MusicalRevue ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 23, 1940
Closing Date
Jun 29, 1940
Performances
44
MusicalRevue ComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(May 23, 1940 - Jun 29, 1940)

Description
A Musical Revue in Two Acts, 30 Scenes

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    Music by James McHugh; Lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz; Sketches by Mort Lewis, Parke Levy, Alan Lipscott, S. Jay Kaufman and Panama & Frank; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Anthony R. Morelli; Miss O'Brien's arrangements by Arthur Wilson
    Stage Directed by Fred De Cordova; Book directed by Edward Duryea Dowling; Choreographed by George Balanchine
    Scenic Design by Nat Karson; Costume Design by Nat Karson; Lighting Design by Edward Duryea Dowling
    Company Manager: John J. Garrity
    Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien; Assistant Stage Manager: Leslie Vines
    Conducted by John McManus
    Assistant to Mr. Balancine: Edward Sinclair; General Press Representative: C. P. Greneker; Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Dancing Young Man
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dorothy Thompson (Misinformation, Please)
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Dr. Gillespie (The Tree Doctor)
     
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    First Gravedigger (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    "Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
     
    Thirsty Man (The Fountain)
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Singer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    The Tiger (Hormones)
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    "I'll Applaud You With My Feet" Singer/Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
    The Morelli Singers
    Bird Lover (Birds)
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    Bird Lover (Birds)
     
    The Morelli Singers
    She (Romantique)
     
    Thirsty Woman (The Fountain)
     
    Juliet (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
     
    "Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dancing Young Man
    Dancing Young Lady
    Playgoer (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
     
    The Interloper (Birds)
    "Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
    "Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    Dancing Young Man
    Dancing Young Lady
    "Raffles" Dancer
    Announcer (Misinformation, Please)
    Dr. Kildare (The Tree Doctor)
     
    The Fugitive (A Fugitive From Esquire)
     
    Clifton Fadiman (Misinformation, Please)
     
    McSwindle (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
     
    "Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
     
    Guide (Museum Piece)
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor
     
    Mulligan (Hormones)
    "This Is Spring" Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Dancer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    Bird Lover (Birds)
     
    The Morelli Singers
    "This Is Spring" Singer
     
    The Girl (Two in a Taxi)
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Singer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Singer
     
    "This is Winter" Singer
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dancing Young Lady
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Dr. Christian (The Tree Doctor)
     
    The Cop (The Fountain)
     
    The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    Tybalt (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
     
    A Salesman (Hormones)
    F.P.A. (Misinformation, Please)
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
    Dancing Young Lady
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    Bird Lover (Birds)
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dancing Young Lady
    Performer
    Dancing Young Lady
    Oscar Levant (Misinformation, Please)
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dancing Young Lady
    Dr. Bush (The Tree Doctor)
     
    He (Romantique)
     
    Billings (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
    "This Is Spring" Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Dancer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Commissioner (The Tree Doctor)
     
    Park Attendant (The Fountain)
     
    The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    White (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Performer
    "Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Singer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Dancer
    Ann Sheridan (Misinformation, Please)
    Gypsy Rose Lee (Misinformation, Please)
    Dancing Young Lady
    The Lecturer (Birds)
    Dancing Young Man
    Bootblack (The Fountain)
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
    Dr. Watson (The Tree Doctor)
     
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    The Boy (Two in a Taxi)
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Singer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Singer
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
    Dancing Young Man
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    Dancing Young Man
    John Kieran (Misinformation, Please)
    The Morelli Singers
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    Bird Lover (Birds)
     
    The Morelli Singers
    The Morelli Singers
    Park Stroller (The Fountain)
     
    Bird Lover (Birds)
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Dancing Young Man
    Performer
    Joe DiMaggio (Misinformation, Please)
    "This Is Spring" Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Dr. Cyclops (The Tree Doctor)
     
