I notice that the Lubitsch touch is critical to the scene. The touch gives us a hint of things to come. I also have noticed that there is French spoken so you have to use some inferencing skills in order to figure out what is going on in the scene. It allows the viewer to figure out what is going on based on the actions, inflections of the voices, etc. The theme that one might anticipate is that you have to laugh at times; the scene has a small amount of comedy, and it is probably a hint of other funny parts in the musical.