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Bloomer Girl
A Modern Musical Comedy With Old Fashioned Charm
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 05, 1944
Closing Date
Apr 27, 1946
Performances
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Musical
Comedy
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Open Date: Oct 05, 1944
Close Date: Apr 27, 1946
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 05, 1944 - Apr 27, 1946)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Cicero Falls, a small Eastern Manufacturing Town. Spring. 1861.
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People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
John C. Wilson
; Produced in association with
Nat Goldstone
Music by
Harold Arlen
; Lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
; Book by
Sig Herzig
and
Fred Saidy
; Based on the play by
Dan James
and
Lilith James
; Musical Director:
Leon Leonardi
; Music orchestrated by
Russell Bennett
Staged by
E.Y. Harburg
; Book Directed by
William Schorr
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Lighting Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Miles White
; Assistant Costume Design:
John Birchenall
General Manager:
C. Edwin Knill
; Company Manager:
James Troup
Stage Manager:
Robert Calley
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ralph Sassano
and
Richard Haas
; Production Supervisor:
Martin Manulis
Press Representative:
Willard Keefe
and
David Tebet
; Casting:
William Liebling
Celeste Holm
Evalina
Arlene Anderson
Hetty
Lee Barrie
Paula
Dorothy Baxter
Vocal Ensemble
William Bender
Herman Brasher
Cecile Bergman
Dancer
Florence Berline
Vocal Ensemble
Matt Briggs
Horatio
David Brooks
Jeff Calhoun
John Byrd
1st Deputy
State Official
John Call
Gus
Blaine Cordner
Hamilton Calhoun
Hubert Dilworth
Augustus
Margaret Douglass
Dolly
Nancy Douglass
Delia
John Duane
Dancer
Jean Faust
Dancer
Joseph Florestano
2nd Deputy
Vocal Ensemble
Lidija Franklin
Dancer
Dan Gallagher
Hiram Crump
Phyllis Gehrig
Dancer
Arthur Grahl
Dancer
Harriet Hall
Vocal Ensemble
Toni Hart
Julia
Dorothy Hill
Dancer
Butler Hixon
Governor Newton
Jean Houloose
Dancer
Lucas Hoving
Dancer
Charles Howard
Sheriff Quimby
Richard Huey
Alexander
Eleanor Jones
Prudence
Claudia Jordan
Lydia
Elena Karina
Dancer
Carmelita Lanza
Dancer
Betty Low
Dancer
Adele Lulince
Vocal Ensemble
Robert Lyon
Joshua Dingle
Carol MacFarlane
Phoebe
Joe E. Marks
Ebenezer Mimms
Joan McCracken
Daisy
Byron Milligan
Vocal Ensemble
James Mitchell
Dancer
Kathleen O'Brien
Dancer
Paul Olson
Dancer
Brian Otis
Vocal Ensemble
Pamela Randell
Octavia
David Reher
Dancer
Henry Roberts
Vocal Ensemble
Jimmy Russell
Dancer
Ralph Sassano
3rd Deputy
Vocal Ensemble
Carlos Sherman
Vocal Ensemble
Emy St. Just
Dancer
Claire Stevens
Vocal Ensemble
Mabel Taliaferro
Serena
Vaughn Trinnier
Wilfred Thrush
Gloria Tromara
Vocal Ensemble
John Ward
Dancer
Dooley Wilson
Pompey
Eleanor Winter
Betty
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 05, 1944 - Apr 27, 1946)
Musical Director:
Frank Cork
Cast
Arlene Anderson
Phoebe
Nanette Fabray
Evalina
Frances Gayer
Vocal Ensemble
Alan Gilbert
Vocal Ensemble
Harriet Hall
Paula
Holly Harris
Octavia
Dec 31, 1945 - ?
Marcella Howard
Octavia
? - Dec 29, 1945
Janie Janvier
Julia
Dorothy Jarnac
Daisy
Eleanor Jones
Octavia
Evelyn Keller
Vocal Ensemble
David Lober
Dancer
Ben Murphy
Joshua Dingle
Olive Reeves-Smith
Dolly
Terry Saunders
Delia
Dick Smart
Jeff Calhoun
Claire Stevens
Prudence
Hetty
Matilda Strazza
Paula
Vocal Ensemble
Feodore Tedick
Herman Brasher
Gloria Tromara
Hetty
Songs
music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
Act 1
Sung By
When the Boys Come Home
Serena, Octavia, Lydia, Julia, Phoebe and Delia
Evelina
Jeff Calhoun and Evalina
Welcome Hinges
Serena, Horatio, Lydia, Julia, Phoebe, Delia, Joshua Dingle, Herman Brasher, Ebenezer Mimms, Wilfred Thrush, Hiram Crump, Evalina and Jeff Calhoun
Farmer's Daughter
Joshua Dingle, Herman Brasher, Ebenezer Mimms, Wilfred Thrush and Hiram Crump
It Was Good Enough for Grandma
Evalina and the Bloomer Girls
The Eagle and Me
Pompey
Right As the Rain
Jeff Calhoun and Evalina
T'Morra', T'Morra'
Daisy
Rakish Young Man With the Whiskers
Evalina and Jeff Calhoun
Pretty As a Picture
Male Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Sunday in Cicero Falls