    The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    Art Lover (Museum Piece)
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Dancing Young Lady
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    Dancing Young Man
  • Songs
    Act 1
    The Cabby's Serenade
    This Is Spring
    Crazy As a Loon
    A Fugitive from Esquire
    I'll Applaud (You) With My Feet
    Two in a Taxi
    Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley
    A Latin Tune, a Manhattan Moon, and You
    Clear Out of This World
    Act 2
    Look Out for My Heart
    (I"m an) Old Jitterbug
    I'm in the Mood
    Raffles
    The Old Park Bench (Reprise)
    This Is Winter
Music by James McHugh; Lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz; Sketches by Mort Lewis, Parke Levy, Alan Lipscott, S. Jay Kaufman and Panama & Frank; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Anthony R. Morelli; Miss O'Brien's arrangements by Arthur Wilson
Stage Directed by Fred De Cordova; Book directed by Edward Duryea Dowling; Choreographed by George Balanchine
Scenic Design by Nat Karson; Costume Design by Nat Karson; Lighting Design by Edward Duryea Dowling
Company Manager: John J. Garrity
Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien; Assistant Stage Manager: Leslie Vines
Conducted by John McManus
Assistant to Mr. Balancine: Edward Sinclair; General Press Representative: C. P. Greneker; Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Dancing Young Man
Dancing Young Lady
Dancing Young Lady
Dorothy Thompson (Misinformation, Please)
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Dr. Gillespie (The Tree Doctor)
 
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
First Gravedigger (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
 
Thirsty Man (The Fountain)
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
The Tiger (Hormones)
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
"I'll Applaud You With My Feet" Singer/Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
The Morelli Singers
Bird Lover (Birds)
 
The Morelli Singers
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
Bird Lover (Birds)
 
The Morelli Singers
She (Romantique)
 
Thirsty Woman (The Fountain)
 
Juliet (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
 
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
Dancing Young Lady
Dancing Young Lady
Dancing Young Man
Dancing Young Lady
Playgoer (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
 
The Interloper (Birds)
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
"Raffles" Dancer
 
Dancing Young Man
Dancing Young Lady
"Raffles" Dancer
Announcer (Misinformation, Please)
Dr. Kildare (The Tree Doctor)
 
The Fugitive (A Fugitive From Esquire)
 
Clifton Fadiman (Misinformation, Please)
 
McSwindle (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
 
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
 
Guide (Museum Piece)
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor
 
Mulligan (Hormones)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
Bird Lover (Birds)
 
The Morelli Singers
"This Is Spring" Singer
 
The Girl (Two in a Taxi)
 
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
 
"This is Winter" Singer
Dancing Young Lady
Dancing Young Lady
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Dr. Christian (The Tree Doctor)
 
The Cop (The Fountain)
 
The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
Tybalt (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
 
A Salesman (Hormones)
F.P.A. (Misinformation, Please)
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
Dancing Young Lady
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
Bird Lover (Birds)
 
The Morelli Singers
Dancing Young Lady
Dancing Young Lady
Performer
Dancing Young Lady
Oscar Levant (Misinformation, Please)
Dancing Young Lady
Dancing Young Lady
Dr. Bush (The Tree Doctor)
 
He (Romantique)
 
Billings (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Commissioner (The Tree Doctor)
 
Park Attendant (The Fountain)
 
The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
White (Shakespeare's-A-Poppin)
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Performer
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
Ann Sheridan (Misinformation, Please)
Gypsy Rose Lee (Misinformation, Please)
Dancing Young Lady
The Lecturer (Birds)
Dancing Young Man
Bootblack (The Fountain)
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
Dr. Watson (The Tree Doctor)
 
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
The Boy (Two in a Taxi)
 
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
Dancing Young Man
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
Dancing Young Man
John Kieran (Misinformation, Please)
The Morelli Singers
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
Bird Lover (Birds)
 
The Morelli Singers
The Morelli Singers
Park Stroller (The Fountain)
 
Bird Lover (Birds)
 
The Morelli Singers
Dancing Young Man
Performer
Joe DiMaggio (Misinformation, Please)
"This Is Spring" Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Dr. Cyclops (The Tree Doctor)
 
The Valet (A Fugitive From Esquire)
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
Art Lover (Museum Piece)
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Dancing Young Lady
"Raffles" Dancer
 
Dancing Young Man
Act 1
The Cabby's Serenade
This Is Spring
Crazy As a Loon
A Fugitive from Esquire
I'll Applaud (You) With My Feet
Two in a Taxi
Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley
A Latin Tune, a Manhattan Moon, and You
Clear Out of This World
Act 2
Look Out for My Heart
(I"m an) Old Jitterbug
I'm in the Mood
Raffles
The Old Park Bench (Reprise)
This Is Winter
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