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Too Many Girls
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 18, 1939
Closing Date
May 18, 1940
Performances
249
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 18, 1939
Close Date: May 18, 1940
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 18, 1939 - Apr 21, 1940)
Broadway Theatre
(Apr 22, 1940 - May 18, 1940)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Skohegan, Maine and Pottawatomie College in Stop Gap, New Mexico
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
George Abbott
Book by
George Marion, Jr.
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Vocal arrangements by
Hugh Martin
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Staged by
George Abbott
; Musical Staging by
Robert Alton
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Conducted by
Harry S. Levant
Desi Arnaz
Manuelito
Robert Arnold
First Robin Hood
Margorie Baglin
Co-Ed
Sondra Barrett
Co-Ed
Libby Bennett
Co-Ed
John Beton
Student
Betty Boyce
Co-Ed
Eddie Bracken
Jojo Jordan
Oct 18, 1939 - Feb 11, 1940
Florine Callahan
Co-Ed
Renee Cettel
Co-Ed
Diosa Costello
Pepe
Alice Craig
Dancer
Betty De Elmo
Co-Ed
Louise de Forrest
Co-Ed
Romolo Di Spirito
Third Robin Hood
Willis Duncan
Deputy Sheriff
Marge Ellis
Co-Ed
Leila Ernst
Talullah Lou
Oct 18, 1939 - Feb 11, 1940
Vera Fern
Sixth Co-Ed
Dancer
Clyde Fillmore
Harvey Casey
Vernon Hammer
Student
Charlene Harkins
Co-Ed
Bob Howard
Student
Randolph Hughes
Student
Harry Jackson
Hawker
Clarence Jaeger
Student
Van Johnson
Student
Oct 18, 1939 - Feb 11, 1940
Richard Kollmar
Clint Kelley
Jeanette Lavis
Co-Ed
Mildred Law
First Co-Ed
Dancer
Sue
Hal Le Roy
Al Terwillinger
Lita Lede
Co-Ed
La Verne Lupton
Third Co-Ed
Dancer
Herb Lurie
Student
James MacColl
Beverly Waverly
William Mende
Fourth Robin Hood
Russ Milton
Student
Amarilla Morris
Co-Ed
Mildred Patterson
Co-Ed
Harry Pedersen
Student
Dorothy Poplar
Co-Ed
Edison Rice
Cowboy
Jack Riley
Student
Hans Robert
Mr. Lister
Ivy Scott
Mrs. Tewksbury
Bob Shaw
Student
Byron Shores
Sheriff Andaluz
Diane Sinclair
Fourth Co-Ed
Dancer
Leonor Sola
Second Co-Ed
Dancer
Mildred Solly
Co-Ed
Olga Suarez
Co-Ed
Key Taylor
Fifth Co-Ed
Dancer
Anna Mae Tesslo
Co-Ed
Mary Jane Walsh
Eileen Eilers
Davenie Watson
Co-Ed
Marcy Wescott
Consuelo Casey
James Wilkinson
Second Robin Hood
Claire Wolf
Co-Ed
Harold Young
Student
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 18, 1939 - Apr 21, 1940)
Cast
William Blees
Clint Kelley
Van Johnson
Jojo Jordan
Feb 12, 1940 - Apr 1940
Mildred Law
Talullah Lou
Feb 19, 1940 - Apr 1940
Understudy:
Mildred Fenton
(Eileen Eilers)
Broadway Theatre
(Apr 22, 1940 - May 18, 1940)
Cast
Eddie Bracken
Jojo Jordan
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Leila Ernst
Talullah Lou
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Van Johnson
Student
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Mildred Law
First Co-Ed
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Dancer
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Sue
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Songs
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Heroes in the Fall
Second Robin Hood and Squad
Tempt Me Not
Manuelito, Clint Kelley, First Co-Ed, Second Co-Ed, Third Co-Ed, Fourth Co-Ed, Fifth Co-Ed and Sixth Co-Ed
My Prince
Consuelo Casey
Pottawattamie
Harvey Casey and Mr. Lister
Pottawattamie
(Reprise)
Male Quartette and Ensemble
'Cause We Got Cake
Eileen Eilers
Love Never Went to College
Consuelo Casey and Clint Kelley
Spic and Spanish
Pepe
I Like to Recognize the Tune
Jojo Jordan, Consuelo Casey, Eileen Eilers, Clint Kelley and Al Terwillinger
Look Out
Eileen Eilers and Company
Act 2
Sung By
The Sweethearts of the Team
Eileen Eilers and Co-Eds
She Could Shake the Maracas
Pepe and Manuelito
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Consuelo Casey and Clint Kelley
Spic and Spanish
(Reprise)
Pepe, Consuelo Casey, Eileen Eilers, Al Terwillinger, Clint Kelley, Jojo Jordan, Manuelito and Talullah Lou
Too Many Girls
Manuelito
Give It Back to the Indians
Eileen Eilers
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
George Abbott
Book by
George Marion, Jr.
