MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 25, 1949
Closing Date
Sep 09, 1950
Performances
293
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Nov 25, 1949 - Sep 09, 1950)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
The Office of Harvey Small in New York City; Hominy Smith's Mansion; Down the Road a Piece; Hominy's Back Yard; Hominy's Headquarters at the Fair; On the Midway; Dallas' Dressing Tent, Hotel Pioneer, etc. Time: The Present.
Comments
Texas, Li'l Darlin' was on hiatus from 7/15/1950 through 8/21/1950.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by Studio Productions and Anthony Brady Farrell Productions
Music by Robert Emmett Dolan; Book by John Whedon and Sam Moore; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett; Musical Director: Will Irwin
Choreographed by Al White, Jr.; Staged by Paul Crabtree
Scenic Design by Theodore Cooper; Costume Design by Eleanor Goldsmith; Lighting Design by Theodore Cooper
General Manager: B.H. Segal; Company Manager: Hugo Schaaf
Production Manager: Herbert Brodkin; Production Stage Manager: John Larson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Alden Aldrich and Ned Wertimer
Orchestra under the direction of Will Irwin; Orchestra Manager: Morris Lefkowitz
Press Representative: Nat Dorfman and Reginald Denenholz; Assistant Press Representative: Irvin Dorfman
Kenny Delmar
Hominy Smith
Mary Hatcher
Dallas Smith
Nov 25, 1949 - May 31, 1950
Danny Scholl
Easy Jones
Loring Smith
Harvey Small
Alden Aldrich
Parker Stuart Eliot
 
Engineer
William Ambler
Duane Fawcett
 
Texas Ranger
Cameron Andrews
Sherm
 
Joe Raker
Charles Bang
John Baxter Trumbull
 
Texas Ranger
 
Radio Announcer
Bob Bernard
Jack Prow
Muriel Bullis
Neighbor
Carl Conway
One of Three Prospectors
 
Neighbor
Dante Di Paolo
Amos Hall
 
Cowboy
Arlene Ethane
Sarah Boone
Jo Gibson
Neighbor
Edmund Hall
One of Three Prospectors
 
Stan
 
Football Player
Ronnie Hartmann
Delia Pratt
 
"Trend" Secretary
Merrill Hilton
Red
 
Cowboy
Bill Horan
Muleshoes
One of The Three Coyotes
Jacqueline James
Drum Majorette
 
"Trend" Secretary
Patricia Jennings
Neighbor
B.J. Keating
"Trend" Secretary
Betty Lou Keim
Dogie Smith
Lloyd Knight
Neighbor
Marion Lauer
"Trend" Secretary
Carol Lee
Rebecca Bass
 
One of Three Little Maids
 
Oil Worker
Ray Long
Branch Pedley
 
Cowboy
 
Guard
Dorothy Love
Calico Munson
 
One of Three Little Maids
Tommy Maier
Oil Worker
Elliott Martin
One of Three Prospectors
 
Neighbor
Joel McConkey
Fred
One of The Three Coyotes
Kate Murtah
Melissa Tatum
Ruth Ostrander
Sally Tucket
Ralph Patterson
Herb
 
Texas Ranger
Edward Platt
William Dean Benson, Jr.
 
Texas Ranger
 
Voice of "Trend"
Jack Purcell
Oil Worker
Jared Reed
Sam
Dorothy Mary Richards
"Trend" Secretary
Doris Schmitt
Sue Crocket
Eddy Smith
Bunkhouse
One of The Three Coyotes
The Texas Rhythm Boys
The Three Coyotes
Joey Thomas
Harry Stern
Yvonne Tibor
Belle Cooper
Fredd Wayne
Brewster Ames II
Elyse Weber
Jo Ann Woods
 
One of Three Little Maids
 
Cheer Leader
 
"Trend" Secretary
Ned Wertimer
Frothingham Fry
Understudies: Alden Aldrich (Joe Raker, Frothingham Fry), Cameron Andrews (Hominy Smith), Jo Gibson (Melissa Tatum), Edmund Hall (Easy Jones), Susan Harris (Dogie Smith), Jacqueline James (Dallas Smith), Edward Platt (Harvey Small), Elyse Weber (Dallas Smith) and Ned Wertimer (Brewster Ames II)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Nov 25, 1949 - Sep 09, 1950)

Cast

Carl Conway
Football Player
Dante Di Paolo
Branch Pedley
 
Guard
James Elsegood
Cowboy
 
Neighbor
Robert Evans
Amos Hall
 
Oil Worker
Betty Jane Watson
Dallas Smith
Jun 01, 1950 - ?
music by Robert Emmett Dolan; lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Act 1
Sung By
Whoop'in' and a-Hollerin'
Dogie Smith, Hominy Smith and Texas Rhythm Boys
Texas, Li'l Darlin'
Hominy Smith and Ensemble
They Talk a Different Language
Dallas Smith, Hominy Smith and Texas Rhythm Boys
A Month of Sundays
Dallas Smith and Easy Jones
Down in the Valley
Three Little Maids
Hootin' Owl Trail
Easy Jones, Dogie Smith and Ensemble
They Talk a Different Language (Reprise)
Dallas Smith and Ensemble
The Big Movie Show in the Sky
Easy Jones and Ensemble
Horseshoes Are Lucky
Easy Jones
The Big Movie Show in the Sky (Reprise)
Sam, Easy Jones and Ensemble
Love Me, Love My Dog (Reprise)
Hominy Smith, Easy Jones and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Take a Crank Letter
Secretaries
Politics
Hominy Smith and Harvey Small
Ride 'em Cowboy
Dallas Smith
Take a Crank Letter (Reprise)
Brewster Ames II and Secretaries
Affable, Balding Me
Dallas Smith and Brewster Ames II
A Month of Sundays (Reprise)
Dallas Smith and Easy Jones
Whichaway'd They Go
Dallas Smith, Sam, Dogie Smith and Friends
It's Good to Be Alive
Easy Jones and Ensemble
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