MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 29, 1941
Closing Date
Mar 20, 1943
Performances
547
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 29, 1941 - Mar 20, 1943)

Description
A musical in two acts

Setting
The Alicia Allen Milk Farm on Long Island, Camp Roosevelt, Southampton, Mrs. Watson's house, The Hollyhock Inn.

Comments
Layoff from July 18 - August 17, 1942

Theatre Operated by the Select Operating Corporation
Produced by Vinton Freedley; Associate Producer: Richard Krakeur and W. Horace Schmidlapp
Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields; Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Musical Director: Max Meth; Additional numbers by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek, Donald J. Walker and Ted Royal; Vocal arrangements by Lyn Murray, Carley Mills and Edna Fox
Staged by Edgar MacGregor; Choreographed by Charles Walters
Scenic Design by Harry Horner; Costume Design by John Harkrider; Assistant to Mr. Horner: Carl Kent
Business Manager: Ralph Kravette
Stage Director: Harry Howell; Stage Manager: William Lilling; Technical Advisor: E. F. Kook
General Press Representative: Karl N. Bernstein; Associate Press Representative: Thomas Barrows
Jerry Walker
Oct 29, 1941 - Feb 27, 1943
Maggie Watson
Oct 29, 1941 - Jul 18, 1942
Phillip
a selectee
Frankie Burns
Ann Todd
Madge Hall
 
Vocalist
Helen Marcy
 
Vocalist
Mrs. Fink
Another Maid
 
Guest
Jules
another selectee
Member of Dance Team
Selectee
 
William
Guest
Selectee
Dorothy Carlton
Mrs. Wigglesworth
Jean Blanchard
Selectee
Sigana Earle
 
Guest
Selectee
Selectee
Molly Wincor
 
Guest
Selectee
Anna
a maid
 
Mrs. Wiggins
Vocalist
 
Polly Lee
Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
Guest
Master of Ceremonies
Julian Watson
Cornelia Abigail Pigeon
Selectee
Gloria Gunther
a hostess at Service Club
Private Walsh
 
Selectee
Muriel McGillicuddy
Member of Dance Team
Selectee
Lieutenant Wiggins
Selectee
Vocalist
Guest
George Collister
Guest
Nancy Collister
Winnie Potter
Margaret Howard
 
Vocalist
Vocalist
Eddie Hilliard
Understudies: Carol Channing (Maggie Watson) and Garry Davis (Jerry Walker)

Imperial Theatre (Oct 29, 1941 - Mar 20, 1943)

Associate Press Representative: Alfred H. Tamarin

Cast

Selectee
Guest
Ann Todd
Guest
Guest
Selectee
Selectee
Jerry Walker
Feb 28, 1943 - Mar 20, 1943
Margaret Howard
 
Vocalist
Maggie Watson
Aug 17, 1942 - Mar 20, 1943
Selectee
George Collister
Vocalist
Vocalist
William
Selectee
Selectee
Helen Marcy
Selectee
Selectee
music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Milk, Milk, Milk
Guests at Milk Farm
A Lady Needs a Rest
Maggie Watson, Nancy Collister and Cornelia Abigail Pigeon
Jerry, My Soldier Boy
Winnie Potter and Guests
Let's Face It
The Royal Guards
Farming
Jerry Walker, Frankie Burns, Eddie Hilliard, Muriel McGillicuddy, Jean Blanchard and Ensemble
Ev'rything I Love
Jerry Walker and Winnie Potter
Ace in the Hole
Winnie Potter, Muriel McGillicuddy, Jean Blanchard and Ensemble
You Irritate Me So
Jean Blanchard and Eddie Hilliard
Baby Games
Jerry Walker, Maggie Watson, Frankie Burns, Cornelia Abigail Pigeon, Nancy Collister and Eddie Hilliard
A Fairy Tale
(music by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman; lyrics by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman)
Jerry Walker
Rub Your Lamp
Winnie Potter and Ensemble
Cuttin' a Rug
Dance Team
Act 2
Sung By
I've Got Some Unfinished Business With You
Winnie Potter, Jean Blanchard, Muriel McGillicuddy, Dorothy Carlton, Gloria Gunther, Julian Watson, George Collister and Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
Let's Not Talk About Love
Jerry Walker and Maggie Watson
A Little Rumba Numba
Madge Hall and The Royal Guards
I Hate You, Darling
Nancy Collister, George Collister, Winnie Potter and Jerry Walker
Melody in Four F
(music by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman; lyrics by Sylvia Fine and Max Liebman)
Jerry Walker
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