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But much material worthy of the legend is already there, and L. & L. can tell themselves that their show is in no more trouble than many shows in tryout. One prospective first-nighter who declared himself unworried was T. H. White, who will get 1% of the gross, or about $3,000 a month for the life of the show. From his home on the remote Channel island of Alderney, he wrote to Lerner: "For God's sake, forget about me. I want Camelot to succeed as a musical. Put in bubble dancers if you want." To his pen pal Richard Burton he wrote: "I hope it will be borozonic. I will be there on opening night, the old gentleman in the sixth row." Meanwhile, since White is a once and future tippler who plans to go off the wagon soon, the pubkeepers of Alderney were pulling out every bung in the Out Islands, awaiting the draught of gold from Broadway.