Louisiana Purchase
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 28, 1940
Closing Date
Jun 14, 1941
Performances
444
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Open Date: May 28, 1940
Close Date: Jun 14, 1941
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Description
A Musical Comedy in Two Acts
Setting
Lawyer's Office; Library of Jefferson Davis Club; Madame Bordelaise's Café; Mardi Gras Ball; A Wood; Senator Loganberry's Hotel Apartment; The State Capitol, Baton Rouge.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Imperial Theatre CorporationProduced by B.G. DeSylvaMusic by Irving Berlin; Lyrics by Irving Berlin; Book by Morrie Ryskind; Based on a story by B.G. DeSylva; Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan; Additional orchestrations: N. Lang Van CleveStaged by Edgar MacGregor; Ballets by George Balanchine; Musical Staging by Carl Randall; Dances by Carl RandallCompany Manager: Charles HarrisTechnical Advisor for Production: Albert A. Ostrander; General Stage Director Sam Ledner; Stage Manager: Paul Porter; Assistant Stage Mgr: Ned CouplandGeneral Press Representative: Nat DorfmanLouisiana BelleA Buccaneer
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Songsmusic by Irving Berlin; lyrics by Irving BerlinAct 1Sung ByThe LetterSam LiebowitzApologiaSecretary, Sam Liebowitz and EnsembleSex Marches OnJim Taylor, Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr., Davis D. Davis, Jr., Dean Manning and Police Captain WhitfieldLouisiana PurchaseBeatrice, The Martins, the Buccaneers and EnsembleTomorrow Is a Lovely DayMadame BordelaiseLouisiana Purchase (Reprise)Beatrice, Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis, The Martins and EnsembleOutside of That I Love YouJim Taylor and Marina van LindenYou're Lonely and I'm LonelyMarina van Linden and Senator Oliver P. Loganberry(Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi GrasThe MartinsAct 2Sung ByLatins Know HowMadame Bordelaise and EnsembleWhat Chance Have I (with Love)Senator Oliver P. LoganberryThe Lord Done Fixed Up My SoulBeatrice, Abner, the Buccaneers and EnsembleFools Fall in LoveJim Taylor and Marina van LindenOld Man's Darling- Young Man's Slave?Marina van Linden, Spirit of Jim Taylor and Spirit of Senator LoganberryYou Can't Brush Me OffEmmy-Lou, Lee Davis and The Martins
Theatre Owned / Operated by Imperial Theatre Corporation
Produced by B.G. DeSylva
Music by Irving Berlin; Lyrics by Irving Berlin; Book by Morrie Ryskind; Based on a story by B.G. DeSylva; Musical Director: Robert Emmett Dolan; Additional orchestrations: N. Lang Van Cleve
Staged by Edgar MacGregor; Ballets by George Balanchine; Musical Staging by Carl Randall; Dances by Carl Randall
Company Manager: Charles Harris
Technical Advisor for Production: Albert A. Ostrander; General Stage Director Sam Ledner; Stage Manager: Paul Porter; Assistant Stage Mgr: Ned Coupland
General Press Representative: Nat Dorfman
Louisiana Belle
A Buccaneer
music by Irving Berlin; lyrics by Irving Berlin
Act 1
Sung By
The Letter
Sam Liebowitz
Apologia
Secretary, Sam Liebowitz and Ensemble
Sex Marches On
Jim Taylor, Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr., Davis D. Davis, Jr., Dean Manning and Police Captain Whitfield
Louisiana Purchase
Beatrice, The Martins, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
Tomorrow Is a Lovely Day
Madame Bordelaise
Louisiana Purchase
(Reprise)
Beatrice, Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis, The Martins and Ensemble
Outside of That I Love You
Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
You're Lonely and I'm Lonely
Marina van Linden and Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
(Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi Gras
The Martins
Act 2
Sung By
Latins Know How
Madame Bordelaise and Ensemble
What Chance Have I (with Love)
Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul
Beatrice, Abner, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
Fools Fall in Love
Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
Old Man's Darling- Young Man's Slave?
Marina van Linden, Spirit of Jim Taylor and Spirit of Senator Loganberry
You Can't Brush Me Off
Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis and The Martins
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