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At Home With Ethel Waters
Special
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 22, 1953
Closing Date
Oct 10, 1953
Performances
23
Special
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Sep 22, 1953
Close Date: Oct 10, 1953
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
48th Street Theatre
(Sep 22, 1953 - Oct 10, 1953)
Description
A revue in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Richard Barr
and
Charles Bowden
Music for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
; Lyrics for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
; Music for "Sleepy Time Down South" by
Clarence Muse
,
Leon René
and
Otis René
; Lyrics for "Sleepy Time Down South" by
Clarence Muse
,
Leon René
and
Otis René
; Music for "Throw Dirt" by
Shelton Brooks
; Lyrics for "Throw Dirt" by
Shelton Brooks
; Music for "Am I Blue" and "Dinah" by
Harry Akst
; Lyrics for "Am I Blue" by
Grant Clarke
; Music for "Half of Me" by
Peter De Rose
and
Sam M. Lewis
; Lyrics for "Half of Me" by
Peter De Rose
; Lyrics for "Half of Me" and "Dinah" by
Sam M. Lewis
; Music for "Washtub Rubstudy," "Dance Hall Hostess" and "Somethin' Told Me..." by
Alberta Nichols
; Lyrics for "Washtub Rubstudy," "Dance Hall Hostess" and "Somethin' Told Me..." by
Mann Holiner
; Music for "Bread and Gravy" by
Hoagy Carmichael
; Music for "Love For Sale" by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics for "Dinah" by
Joe Young
; Music for "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" by
Ethel Waters
and
Sidney Easton
; Lyrics for "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" by
Ethel Waters
and
Sidney Easton
; Music for "My Man" by
Maurice Yvain
; French Lyrics for "My Man" by
Albert Willemetz
and
Jacques Charles
; English Lyrics for "My Man" by
Channing Pollock
; Music for "St. Louis Blues" by
W. C. Handy
; Lyrics for "St. Louis Blues" by
W. C. Handy
; Music for "Suppertime" by
Irving Berlin
; Lyrics for "Suppertime" by
Irving Berlin
; Music for "Takin' a Chance on Love" and "Cabin in the Sky" by
Vernon Duke
; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" and "Cabin in the Sky" by
John Latouche
; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" by
Ted Fetter
; Music for "Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe" and "Stormy Weather" by
Harold Arlen
; Lyrics for "Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe" by
E.Y. Harburg
; Music for "Lady Be Good" by
George Gershwin
; Lyrics for "Lady Be Good" by
Ira Gershwin
; Lyrics for "Stormy Weather" by
Ted Koehler
Staged by
Richard Barr
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Robert Mackintosh
Production Stage Manager:
Elliot Martin
At the piano:
Reginald Beane
Ethel Waters
Songs
Act 1
I Ain't Gonna Sin No More
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
; lyrics by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
)
(When It's) Sleepy Time Down South
(music by
Clarence Muse
,
Leon René
and
Otis René
; lyrics by
Clarence Muse
,
Otis René
and
Leon René
)
Throw Dirt
(music by
Shelton Brooks
; lyrics by
Shelton Brooks
)
Am I Blue
(music by
Harry Akst
; lyrics by
Grant Clarke
)
Half of Me
(music by
Peter De Rose
and
Sam M. Lewis
; lyrics by
Peter De Rose
and
Sam M. Lewis
)
Washtub Rubsudy
(music by
Alberta Nichols
; lyrics by
Mann Holiner
)
Bread and Gravy
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
)
Love For Sale
(music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
)
Dinah
(music by
Harry Akst
; lyrics by
Sam M. Lewis
and
Joe Young
)
Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
(music by
Sidney Easton
and
Ethel Waters
; lyrics by
Sidney Easton
and
Ethel Waters
)
My Man
(music by
Maurice Yvain
; lyrics by
Jacques Charles
,
Channing Pollock
and
Albert Willemetz
)
St. Louis Blues
(music by
W. C. Handy
; lyrics by
W. C. Handy
)
Suppertime
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Act 2
Dance Hall Hostess
(music by
Alberta Nichols
; lyrics by
Mann Holiner
)
Odd Moments
(music by
Reginald Beane
; lyrics by
Reginald Beane
)
Jerome Kern Medley
(music by
Jerome Kern
)
Takin' a Chance on Love
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
and
John La Touche
)
Somethin' Told Me Not to Trust That Man
(music by
Alberta Nichols
; lyrics by
Mann Holiner
)
Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
Lady Be Good
(music by
George Gershwin
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Stormy Weather