; Music by
Richard Rodgers
; Lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
; Vocal arrangements by
Hugh Martin
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
Staged by
George Abbott
; Musical Staging by
Robert Alton
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Conducted by
Harry S. Levant
Desi Arnaz
Manuelito
Robert Arnold
First Robin Hood
Margorie Baglin
Co-Ed
Sondra Barrett
Co-Ed
Libby Bennett
Co-Ed
John Beton
Student
Betty Boyce
Co-Ed
Eddie Bracken
Jojo Jordan
Oct 18, 1939 - Feb 11, 1940
Florine Callahan
Co-Ed
Renee Cettel
Co-Ed
Diosa Costello
Pepe
Alice Craig
Dancer
Betty De Elmo
Co-Ed
Louise de Forrest
Co-Ed
Romolo Di Spirito
Third Robin Hood
Willis Duncan
Deputy Sheriff
Marge Ellis
Co-Ed
Leila Ernst
Talullah Lou
Oct 18, 1939 - Feb 11, 1940
Vera Fern
Sixth Co-Ed
Dancer
Clyde Fillmore
Harvey Casey
Vernon Hammer
Student
Charlene Harkins
Co-Ed
Bob Howard
Student
Randolph Hughes
Student
Harry Jackson
Hawker
Clarence Jaeger
Student
Van Johnson
Student
Oct 18, 1939 - Feb 11, 1940
Richard Kollmar
Clint Kelley
Jeanette Lavis
Co-Ed
Mildred Law
First Co-Ed
Dancer
Sue
Hal Le Roy
Al Terwillinger
Lita Lede
Co-Ed
La Verne Lupton
Third Co-Ed
Dancer
Herb Lurie
Student
James MacColl
Beverly Waverly
William Mende
Fourth Robin Hood
Russ Milton
Student
Amarilla Morris
Co-Ed
Mildred Patterson
Co-Ed
Harry Pedersen
Student
Dorothy Poplar
Co-Ed
Edison Rice
Cowboy
Jack Riley
Student
Hans Robert
Mr. Lister
Ivy Scott
Mrs. Tewksbury
Bob Shaw
Student
Byron Shores
Sheriff Andaluz
Diane Sinclair
Fourth Co-Ed
Dancer
Leonor Sola
Second Co-Ed
Dancer
Mildred Solly
Co-Ed
Olga Suarez
Co-Ed
Key Taylor
Fifth Co-Ed
Dancer
Anna Mae Tesslo
Co-Ed
Mary Jane Walsh
Eileen Eilers
Davenie Watson
Co-Ed
Marcy Wescott
Consuelo Casey
James Wilkinson
Second Robin Hood
Claire Wolf
Co-Ed
Harold Young
Student
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 18, 1939 - Apr 21, 1940)
Cast
William Blees
Clint Kelley
Van Johnson
Jojo Jordan
Feb 12, 1940 - Apr 1940
Mildred Law
Talullah Lou
Feb 19, 1940 - Apr 1940
Understudy:
Mildred Fenton
(Eileen Eilers)
Broadway Theatre
(Apr 22, 1940 - May 18, 1940)
Cast
Eddie Bracken
Jojo Jordan
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Leila Ernst
Talullah Lou
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Van Johnson
Student
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Mildred Law
First Co-Ed
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Dancer
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
Sue
Apr 1940 - May 18, 1940
music by
Richard Rodgers
; lyrics by
Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
Heroes in the Fall
Second Robin Hood and Squad
Tempt Me Not
Manuelito, Clint Kelley, First Co-Ed, Second Co-Ed, Third Co-Ed, Fourth Co-Ed, Fifth Co-Ed and Sixth Co-Ed
My Prince
Consuelo Casey
Pottawattamie
Harvey Casey and Mr. Lister
Pottawattamie
(Reprise)
Male Quartette and Ensemble
'Cause We Got Cake
Eileen Eilers
Love Never Went to College
Consuelo Casey and Clint Kelley
Spic and Spanish
Pepe
I Like to Recognize the Tune
Jojo Jordan, Consuelo Casey, Eileen Eilers, Clint Kelley and Al Terwillinger
Look Out
Eileen Eilers and Company
Act 2
Sung By
The Sweethearts of the Team
Eileen Eilers and Co-Eds
She Could Shake the Maracas
Pepe and Manuelito
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Consuelo Casey and Clint Kelley
Spic and Spanish
(Reprise)
Pepe, Consuelo Casey, Eileen Eilers, Al Terwillinger, Clint Kelley, Jojo Jordan, Manuelito and Talullah Lou
Too Many Girls
Manuelito
Give It Back to the Indians
Eileen Eilers
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