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Opening Date
Nov 20, 1943
Closing Date
May 20, 1944
Performances
212
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
44th Street Theatre
(Nov 20, 1943 - May 20, 1944)
Description
A drama in two acts
Theatre Operated by Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by The U.S. Army Air Forces
Written by Moss Hart; Incidental music by Sgt. David Rose; Music arranged by Sgt. David Rose; Assistant Musical Dir.: M/Sgt. Norman Leyden; Featuring songs by Carmen Dragon, Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr and Robert Crawford
Directed by Moss Hart
Scenic Design by Sgt. Harry Horner; Costume Design by Sgt. Howard Shoup; Lighting Design by Sgt. Abe Feder; Technical assistant to Sgt. Harry Horner: Pfc. Robert Rowe Paddock; Assistant to Sgt. Harry Horner: Pfc. John Blankenchip; Assistant Lighting Design: S/Sgt. Ralph Alswang
Executive Director of the Army Air Forces Show: Lt. Col. Dudley S. Dean; Company Manager: Sgt. Sidney Goldman; Assistant Co. Mgr: Cpl. Paul Vroom
Production Manager: 1st Lt. Irving P. Lazar and 1st. Lt. Benjamin Landis; Stage Manager: Pvt. Jerome Whyte; 1st Assistant Stage Manager: Sgt. Charles Atkin; Assistant Stage Mgr: Pvt. Herman Kantor, Cpl. Emery Battis, Pfc. Grant Gaither, Pvt. Alfred Moscowitz, Sgt. Irving Pincus, Pvt. Russell Hinchliffe, Pvt. Martin Mellon and Pvt. Alfred Ashley
Choral Director: 2nd Lt. Leonard de Paur; Conducted by Sgt. David Rose
Publicity Director: Sgt. Bill Doll; General Press Representative: Pvt. Joseph Heidt; Press Representative: Cpl. Abner D. Klipstein; Photographer: Sgt. David Wurzel and S/Sgt. Philip Ellison
Proceeds to Army Emergency Relief
Sgt. John Ademy
Radio Announcer
 
Choral Group
Cpl. Jerry Hilliard Adler
Sid Green
Pvt. John Andes
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Cpl. Richard Annis
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Florence Aquino
Ensemble
Cpl. Edward Ashley
Captain Payne
Mrs. Edward Ashley
Ensemble
Faith Avery
Ensemble
Phyllis Avery
Dorothy Ross
Mathilde Baring
Ensemble
Capt. Sidney Bassler
The Mayor
Cpl. Etienne Bauer
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Mrs. Alan Baxter
Ensemble
Pvt. Alan Baxter
Major Halper
Pvt. Richard Beach
The Minister
2nd Lt. Donald Beddoe
Colonel Blakely
Capt. Raye Bidwell
Charles Jordan
Pvt. Whitner Bissell
Lt. Jules Hudson
Joan Black
Ensemble
Pfc. Kenneth Black
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Ramon Blackburn
Ensemble
Pvt. Royce Blackburn
Ensemble
Pvt. Robert Blakeman
Ensemble
Pvt. Philip Bourneuf
Colonel Gibney
S/Sgt. Sascha Brastoff
Miguel Lopez
Mrs. Robert I. Braun
Ensemble
Sgt. Horace Brynolfson
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pfc. Thomas Burdick
Ensemble
Pfc. James Burke
Ensemble
Pvt. Red Buttons
Whitey
Mrs. William Cahan
Ensemble
Sgt. David Calvin
Dick Talbert
Cpl. Robert Cantell
Ensemble
Sgt. Frank Chamberlin
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Shirley Chambers
Ensemble
Pfc. Dick Chandlee
Ensemble
Mrs. Thomas Charlesworth
Ensemble
Pfc. Thomas Charlesworth
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Cpl. Ira Cirker
Gordon Cantrell
Pvt. Lee J. Cobb
Doctor Baker
Pvt. Alfred Cocozza
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Eugene Conley
Choral Group
Mary Cooper
Miss Aldridge
Cpl. Fred Cotton
Chaplain
Sgt. Howard Cranford
Ensemble
Cpl. Mark Daniels
Allan Ross
Mrs. Mark Daniels
Ensemble
S/Sgt. Frank Davis
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pfc. John Deane
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Olive Deering
Ruth
Pfc. Thomas Dillon
David Michaelson
Cpl. Milton Douglas
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Mrs. Milton Douglas
Ensemble
Cpl. Russell W. Drewes
Russell Chandler
 