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Ted Koehler
)
Mammy
Motherless Chile
Crucifixion
Cabin in the Sky
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
John La Touche
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Richard Barr
and
Charles Bowden
Music for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
; Lyrics for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
; Music for "Sleepy Time Down South" by
Clarence Muse
,
Leon René
and
Otis René
; Lyrics for "Sleepy Time Down South" by
Clarence Muse
,
Leon René
and
Otis René
; Music for "Throw Dirt" by
Shelton Brooks
; Lyrics for "Throw Dirt" by
Shelton Brooks
; Music for "Am I Blue" and "Dinah" by
Harry Akst
; Lyrics for "Am I Blue" by
Grant Clarke
; Music for "Half of Me" by
Peter De Rose
and
Sam M. Lewis
; Lyrics for "Half of Me" by
Peter De Rose
; Lyrics for "Half of Me" and "Dinah" by
Sam M. Lewis
; Music for "Washtub Rubstudy," "Dance Hall Hostess" and "Somethin' Told Me..." by
Alberta Nichols
; Lyrics for "Washtub Rubstudy," "Dance Hall Hostess" and "Somethin' Told Me..." by
Mann Holiner
; Music for "Bread and Gravy" by
Hoagy Carmichael
; Music for "Love For Sale" by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics for "Dinah" by
Joe Young
; Music for "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" by
Ethel Waters
and
Sidney Easton
; Lyrics for "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" by
Ethel Waters
and
Sidney Easton
; Music for "My Man" by
Maurice Yvain
; French Lyrics for "My Man" by
Albert Willemetz
and
Jacques Charles
; English Lyrics for "My Man" by
Channing Pollock
; Music for "St. Louis Blues" by
W. C. Handy
; Lyrics for "St. Louis Blues" by
W. C. Handy
; Music for "Suppertime" by
Irving Berlin
; Lyrics for "Suppertime" by
Irving Berlin
; Music for "Takin' a Chance on Love" and "Cabin in the Sky" by
Vernon Duke
; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" and "Cabin in the Sky" by
John Latouche
; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" by
Ted Fetter
; Music for "Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe" and "Stormy Weather" by
Harold Arlen
; Lyrics for "Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe" by
E.Y. Harburg
; Music for "Lady Be Good" by
George Gershwin
; Lyrics for "Lady Be Good" by
Ira Gershwin
; Lyrics for "Stormy Weather" by
Ted Koehler
Staged by
Richard Barr
Scenic Design by
Oliver Smith
; Costume Design by
Robert Mackintosh
Production Stage Manager:
Elliot Martin
At the piano:
Reginald Beane
Ethel Waters
Act 1
I Ain't Gonna Sin No More
(music by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
; lyrics by
Con Conrad
and
Herb Magidson
)
(When It's) Sleepy Time Down South
(music by
Clarence Muse
,
Leon René
and
Otis René
; lyrics by
Clarence Muse
,
Otis René
and
Leon René
)
Throw Dirt
(music by
Shelton Brooks
; lyrics by
Shelton Brooks
)
Am I Blue
(music by
Harry Akst
; lyrics by
Grant Clarke
)
Half of Me
(music by
Peter De Rose
and
Sam M. Lewis
; lyrics by
Peter De Rose
and
Sam M. Lewis
)
Washtub Rubsudy
(music by
Alberta Nichols
; lyrics by
Mann Holiner
)
Bread and Gravy
(music by
Hoagy Carmichael
)
Love For Sale
(music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
)
Dinah
(music by
Harry Akst
; lyrics by
Sam M. Lewis
and
Joe Young
)
Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
(music by
Sidney Easton
and
Ethel Waters
; lyrics by
Sidney Easton
and
Ethel Waters
)
My Man
(music by
Maurice Yvain
; lyrics by
Jacques Charles
,
Channing Pollock
and
Albert Willemetz
)
St. Louis Blues
(music by
W. C. Handy
; lyrics by
W. C. Handy
)
Suppertime
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
Act 2
Dance Hall Hostess
(music by
Alberta Nichols
; lyrics by
Mann Holiner
)
Odd Moments
(music by
Reginald Beane
; lyrics by
Reginald Beane
)
Jerome Kern Medley
(music by
Jerome Kern
)
Takin' a Chance on Love
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
Ted Fetter
and
John La Touche
)
Somethin' Told Me Not to Trust That Man
(music by
Alberta Nichols
; lyrics by
Mann Holiner
)
Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
Lady Be Good
(music by
George Gershwin
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
Stormy Weather
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Ted Koehler
)
Mammy
Motherless Chile
Crucifixion
Cabin in the Sky
(music by
Vernon Duke
; lyrics by
John La Touche
)
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