MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 16, 1952
Closing Date
Mar 28, 1953
Performances
365
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Royale Theatre
(May 16, 1952 - Mar 28, 1953)
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Magoro Operating Corporation
Produced by Leonard Sillman
Featuring songs by Ronny Graham, Arthur Siegel, June Carroll, Sheldon Harnick, Michael Brown, Murray Grand and Francis Lemarque; Featuring songs with lyrics by Ronny Graham, Arthur Siegel, June Carroll, Sheldon Harnick, Michael Brown, Elisse Boyd, Alan Melville, Herbert Farjeon, Francis Lemarque and Peter DeVries; Sketches by Ronny Graham and Melvin Brooks; Additional text by Peter DeVries, Roger Price, Alan Melville, Paul Lynde, Luther Davis and John Cleveland; Musical Director: Anton Coppola; Music orchestrated by Ted Royal; Special orchestration by Anton Coppola
Conceived by John Murray Anderson; Staged by John Murray Anderson; Sketches directed by John Beal; Musical Staging by Richard Barstow; Production Supervised by Leonard Sillman; Choreographed by Richard Barstow
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Thomas Becher and Raoul Pène Du Bois; Assistant to Mr. du Bois: Mason Arvold; Assistant to Mr. Becher: Jocelyn
General Manager: Elias Goldin
Production Stage Manager: Arthur Barkow; Stage Manager: Morty Halpern; Assistant Stage Mgr: Clark Ranger
Orchestra Manager: Meyer Davis
National Press Representative: Bill Doll & Company, Inc.; Assistant to the Producer: Jacqueline Adams and J. M. Stern; Asst. to the Choreographer: Edith Barstow
Virginia Bosler
Nanty
 
Lavinia, the Girl
 
Featured Dancer
 
Townsperson
 
Poor Kid
June Carroll
Featured Singer
 
Miss Leigh
 
Lavinia
 
Featured Dancer
 
Dorothy
 
Woman
 
Stenographer
Robert Clary
Pierre
 
Featured Singer
 
Boy
 
Croupier
Allen Conroy
Highlander
 
Guest
 
Policeman
 
Featured Dancer
 
Townsperson
 
Featured Performer
 
Polyniesan Man
Virginia de Luce
Girl
 
Guest
 
Featured Dancer
 
Townsperson
 
Switchboard Operator
 
A Blonde
Michael Dominico
Guest
 
Featured Dancer
 
Townsperson
 
Rich Kid
Alice Ghostley
Lady Sylvia Malpractice
 
Featured Singer
 
Mother
 
Marcella
 
Mae
 
Elsie
 
Madame Flora
 
John Jerome's Wife
Ronny Graham
Dazz Rocco
 
Sir Laurence
 
Featured Performer
 
Stanley
 
Featured Singer
 
Toby
 
Reader
 
John Jerome
Patricia Hammerlee
Girl
 
Simple
 
Featured Dancer
 
Lizzie
 
Featured Performer
 
Huntress
Eartha Kitt
Featured Singer
 
Featured Dancer
 
Polynesian Girl
Joe Lautner
Senator Marble
 
Sir Militant Malpractice
 
Father
 
The Father
 
Introduction
 
Featured Singer
 
District Attorney
 
Man
 
Featured Performer
Carol Lawrence
Featured Dancer
 
Townsperson
 
Gussie
 
Moroccan Girl
Paul Lynde
Counsellor Holly
 
Sir Solemnity Sourpuss
 
Harry
 
Featured Dancer
 
Judge
 
The Explorer
 
Featured Performer
Bill Mullikin
Senator Hutchinson
 
Reporter
 
Call Boy
 
Brother
 
Featured Dancer
 
Man
 
Candy Vendor
 
Featured Performer
 
Chorus
Carol Nelson
Marcella, the Girl
 
Featured Dancer
 
Townsperson
 
Rich Kid
 
A Mademoiselle
Rosemary O'Reilly
Girl
 
Featured Singer
 
Maid
 
The Mother
 
Wife
 
Townsperson
 
Miss Logan
 
Featured Performer
 
Effie
Jimmy Russell
A Policeman
 
John
 
Policeman
 
Featured Dancer
 
Husband
 
Townsperson
 
Poor Kid
 
The Man
Understudies: Lance Avant , Jimmie Komack , Dorothy Love , Clark Ranger and Dinnie Smith
Act 1
Sung By
Crazy, Man!
Counsellor Holly, Senator Marble, Senator Hutchinson, A Policeman and Dazz Rocco
Lucky Pierre
Pierre, Reporter and Chorus
Guess Who I Saw Today
Resoration Piece
Lady Sylvia Malpractice, Simple, Sir Solemnity Sourpuss and Sir Militant Malpractice
Love Is A Simpler Thing
Boston Beguine
The Bard and the Beard
Miss Leigh, Sir Laurence, Call Boy and Maid
Nanty Puts Her Hair Up
Nanty, Father, Mother, Brother and Highlander
Oedipus Goes South
Time for Tea
Marcella, Lavinia, Lavinia, the Girl, Marcella, the Girl, Mother, Father, John and Guest
Bal Petit Bal
Of Fathers and Sons
Mae, Harry, Stanley and Policeman
Three For The Road
Introduction and Chorus
Take Off the Mask
Act 2
Sung By
Don't Fall Asleep
Wife and Husband
After Canasta--What?
Dorothy and Elsie
Lizzie Borden
Townsperson, Man, Judge, Lizzie and District Attorney
I'm In Love With Miss Logan
Boy, Miss Logan and Man
Trip of the Month
The Explorer
Penny Candy
Woman, Gussie, Poor Kid, Rich Kid and Candy Vendor
Convention Bound
Whither America? (Another Revival?)
Switchboard Operator, Stenographer and Man
Monotonous
The Great American Opera
Toby, Madame Flora and Effie

Theatre World

Award

1952 Recipient
Ronny Graham and Virginia de Luce
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