Ensemble
Mrs. Michael Duane
Ensemble
Pvt. Michael Duane
Milton Benson
Sgt. David Durston
Sid Marshall
 
Choral Group
Katherine Eames
Ensemble
Helen Eastman
Ensemble
Pvt. George Edwards
Ensemble
2nd Lt. Frank Egan
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. John Elliott
Henry Larsen
Mrs. James Engler
Ensemble
Cpl. Tommy Farrell
Ensemble
Mrs. Abe Feder
Ensemble
Elfin Finn
Ensemble
Mrs. Arthur Finne
Ensemble
Pvt. Arthur Finne
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pfc. Kenneth Forbes
Eddie Borden
Pvt. John Ford
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. John Forsythe
Ensemble
Sgt. D.J. Fradenburg
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Elisabeth Fraser
Helen
Sgt. Carl Fredrickson
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Genevieve Frizzell
Mrs. Grills
Mrs. Gilbert Frye
Ensemble
Sgt. Gilbert Frye
A. L. Simpson
Pvt. Dave Gaber
Ensemble
S/Sgt. Gordon Gaines
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Cpl. Charles Gavek
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Hayes Gordon
Gordon Williams
 
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Mrs. Thomas Grace
Ensemble
Sgt. Thomas Grace
Ensemble
Pvt. A. L. Green
Ensemble
Pfc. John Green
Ensemble
Sgt. George Griffin
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Virginia Hammond
Mrs. Ross
Pfc. Donald Hanmer
Leo Nadler
Pvt. Michael Harvey
Lt. Stevens
S/Sgt. Peter Lind Hayes
O'Brien
Pfc. Pitt Herbert
Ensemble
Gilbert Herman
Lt. Reynolds
Pvt. Bert Hicks
Fred Cassidy
1st Lt. George Hoffmann
Lt. Rayburn
Mrs. Dick Hogan
Ensemble
Pvt. Dick Hogan
Frankie Davis
Cpl. Donald Hultgren
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Milton Hultgren
Ensemble
Sgt. Rune Hultman
Dave Anderson
T/5 Jay Hyde
Ensemble
Pfc. Alan Jason
Ensemble
Mrs. William Justice
Ensemble
Pvt. William Justice
Ensemble
Sgt. Frank Kane
Ed Slater
Mrs. Herman Kantor
Ensemble
Mrs. Paul Kaye
Ensemble
Pvt. Paul Kaye
Lt. McCarthy
Pvt. John R. Kearney
Gilbert Paxton
Pvt. James Keogan
Ensemble
Pvt. Alfred Kunz
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Mrs. Stuart Langley
Ensemble
Pvt. Stuart Langley
Bob Chapman
 
