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Fine and Dandy
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 23, 1930
Closing Date
May 02, 1931
Performances
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Musical
Comedy
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Broadway
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Open Date: Sep 23, 1930
Close Date: May 02, 1931
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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Theatres
Erlanger's Theatre
(Sep 23, 1930 - May 02, 1931)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
The Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory, a country club, a gold course, the Fordyce Night School, the employees' picnic grounds, a bank, and Mrs. Fordyce's garden
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Morris Green
and
Lewis E. Gensler
Music by
Kay Swift
; Book by
Donald Ogden Stewart
; Lyrics by
Paul James
; Uncredited book by
Joe Cook
; Orchestra directed by
Gene Salzer
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Directed by
Morris Green
; Dialogue directed by
Frank McCoy
; Choreographed by
Tom Nip
and
Dave Gould
; Routines of Abbot Dancers arranged by
Merriel Abbott
; Dance for Mechanical Ballet arranged by
Eugene Van Grona
Scenic Design by
Henry Dreyfuss
; Costume Design by
Charles Le Maire
General Manager:
Saul Abraham
Stage Director:
Larry Beck
; Stage Manager:
Sam Weiser
Press Representative:
William Fields
Joe Cook
Joe Squibb
Edna Abbey
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jeanne Adams
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
James Babbitt
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Marjorie Bailey
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Ben Bernard
Sixth Workman
Bonnie Blackwood
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Alice Boulden
Nancy Ellis
Paul Brack
Johann Giersdorf
Joan Burgess
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jack Burley
Clergyman
The Four Horsemen
Phyllis Cameron
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Violet Casey
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Dave Chasen
Wiffington
Laura Clairon
Aunt Lucy
Joseph Clayton
A Clerk
Harmonica Player
Hal Clyne
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Peaches Dahl
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Frances DeFoe
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Alda Deery
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Tom Denton
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Fritzie Deuss
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Margaret Dixon
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Bert Doughty
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
John W. Ehrle
Edgar Little
Herman Ergotti
Hugo Giersdorf
The Colt
Dick Erskine
Second Workman
Eleanor Etheridge
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Miss Hargrave
Murray Evans
The Four Horsemen
Walter Fehl
R. V. Wilkins
Jack Flaherty
The Four Horsemen
Frank Gagen
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Cara Gould
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Adele Goulding
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jimmy Hadreas
Office Boy
John Hall
First Workman
May Hass
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Marion Herson
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Gypsy Hollis
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Frank Innis
P. Giersdorf
Genevieve Irwin
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Scott Jensen
Eighth Workman
Dick Kirby
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Rose Kirsner
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Muriel Lawlor
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Eva Lewis
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Bob Long
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Joe Lyons
Insurance Agent
Jimmy Mahr
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Dora Maughan
Mrs. Fordyce
Jack McClusky
Eukele Mike
Pearl McKnight
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Glen Meyers
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Carmen Morales
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
David D. Morris
Foreman
Frank Naldi
A. Giersdorf
Fifth Workman
Fred Nay
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
George Neville
The Old Man
Chet O'Brien
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Mortimer O'Brien
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Nell O'Day
Maribelle Fordyce
Eleanor Powell
Miss Hunter
Victor Pullman
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Gus Quinlan
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Billy Randall
Seventh Workman
Joe Reilly
The Four Horsemen
Catherine Reynolds
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jack Richardson
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Joe Riley
Third Workman
Elene Ross
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jack Ross
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
J. Rousseaux
Fourth Workman
Patsy Schenck
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
George A. Schiller
Mr. Ellis
Mildred Schroder
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Claribel Skinner
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Nette Solomon
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Rheta Stone
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Odette Swan
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Peggy Timmons
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Kathleen VanNoy
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Mary Grace Van Noy
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Joe Wagstaff
George Ellis
Pat Walshe
J. Newton Wheer
The Colt
Flo Ward
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Amy Weber
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Teddy West
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Florence Wilson
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Wanda Wood
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Erlanger's Theatre
(Sep 23, 1930 - May 02, 1931)
Cast
Florence Earle
Aunt Lucy
Eleanor Etheridge
Foreman
John Hall
P. Giersdorf
William Powers
Insurance Agent
Songs
music by
Kay Swift
; lyrics by
Paul James
Act 1
Sung By
Rich or Poor
Maribelle Fordyce, George Ellis and Ensemble
Fine and Dandy
Joe Squibb and Nancy Ellis
Wheels of Steel
Edgar Little
Mechanical Ballet
Tommy Atkins Sextet, Jack Hanlen and Ensemble
Starting at the Bottom
George Ellis and Ensemble
Can This Be Love
Nancy Ellis
I'll Hit a New High
Miss Hunter, Tommy Atkins Sextet and Ensemble
Fine and Dandy
(Reprise)
Maribelle Fordyce, Tommy Atkins Sextet and Ensemble
Giddyup Back
Joe Squibb and Horses
Fordyce
Ensemble
Finaletto
Entire Company
Let's Go Eat Worms in the Garden
