Disregarding his feelings of guilt, Prosper passes the time until Sopranelli's performance by visiting Vanda and seducing her with tales of his imminent fortune. He tries and fails to get the ticket from the jacket in Sopranelli's dressing room, and then so does Vanda. Michel asks Beatrice, who is one of the dancers during the performance that evening, to try to get the ticket, but Sopranelli is called to the stage before she can do so. During Sopranelli's first musical number, Michel and Beatrice reconcile.