Principals and Company
I Got a Song
Alexander, Augustus and Pompey
Lullaby
Evalina
Simon Legree
Second Deputy
Liza Crossing the Ice
Ensemble
I Never Was Born
Daisy
Man For Sale
Soloist
The Eagle and Me
(Reprise)
Ensemble
When the Boys Come Home
(Reprise)
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
John C. Wilson
; Produced in association with
Nat Goldstone
Music by
Harold Arlen
; Lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
; Book by
Sig Herzig
and
Fred Saidy
; Based on the play by
Dan James
and
Lilith James
; Musical Director:
Leon Leonardi
; Music orchestrated by
Russell Bennett
Staged by
E.Y. Harburg
; Book Directed by
William Schorr
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Lighting Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Miles White
; Assistant Costume Design:
John Birchenall
General Manager:
C. Edwin Knill
; Company Manager:
James Troup
Stage Manager:
Robert Calley
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ralph Sassano
and
Richard Haas
; Production Supervisor:
Martin Manulis
Press Representative:
Willard Keefe
and
David Tebet
; Casting:
William Liebling
Celeste Holm
Evalina
Arlene Anderson
Hetty
Lee Barrie
Paula
Dorothy Baxter
Vocal Ensemble
William Bender
Herman Brasher
Cecile Bergman
Dancer
Florence Berline
Vocal Ensemble
Matt Briggs
Horatio
David Brooks
Jeff Calhoun
John Byrd
1st Deputy
State Official
John Call
Gus
Blaine Cordner
Hamilton Calhoun
Hubert Dilworth
Augustus
Margaret Douglass
Dolly
Nancy Douglass
Delia
John Duane
Dancer
Jean Faust
Dancer
Joseph Florestano
2nd Deputy
Vocal Ensemble
Lidija Franklin
Dancer
Dan Gallagher
Hiram Crump
Phyllis Gehrig
Dancer
Arthur Grahl
Dancer
Harriet Hall
Vocal Ensemble
Toni Hart
Julia
Dorothy Hill
Dancer
Butler Hixon
Governor Newton
Jean Houloose
Dancer
Lucas Hoving
Dancer
Charles Howard
Sheriff Quimby
Richard Huey
Alexander
Eleanor Jones
Prudence
Claudia Jordan
Lydia
Elena Karina
Dancer
Carmelita Lanza
Dancer
Betty Low
Dancer
Adele Lulince
Vocal Ensemble
Robert Lyon
Joshua Dingle
Carol MacFarlane
Phoebe
Joe E. Marks
Ebenezer Mimms
Joan McCracken
Daisy
Byron Milligan
Vocal Ensemble
James Mitchell
Dancer
Kathleen O'Brien
Dancer
Paul Olson
Dancer
Brian Otis
Vocal Ensemble
Pamela Randell
Octavia
David Reher
Dancer
Henry Roberts
Vocal Ensemble
Jimmy Russell
Dancer
Ralph Sassano
3rd Deputy
Vocal Ensemble
Carlos Sherman
Vocal Ensemble
Emy St. Just
Dancer
Claire Stevens
Vocal Ensemble
Mabel Taliaferro
Serena
Vaughn Trinnier
Wilfred Thrush
Gloria Tromara
Vocal Ensemble
John Ward
Dancer
Dooley Wilson
Pompey
Eleanor Winter
Betty
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 05, 1944 - Apr 27, 1946)
Musical Director:
Frank Cork
Cast
Arlene Anderson
Phoebe
Nanette Fabray
Evalina
Frances Gayer
Vocal Ensemble
Alan Gilbert
Vocal Ensemble
Harriet Hall
Paula
Holly Harris
Octavia
Dec 31, 1945 - ?
Marcella Howard
Octavia
? - Dec 29, 1945
Janie Janvier
Julia
Dorothy Jarnac
Daisy
Eleanor Jones
Octavia
Evelyn Keller
Vocal Ensemble
David Lober
Dancer
Ben Murphy
Joshua Dingle
Olive Reeves-Smith
Dolly
Terry Saunders
Delia
Dick Smart
Jeff Calhoun
Claire Stevens
Prudence
Hetty
Matilda Strazza
Paula
Vocal Ensemble
Feodore Tedick
Herman Brasher
Gloria Tromara
Hetty
music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
Act 1
Sung By
When the Boys Come Home
Serena, Octavia, Lydia, Julia, Phoebe and Delia
Evelina
Jeff Calhoun and Evalina
Welcome Hinges
Serena, Horatio, Lydia, Julia, Phoebe, Delia, Joshua Dingle, Herman Brasher, Ebenezer Mimms, Wilfred Thrush, Hiram Crump, Evalina and Jeff Calhoun
Farmer's Daughter
Joshua Dingle, Herman Brasher, Ebenezer Mimms, Wilfred Thrush and Hiram Crump
It Was Good Enough for Grandma
Evalina and the Bloomer Girls
The Eagle and Me
Pompey
Right As the Rain
Jeff Calhoun and Evalina
T'Morra', T'Morra'
Daisy
Rakish Young Man With the Whiskers
Evalina and Jeff Calhoun
Pretty As a Picture
Male Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Sunday in Cicero Falls
Principals and Company
I Got a Song
Alexander, Augustus and Pompey
Lullaby
Evalina
Simon Legree
Second Deputy
Liza Crossing the Ice
Ensemble
I Never Was Born
Daisy
Man For Sale
Soloist
The Eagle and Me
(Reprise)
Ensemble
When the Boys Come Home
(Reprise)
Entire Company
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