Nancy Ellis, George Ellis, Betsy Rees, Uninternational Four and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Jig Hop
Miss Hunter and Ensemble
That Thing I Can't Seem to Forget
Mrs. Fordyce
Starting at the Bottom
(Reprise)
Abott Dancers, Boys and Office Boy
Can This be Love
(Reprise)
Edgar Little, Maribelle Fordyce and George Ellis
Wedding Bells
Ensemble
Finale
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Morris Green
and
Lewis E. Gensler
Music by
Kay Swift
; Book by
Donald Ogden Stewart
; Lyrics by
Paul James
; Uncredited book by
Joe Cook
; Orchestra directed by
Gene Salzer
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Directed by
Morris Green
; Dialogue directed by
Frank McCoy
; Choreographed by
Tom Nip
and
Dave Gould
; Routines of Abbot Dancers arranged by
Merriel Abbott
; Dance for Mechanical Ballet arranged by
Eugene Van Grona
Scenic Design by
Henry Dreyfuss
; Costume Design by
Charles Le Maire
General Manager:
Saul Abraham
Stage Director:
Larry Beck
; Stage Manager:
Sam Weiser
Press Representative:
William Fields
Joe Cook
Joe Squibb
Edna Abbey
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jeanne Adams
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
James Babbitt
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Marjorie Bailey
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Ben Bernard
Sixth Workman
Bonnie Blackwood
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Alice Boulden
Nancy Ellis
Paul Brack
Johann Giersdorf
Joan Burgess
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jack Burley
Clergyman
The Four Horsemen
Phyllis Cameron
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Violet Casey
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Dave Chasen
Wiffington
Laura Clairon
Aunt Lucy
Joseph Clayton
A Clerk
Harmonica Player
Hal Clyne
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Peaches Dahl
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Frances DeFoe
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Alda Deery
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Tom Denton
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Fritzie Deuss
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Margaret Dixon
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Bert Doughty
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
John W. Ehrle
Edgar Little
Herman Ergotti
Hugo Giersdorf
The Colt
Dick Erskine
Second Workman
Eleanor Etheridge
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Miss Hargrave
Murray Evans
The Four Horsemen
Walter Fehl
R. V. Wilkins
Jack Flaherty
The Four Horsemen
Frank Gagen
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Cara Gould
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Adele Goulding
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jimmy Hadreas
Office Boy
John Hall
First Workman
May Hass
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Marion Herson
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Gypsy Hollis
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Frank Innis
P. Giersdorf
Genevieve Irwin
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Scott Jensen
Eighth Workman
Dick Kirby
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Rose Kirsner
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Muriel Lawlor
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Eva Lewis
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Bob Long
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Joe Lyons
Insurance Agent
Jimmy Mahr
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Dora Maughan
Mrs. Fordyce
Jack McClusky
Eukele Mike
Pearl McKnight
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Glen Meyers
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Carmen Morales
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
David D. Morris
Foreman
Frank Naldi
A. Giersdorf
Fifth Workman
Fred Nay
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
George Neville
The Old Man
Chet O'Brien
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Mortimer O'Brien
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Nell O'Day
Maribelle Fordyce
Eleanor Powell
Miss Hunter
Victor Pullman
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Gus Quinlan
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Billy Randall
Seventh Workman
Joe Reilly
The Four Horsemen
Catherine Reynolds
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jack Richardson
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Joe Riley
Third Workman
Elene Ross
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Jack Ross
Boy of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
J. Rousseaux
Fourth Workman
Patsy Schenck
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
George A. Schiller
Mr. Ellis
Mildred Schroder
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Claribel Skinner
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Nette Solomon
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Rheta Stone
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Odette Swan
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Peggy Timmons
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Kathleen VanNoy
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Mary Grace Van Noy
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Joe Wagstaff
George Ellis
Pat Walshe
J. Newton Wheer
The Colt
Flo Ward
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Amy Weber
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Teddy West
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Florence Wilson
Merriel Abbot Specialty Dancer
Wanda Wood
Young Lady of the Fordyce Drop Forge and Tool Factory
Erlanger's Theatre
(Sep 23, 1930 - May 02, 1931)
Cast
Florence Earle
Aunt Lucy
Eleanor Etheridge
Foreman
John Hall
P. Giersdorf
William Powers
Insurance Agent
music by
Kay Swift
; lyrics by
Paul James
Act 1
Sung By
Rich or Poor
Maribelle Fordyce, George Ellis and Ensemble
Fine and Dandy
Joe Squibb and Nancy Ellis
Wheels of Steel
Edgar Little
Mechanical Ballet
Tommy Atkins Sextet, Jack Hanlen and Ensemble
Starting at the Bottom
George Ellis and Ensemble
Can This Be Love
Nancy Ellis
I'll Hit a New High
Miss Hunter, Tommy Atkins Sextet and Ensemble
Fine and Dandy
(Reprise)
Maribelle Fordyce, Tommy Atkins Sextet and Ensemble
Giddyup Back
Joe Squibb and Horses
Fordyce
Ensemble
Finaletto
Entire Company
Let's Go Eat Worms in the Garden
Nancy Ellis, George Ellis, Betsy Rees, Uninternational Four and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Jig Hop
Miss Hunter and Ensemble
That Thing I Can't Seem to Forget
Mrs. Fordyce
Starting at the Bottom
(Reprise)
Abott Dancers, Boys and Office Boy
Can This be Love
(Reprise)
Edgar Little, Maribelle Fordyce and George Ellis
Wedding Bells
Ensemble
Finale
Entire Company
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