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Gay Divorce
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 29, 1932
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1933
Previews
0
Performances
248
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Nov 29, 1932 - Jan 14, 1933)
Shubert Theatre
(Jan 16, 1933 - Jul 01, 1933)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Guy's London Flat, A June afternoon; A Seaside Hotel; Mimi's Suite, the same evening; A Hotel Corridor; Mimi's Suite, the next morning.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Produced by
Dwight Deere Wiman
and
Tom Weatherly
Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Book by
Dwight Taylor
; Based on an unproduced play by
J. Hartley Manners
; Musical Director:
Gene Salzer
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
and
Russell Bennett
; Book adapted by
Kenneth Webb
and
Samuel Hoffenstein
Directed by
Howard Lindsay
; Choreographed by
Carl Randall
and
Barbara Newberry
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costumes under the supervision of
Raymond Sovey
General Manager:
Forrest C. Haring
; Company Manager:
J.H. Del Bondio
Stage Manager:
Edward Mendelsohn
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Andy Anderson
Press Representative:
Elise Chisholm
Fred Astaire
Guy
Luella Gear
Hortense
Claire Luce
Mimi
Edna Abbey
Claire
Helen Allen
Vivian
Eric Blore
Waiter
Roland Bottomley
Mr. Pratt
Joan Burgess
Joan
Martin Cravath
Porter
Eleanor Etheridge
Phyllis
Sonia B. Fitch
Sonia
Jean Frontai
Gladys
Mitzi Garner
Diana
Taylor Gordon
Robert
Billie Green
Ann
Ethel Hampton
Edith
G. P. Huntley, Jr.
Teddy
Mary Jo Mathews
Doris
Grace Moore
Evelyn
Pat Palmer
Pat
Erik Rhodes
Tonetti
Bobbie Sheehan
Elizabeth
Jacquie Simmons
Elaine
Betty Starbuck
Barbara
Dorothy Waller
Joyce
Songs
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
After You, Who?
Guy
Why Marry Them?
Barbara and Girls
Salt Air
Teddy, Barbara and Girls
I Still Love the Red, White and Blue
Hortense
After You, Who?
(Reprise)
Guy
Night and Day
Guy and Mimi
How's Your Romance?
Tonetti and Girls
Act 2
Sung By
What Will Become of Our England?
Waiter and Girls
I've Got You on My Mind
Guy and Mimi
Mr. and Mrs. Fitch
Hortense
You're in Love
Guy, Mimi and Tonetti
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Produced by
Dwight Deere Wiman
and
Tom Weatherly
Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Book by
Dwight Taylor
; Based on an unproduced play by
J. Hartley Manners
; Musical Director:
Gene Salzer
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
and
Russell Bennett
; Book adapted by
Kenneth Webb
and
Samuel Hoffenstein
Directed by
Howard Lindsay
; Choreographed by
Carl Randall
and
Barbara Newberry
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costumes under the supervision of
Raymond Sovey
General Manager:
Forrest C. Haring
; Company Manager:
J.H. Del Bondio
Stage Manager:
Edward Mendelsohn
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Andy Anderson
Press Representative:
Elise Chisholm
Fred Astaire
Guy
Luella Gear
Hortense
Claire Luce
Mimi
Edna Abbey
Claire
Helen Allen
Vivian
Eric Blore
Waiter
Roland Bottomley
Mr. Pratt
Joan Burgess
Joan
Martin Cravath
Porter
Eleanor Etheridge
Phyllis
Sonia B. Fitch
Sonia
Jean Frontai
Gladys
Mitzi Garner
Diana
Taylor Gordon
Robert
Billie Green
Ann
Ethel Hampton
Edith
G. P. Huntley, Jr.
Teddy
Mary Jo Mathews
Doris
Grace Moore
Evelyn
Pat Palmer
Pat
Erik Rhodes
Tonetti
Bobbie Sheehan
Elizabeth
Jacquie Simmons
Elaine
Betty Starbuck
Barbara
Dorothy Waller
Joyce
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
After You, Who?
Guy
Why Marry Them?
Barbara and Girls
Salt Air
Teddy, Barbara and Girls
I Still Love the Red, White and Blue
Hortense
After You, Who?
(Reprise)
Guy
Night and Day
Guy and Mimi
How's Your Romance?
Tonetti and Girls
Act 2
Sung By
What Will Become of Our England?
Waiter and Girls
I've Got You on My Mind
Guy and Mimi
Mr. and Mrs. Fitch
Hortense
You're in Love
Guy, Mimi and Tonetti
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