MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 13, 1951
Closing Date
Jul 14, 1951
Performances
37
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
National Theatre
(Jun 13, 1951 - Jun 30, 1951)
Royale Theatre
(Jul 02, 1951 - Jul 14, 1951)
Setting
Maine, 1898.
Produced by James Russo and Michael Ellis; Produced in association with Alexander H. Cohen
Music by Don Walker and Jack Lawrence; Book by William Roos; Based on the play "The Farmer's Wife" by Eden Phillpotts; Lyrics by Jack Lawrence and Don Walker; Music and vocal arrangements by Don Walker; Musical Director: Bill Jonson
Staged by Alfred Drake; Choreographed by George Balanchine
Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang; Lighting Design by Ralph Alswang; Costume Design by Saul Bolasni
Stage Manager: James Gelb
Concert Grand Piano: Dorothea Freitag
Dance Captain: Audrey Keane
Joe E. Brown
Samuel Rilling
Billie Worth
Araminta
Effie Afton
Harriet Hearn
Katherine Anderson
Louisa Windeatt
Edward Andrews
Dancing Ensemble
Hubert Bland
Dancing Ensemble
Walter Brandin
Singing Ensemble
Michael T. Carolan
Singing Ensemble
Patricia Casey
Dancing Ensemble
Betty Jane Cocho
Singing Ensemble
Peter Conlow
George Mullins
Peter Deign
Dancing Ensemble
Peggy Gavan
Singing Ensemble
Gloria Hamilton
Cathy Rilling
Glynn Hill
Singing Ensemble
Audrey Keane
Dancing Ensemble
Joan Keenan
Singing Ensemble
John Michael King
Singing Ensemble
Michael Kingsley
Singing Ensemble
Rosemary Kuhlmann
Sadie
 
Singing Ensemble
William Maguire
Dancing Ensemble
Mary Martinet
Dancing Ensemble
Carmen Mathews
Theresa Tapper
May Muth
Polly
 
Singing Ensemble
Mary O'Fallon
Laura
 
Singing Ensemble
Gloria Patrice
Nell Rilling
Pat Poole
The Brat
 
Dancing Ensemble
Charles Rule
Singing Ensemble
Frances Sorenson
Dancing Ensemble
Robert Strobel
Singing Ensemble
Joseph Sweeney
Mr. Hearn
John Taliaferro
Singing Ensemble
Teddy Tavenner
Millie
 
Singing Ensemble
David E. Thomas
Fred Lawson
Theodor Uppman
Carl Stevens
Elsa Van Horne
Dancing Ensemble
Lawrence Weber
Singing Ensemble
Earl William
Larry Walton
Lou Yetter
Dancing Ensemble
Charles Zulkeski
Dancing Ensemble
music by Don Walker and Jack Lawrence; lyrics by Don Walker and Jack Lawrence
Act 1
Sung By
Today at Your House, Tomorrow at Mine
Samuel Rilling, Carl Stevens, Fred Lawson, George Mullins and Male Emsemble
Fixin' for a Long, Cold Winter
Samuel Rilling and Araminta
Araminta to Herself
Araminta
An Old-Fashoined Glimmer in Your Eye
Araminta, Cathy Rilling and Girls
Goodbye, Dear Friend, Goodbye
Cathy Rilling and Larry Walton
The Wishbone Song
Araminta, Cathy Rilling, Larry Walton, Nell Rilling, George Mullins, Carl Stevens and Ensemble
Smile Awhile
Araminta
The Wishbone Song (Reprise)
Dancing Ensemble
Too Much Trouble
Samuel Rilling
Choose Your Partner
Nell Rilling, Cathy Rilling, Larry Walton, Carl Stevens, Singing Ensemble and Dancing Ensemble
I Do, He Doesn't
Araminta
Golden Moment
Theresa Tapper and Samuel Rilling
I Do, He Doesn't (Reprise)
Araminta
Act 2
Sung By
Johnny Ride the Sky
Carl Stevens, Cathy Rilling and Singing Ensemble
Johnny and the Puckwudgies
George Mullins, Nell Rilling and Dancing Ensemble
The Sensible Thing to Do
Araminta and Larry Walton
The Wishbone Song (Reprise)
Araminta, Cathy Rilling, Larry Walton, Nell Rilling and George Mullins
Masculinity
Louisa Windeatt, Theresa Tapper and Harriet Hearn
Maine Will Remember the Maine
Larry Walton, Carl Stevens, Mr. Hearn and Male Emsemble
Heart in Hand
Samuel Rilling and Araminta
Finale
Entire Company

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