Bizarrely, The Three Stooges are not partnered with Ted Healy; in fact, they never interact with him despite being on the same bus (They also play it fairly straight--no slapping or the usual tomfoolery).
Among the movie posters prominently displayed at the bus station, it's easy to identify several other 1933 MGM productions including: Turn Back the Clock (1933), Beauty for Sale (1933), Penthouse (1933), Mademoiselle Volcan (1933) and Danseuse étoile (1933).
The $36.71 Letty collects from her fellow chorus girls equates to about $865 in 2024. Also in 2024, a one-way Greyhound bus ticket from New York City to Los Angeles can cost as little as $172. In the film, it took the bus three days to get to St. Louis. In 2024 the entire trip from NYC to LA by bus takes less than three full days.
Legs sends a telegram to the producer of the Broadway show, whose name is given as Max Gordon. This was a real, extremely successful producer at the time.