Choral Group
Cpl. James Larmore
Ensemble
Cpl. John Lawler
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Mary Lenhardt
Sally
Pvt. Harry Lewis
Peter Clark
Mrs. John Macmillan
Ensemble
Pvt. John Macmillan
Choral Group
Pvt. Louis J. Magyar
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Karl Malden
Adams
Sgt. Zeke Manners
Russ Coleman
Pvt. William Marshall
Major Burke
Pfc. James Mattingly
Ensemble
Pfc. Robert Mauch
Ensemble
Pfc. William Mauch
Ensemble
Sgt. Kevin McCarthy
Ronny Meade
Jean McCoy
Jane
Pfc. Ray McDonald
Fred Kelly
Mrs. Edward McMahon
Ensemble
Pfc. Edward McMahon
Mack Hall
Mrs. Norman Mendelson
Ensemble
Pfc. Norman M. Mendelson
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Cpl. Gary Merrill
Captain McIntyre
Mrs. Gary Merrill
Ensemble
Pvt. Ray Merrill
George Morse
Sgt. Joseph Meyer
Mr. Grills
Sgt. Ray Middleton
Lt. Sperry
Ellen Miller
Ensemble
Pvt. Barry Mitchell
Jack Browning
Pvt. Kent Morrison
Ed Ried
Pvt. Robert Nash
Ensemble
Pvt. William Nash
Tommy Gregg
1st Lt. William Neil
Lt. Johnson
Mrs. William Neil
Ensemble
Pvt. Barry Nelson
Bobby Grills
Cpl. Eugene Nelson
Choral Group
Pfc. Edmond O'Brien
Irving Miller
Pvt. Damian O'Flynn
Colonel Ross
Margaret Parmentier
Ensemble
Pvt. Cy Perkins
Nick Bush
Pvt. George Petrie
Barker
Laura Pierpont
Mrs. Gardner
Cpl. James Polack
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Jack Powell Jr.
Paul Conway
Sgt. Jack Proctor
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. James Rafferty
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Sgt. Salvatore Randazzo
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Sgt. Edward Reardon
Sergeant Everett
Cpl. Earl Redding
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Walter Reed
Jerry Ellison
Mrs. George Reeves
Ensemble
Sgt. George Reeves
Lt. Thompson
Cpl. Don Richards
Mark Walton
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Grant Richards
Captain Elkton
Mrs. Carroll Riddle
Ensemble
1st Lt. Carroll C. Riddle
Ensemble
Pfc. Martin Ritt
Gleason
Mrs. Archie Robbins
Ensemble
Pvt. Archie Robbins
Glenn Barrows
Pfc. Robert Rose
Ensemble
Pvt. Emanuel Rosenberg
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pfc. Anthony Ross
Mr. Gardner
Pfc. Arthur Ross
Ensemble
Pvt. Henry Rowland
Captain Speer
Elsa Ryan
Ensemble
Pvt. Alfred Ryder
Milhauser
S/Sgt. Danny Scholl
Al Black
 
Choral Group
Pfc. David Scott
Ensemble
Sgt. Wilbur Sheibels
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pfc. Douglas Sibole
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Henry Slate
Sam Preston
Pvt. Jack Slate
Harry Preston
Pvt. Dan Stanley
Ensemble
Pvt. Robert Stevens
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Mrs. Julian Stockdale
Ensemble
Pvt. Julian Stockdale
Ensemble
Mrs. Claude Stroud
Ensemble
Pvt. Claude Stroud
Ensemble
Mrs. Elliot Sullivan
Ensemble
Pvt. Elliot Sullivan
Sergeant Casey
Cpl. Frederick Sullivan
Ensemble
Cpl. David Sureck
Ensemble
Pvt. Don Taylor
Danny (Pinky) Scariano
Pfc. Forrest Thompson
Ensemble
Pfc. James Thompson
Ensemble
Pvt. John Tyers
Corporal Regan
 
Choral Group
Pfc. Kenneth Utt
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Howard Vanderberg
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. George Wainwright
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Cpl. Finley Walker
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Laura Walker
Ensemble
Sgt. Fred Weisberg
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Sgt. Frank Whitmore
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Pvt. Jack Willey
Ensemble
Mrs. Robert Willey
Ensemble
Sgt. Robert Willey
Jim Gardner
Pvt. Jack Williams
Ensemble
Cpl. Joseph Williams
Ensemble
 
Choral Group
Sgt. Victor Young
Lee
Sgt. Jerome Zimmerman
Ensemble
music by David Rose
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Gee Mom, I Want to Go Home
Air Force Men
When the War Is Over
(music by Carmen Dragon; lyrics by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee)
Air Force Men
Mademoiselle from Armentieres (Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo)
Air Force Men
The Army Air Corps
(music by Robert Crawford; lyrics by Robert Crawford)
Air Force Men
Auld Lang Syne
Air Force Men
Act 2
Sung By
Pennsylvania Polka
(music by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners; lyrics by Lester Lee and Zeke Manners)
3 G.I. 'Andrews Sisters'
Chica Chica Boom Chic (from THAT NIGHT IN RIO film)
(music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Mack Gordon)
G.I. 'Carmen Miranda'
Silent Night
(music by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr; lyrics by Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr)
A Corporal
Winged Victory
Air Force Men
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