June Moon was written by George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner in 1929. George S. Kaufman was, among many other things, a renowned playwright, and Ring Lardner was a well-known as a sports columnist and writer of satiric short stories. June Moon was the only successful play with which Lardner was ever involved. Kaufman was no stranger to collaboration; his most successful work was done with Moss Hart, in plays such as Once in a Lifetime or You Can't Take It With You. June Moon, however, was the only time that Lardner and Kaufman wrote together.

The scene is the prologue for June Moon. Edna and Fred meet on a train headed to New York from Schenectady.

This play was written as a series of jokes: Setup, punchline, reaction. This style is more closely related to stand-up comedy than it is to modern acting. In this scene, Robbie and Elizabeth created two very interesting, specific characters, providing the jokes with a more meaningful context.