Makeup had changed the fat man's face into a clownish mask.
Waiters come in one group after the other carrying their orders and grabbing stews and soups.
The floor is a mess of lamb trotters, potatoes, and vegetables on which the fat man and the waiters frequently slip, slide, and fall down in arcs of spectacular somersaults. Suddenly, the action is interrupted. He's satisfied with the preliminary rehearsals. Stan thinks the fat man is talented and will get a lot of laughs. He's happy, because Hal Roach has given him the chance to direct a film.