MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 24, 1945
Closing Date
Jun 23, 1945
Performances
36
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(May 24, 1945 - Jun 09, 1945)
Belasco Theatre
(Jun 11, 1945 - Jun 23, 1945)
Description
A musical in two acts. Drawn freely from "Trial By Jury" and "H.M.S. Pinafore"
Setting
Near Calliboga, Tennessee
Produced by John Wildberg
Book by Albert Barker and Sally Benson; Music by Don Walker and Clay Warnick; Lyrics by Don Walker and Clay Warnick; With gratitude to W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Clay Warnick; Orchestrations to Mr. Robinson's dances by Ted Royal; Additional Vocal Arrangements by Rene deKnight
Production Directed by Robert Ross; Dances by Al White, Jr.; Production Under the Personal Supervision of Vinton Freedley; Assistant Directed by Eva Jessye
Scenic Design by George Jenkins; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by George Jenkins
General Manager: Nick Holde; Company Manager: Clarence Jacobson
Stage Manager: Paul E. Porter; Assistant Stage Manager: William Torpey
Conducted by Charles Sanford; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Associate Press Representative: Martha Dreiblatt; General Press Representative: Karl N. Bernstein
Mr. Wildberg and everyone connected with 'Memphis Bound' gratefully acknowledge the invaluable aid to every phase of this production contributed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Bill Robinson
Pilot Meriwether
Pops
Ada Brown
Mrs. Paradise
Thelma Carpenter
Henny Paradise
Billy Daniels
Roy Baggott
Sheila Guyse
Lily Valentine
Ida James
Penny Paradise
Avon Long
Winfield Carter
Windy
Ann Robinson
Chloe
Edith Wilson
Melissa Carter
(Aunt Mel)
Frank Wilson
Mr. Finch
William Archer
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Eleanor Brown
Dancing Girl
Morton Brown
Dancing Boy
Theodore Brown
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Marion Bruce
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Laure Catherell
Dancing Girl
William Chapman
Dancing Boy
Mitzi Coleman
Dancing Girl
Clarice Cook
Dancing Girl
Joan Cooper
Dancing Girl
Traverse Crawford
Delta Rhythm Boy
Rene deKnight
Delta Rhythm Boy
John Diggs
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
William Dillard
Gabriel
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Andre Drew
Dancing Boy
Lee Eberle
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
June Fussell
Child
Lee Gaines
Delta Rhythm Boy
Timothy Grace
Timmy
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
 
Child
Leslie Gray
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Prince Hall
Dancing Boy
Lula Hill
Dancing Girl
Harriet Jackson
Sarabelle
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Carl Jones
Delta Rhythm Boy
Charles Keith
Dancing Boy
Neils LeRoy
Child
Jackie Lewis
Dancing Girl
Mary Lewis
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Maithe Marshall
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Joy Merrimore
Eulalia
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Sophia Miller
Dancing Girl
Abe Moore
Dancing Boy
Libby Parker
Dancing Girl
Louise Patterson
Dancing Girl
David Perry
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Jeanne Petti
Child
Jacqueline Petty
Dancing Girl
Kelsey Pharr
Delta Rhythm Boy
Nell Plante
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Oscar Plante
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
 
Sherriff McDaniels
Richard Reed
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
 
Child
Eulabel Riley
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Charlotte Saunders
Dancing Girl
John Smith
Dancing Boy
William C. Smith
Hector
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Marliene Strong
Cherub
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
 
Child
Georgia Ann Timmons
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
 
Cherub
 
Child
Rodester Timmons
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Bettie Vorages
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Muriel Watkins
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Charles Welch
Bill
 
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Ethel White
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Roy White
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Lulling Williams
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Mimi Williams
Dancing Girl
Bethesta Williamson
Dancing Girl
James Worden
Child
Frederick Yard
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Wilson Young
Dancing Boy
music by Clay Warnick and Don Walker; lyrics by Clay Warnick and Don Walker
Act 1
Sung By
Big Old River
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Stand Around the Band
Winfield Carter, Delta Rhythm Boys and Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Old Love and Brand New Love
Roy Baggott, Winfield Carter and Lily Valentine
Growing Pains
Pilot Meriwether
We Sail the Ocean Blue
Sailors
I'm Called Little Buttercup
Mrs. Paradise and Delta Rhythm Boys
A Maiden Fair to See
Roy Baggott and Sailors
I Am the Captain of the Pinafore
Winfield Carter and Sailors
Sorry Her Lot
Lily Valentine, Penny Paradise and Henny Paradise
Over the Bright Blue Sea
Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
I Am the Monarch of the Sea
Pilot Meriwether and Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
The Ruler of the Queen's Navee
Pilot Meriwether
The Nightingale, the Moon and I
Roy Baggott
Act 2
Sung By
The Gilbert & Sullivan Blues
Chloe
Farewll, My Own
Pilot Meriwether, Roy Baggott and the Beer Garden Four
Fair Moon
Winfield Carter, Delta Rhythm Boys and Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Love or Reason
Lily Valentine, Penny Paradise and Henny Paradise
Things Are Seldom What They Seem
Pilot Meriwether and Winfield Carter
Trial By Jury
Pilot Meriwether, Winfield Carter, Melissa Carter, Mr. Finch, Gabriel and Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
The Nightingale, the Moon and I (Reprise)
Roy Baggott, Lily Valentine and Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
Old Love and Brand New Love (Reprise)
Delta Rhythm Boys and Member of the Calliboga Social Drama Center
A-Many Years Ago
Mrs. Paradise and Delta Rhythm Boys
Ring the Merry Belles
Pilot Meriwether
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