Words: Monona is irritating Dwight with her bad piano playing, so Dwight says "Keep your hands off the piano!" Monona proceeds to play the piano with her elbows.Ninian laughs, noting that a man's name doesn't reveal if he's married. Double Standard: Ninian asks Lulu if she's a Miss or a Mrs., and Lulu parries by asking him if he's a Miss Mister or a Mrs.At the end she tells Dwight she is leaving "by choice!" Lulu tells Ninian she is single "by choice!". Call-Back: In the original ending to the play, and only the original ending.The film went with still a different ending in which Lulu leaves the Deacon house, but stays in town, where she and Cornish declare their love for each other.In the Revised Ending for the play, Ninian shows up again and Lulu takes him back.The original ending of the play has Lulu blow town, but not before extending a hope for a Maybe Ever After towards Cornish.Adaptational Alternate Ending: In the novel, Lulu marries Cornish.They are both shocked when Dwight tells them that because he's a justice of the peace and they made a verbal pledge in his presence, their marriage is real and legally binding. Accidental Marriage: Everybody's bored at a fancy dinner when Ninian, to liven things up, jokingly asks Lulu to marry him, and she jokingly accepts.The text of the play, with both endings (see Revised Ending below) is available here. DeMille's brother William, who himself had a pretty successful directing career during the silent era. Shortly after that it was adapted into a 1921 film which starred Lois Wilson as Lulu and was directed by Cecil B. She then adapted it into a play which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama (Gale becoming the first woman to win a Pulitzer). Miss Lulu Bett started out as a 1920 novel by Zona Gale. There's also Cornish, the mild-mannered schoolteacher who is another admirer of Lulu. The unexpected arrival of Dwight's charming, roguish brother Ninian, however, offers a chance for escape, especially after Ninian takes a fancy to Lulu. Lulu lives with the Deacons as well, but instead of a guest she functions as a servant, and in fact more like a slave, cooking and cleaning for the entire Deacon family while having no time for herself. The central character is the eponymous Miss Lulu Bett, Grandma Bett's daughter and Ina's sister. Grandma Bett, Ina's mother, lives with the family and has a rather unfriendly relationship with her son-in-law. Dwight Deacon is the obnoxious, narrow-minded patriarch, Ina Deacon is his rather lazy wife, and Diana and Monona are their two spoiled daughters. Miss Lulu Bett is a story about the Deacon family, residents of a typical American small town.
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