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Meet the People
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 25, 1940
Closing Date
May 10, 1941
Performances
160
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Dec 25, 1940
Close Date: May 10, 1941
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Mansfield Theatre
(Dec 25, 1940 - May 10, 1941)
Comments
After this production closed, it had a special benefit performance for the Actor's Fund on May 13, 1941; it is not included in the performance count.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hollywood Theatre Alliance
and
Danny Dare
Music by
Jay Gorney
; Book by
Ben Barzman
,
Sol Barzman
,
Mortimer Offner
,
Edward Eliscu
,
Danny Dare
,
Henry Blankfort
,
Bert Lawrence
,
Sid Kuller
,
Ray Golden
,
Milt Gross
,
Mike Quin
and
Arthur Ross
; Lyrics by
Henry Myers
and
Edward Eliscu
; Revised by
Edward Eliscu
; Music orchestrated by
Archey Bleyer
,
Charles F. Miller
,
George Bassman
and
David Raksin
; Miss Colby's special arrangements by
Arthur Wilson
Directed by
Mortimer Offner
; Staged by
Danny Dare
Scenic Design by
Frederick Stover
; Costume Design by
Gerda Vanderneers
and
Kate Drain Lawson
; Lighting Design by
Roy Holmes
Conducted by
Archey Bleyer
Jack Albertson
Ted Arkin
Jack Boyle
Patricia Brilhante
Virginia Bryan
Beryl Carew
Marion Colby
Robert Davis
Marie DeForest
Josephine Del Mar
Michael Doyle
Rafe Eisenberg
Nanette Fabares
Jack Gilford
Angus Hopkins
Eddie Johnson
Norman Lawrence
Fay McKenzie
Robert Nash
Kenneth Patterson
Lois Paul
Barney Phillips
Dorothy Roberts
Sue Robin
Peggy Ryan
Elizabeth Talbot-Martin
Beverly Weaver
Doodles Weaver
Jack Williams
Songs
music by
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
Henry Myers
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Meet the People
Senate in Session
The Stars Remain
Union Label
Hurdy Gurdy Verdi
It's the Same Old South
(lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
)
The Bill of Rights
American Plan
Act 2
Let's Steal a Tune from Offenbach
There Was a Fellow and a Girl
(lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
)
No Lookin' Back
(lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
and
Henry Myers
)
In Chichicastenango
Elmer's Wedding Day
(lyrics by
Sid Kuller
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Hollywood Theatre Alliance
and
Danny Dare
Music by
Jay Gorney
; Book by
Ben Barzman
,
Sol Barzman
,
Mortimer Offner
,
Edward Eliscu
,
Danny Dare
,
Henry Blankfort
,
Bert Lawrence
,
Sid Kuller
,
Ray Golden
,
Milt Gross
,
Mike Quin
and
Arthur Ross
; Lyrics by
Henry Myers
and
Edward Eliscu
; Revised by
Edward Eliscu
; Music orchestrated by
Archey Bleyer
,
Charles F. Miller
,
George Bassman
and
David Raksin
; Miss Colby's special arrangements by
Arthur Wilson
Directed by
Mortimer Offner
; Staged by
Danny Dare
Scenic Design by
Frederick Stover
; Costume Design by
Gerda Vanderneers
and
Kate Drain Lawson
; Lighting Design by
Roy Holmes
Conducted by
Archey Bleyer
Jack Albertson
Ted Arkin
Jack Boyle
Patricia Brilhante
Virginia Bryan
Beryl Carew
Marion Colby
Robert Davis
Marie DeForest
Josephine Del Mar
Michael Doyle
Rafe Eisenberg
Nanette Fabares
Jack Gilford
Angus Hopkins
Eddie Johnson
Norman Lawrence
Fay McKenzie
Robert Nash
Kenneth Patterson
Lois Paul
Barney Phillips
Dorothy Roberts
Sue Robin
Peggy Ryan
Elizabeth Talbot-Martin
Beverly Weaver
Doodles Weaver
Jack Williams
music by
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
Henry Myers
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Meet the People
Senate in Session
The Stars Remain
Union Label
Hurdy Gurdy Verdi
It's the Same Old South
(lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
)
The Bill of Rights
American Plan
Act 2
Let's Steal a Tune from Offenbach
There Was a Fellow and a Girl
(lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
)
No Lookin' Back
(lyrics by
Edward Eliscu
and
Henry Myers
)
In Chichicastenango
Elmer's Wedding Day
(lyrics by
Sid Kuller
)
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