Part Two: Chapter VIII, The Miracle Summary and Analysis

After Christmas, Mr. Wagner informs the Trapps that he will not renew their contract. He has lost money, and does not consider them entertainment for American audiences. They decide to look for another manager and remember an F. C. Schang from Columbia Concerts Inc. They set a date to audition, and practice complex pieces conscientiously. On audition day, they sing in front of Mr. Schang and five other executives. The word they receive is that they cannot manage the Trapp Family Choir.

Maria insists on another audition for Columbia Concerts Inc. There are more people listening, who walk out before they finish. Maria is given a definite "no". Unable to tell the family, she asks them to wait at the hotel. She questions a secretary why Columbia does not want them...