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Louisiana Purchase
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 28, 1940
Closing Date
Jun 14, 1941
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Open Date: May 28, 1940
Close Date: Jun 14, 1941
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(May 28, 1940 - Jun 14, 1941)
Description
A Musical Comedy in Two Acts
Setting
Lawyer's Office; Library of Jefferson Davis Club; Madame Bordelaise's Café; Mardi Gras Ball; A Wood; Senator Loganberry's Hotel Apartment; The State Capitol, Baton Rouge.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Imperial Theatre Corporation
Produced by
B.G. DeSylva
Music by
Irving Berlin
; Lyrics by
Irving Berlin
; Book by
Morrie Ryskind
; Based on a story by
B.G. DeSylva
; Musical Director:
Robert Emmett Dolan
; Additional orchestrations:
N. Lang Van Cleve
Staged by
Edgar MacGregor
; Ballets by
George Balanchine
; Musical Staging by
Carl Randall
; Dances by
Carl Randall
Scenic Design by
Tom Lee
; Costume Design by
Tom Lee
; Assistant to Tom Lee:
Anna Hill Johnstone
Company Manager:
Charles Harris
Technical Advisor for Production:
Albert A. Ostrander
; General Stage Director
Sam Ledner
; Stage Manager:
Paul Porter
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ned Coupland
General Press Representative:
Nat Dorfman
William Gaxton
Jim Taylor
Victor Moore
Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
Vera Zorina
Marina van Linden
April Ames
Emmy-Lou
Irène Bordoni
Madame Bordelaise
Dorothy Barrett
Dancing Girl
Hubert Bland
Dancing Boy
Ralph Blane
The Martins
Carol Bruce
Beatrice
Georgia Carroll
Secretary
Louisiana Belle
Don Cortez
A Buccaneer
Ned Coupland
Dancing Boy
Charlie Curran
Dancing Boy
Douglas Dean
Dancing Boy
Clark Eggleston
Dancing Boy
Althea Elder
Dancing Girl
John Eliot
Sam Liebowitz
A Buccaneer
Judith Ford
Louisiana Belle
Mary Ganley
Dancing Girl
Grace Gillern
Dancing Girl
Dwight Godwin
Dancing Boy
Petra Gray
Dancing Girl
Dorothy Hall
Dancing Girl
Mary Hartwig
Dancing Girl
Harold Haskins
Dancing Boy
George Hunter
Dancing Boy
Dorothy Jeffers
Dancing Girl
Nancy Knott
Dancing Girl
Charles La Torre
Alphonse
Henry Lahee
Dancing Boy
Charles Laskey
Premier Danseur
Patricia Lee
Louisiana Belle
James Leland
Dancing Boy
Nick Long, Jr.
Lee Davis
Edith Luce
Louisiana Belle
Betty Luster
Dancing Girl
Harvey Mack
Dancing Boy
Hugh Martin
The Martins
Ray Mayer
Davis D. Davis, Jr.
Jack McClendon
Dancing Boy
Virginia Morris
Dancing Girl
Nicodemus
Abner
Leona Olsen
Dancing Girl
John Panter
A Buccaneer
James Phillips
A Buccaneer
Robert Pitkin
Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr.
Nicolai Popov
Dancing Boy
Richard Reed
Dancing Boy
Ralph Riggs
Dean Manning
Edward H. Robins
Police Captain Whitfield
Jo Jean Rogers
The Martins
Phyllis Rogers
The Martins
Marion Rosamond
Louisiana Belle
Rosemary Sankey
Dancing Girl
Jean Scott
Dancing Girl
Veva Selwood
Louisiana Belle
Zynaid Spencer
Dancing Girl
Aleen Stewart
Dancing Girl
Anitra Upton
Dancing Girl
Helen Vincent
Dancing Girl
Kenneth Whelan
Dancing Boy
Doris York
Dancing Girl
Imperial Theatre
(May 28, 1940 - Jun 14, 1941)
Cast
Marion Rosamond
Secretary
Songs
music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
Act 1
Sung By
The Letter
Sam Liebowitz
Apologia
Secretary, Sam Liebowitz and Ensemble
Sex Marches On
Jim Taylor, Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr., Davis D. Davis, Jr., Dean Manning and Police Captain Whitfield
Louisiana Purchase
Beatrice, The Martins, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
Tomorrow Is a Lovely Day
Madame Bordelaise
Louisiana Purchase
(Reprise)
Beatrice, Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis, The Martins and Ensemble
Outside of That I Love You
Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
You're Lonely and I'm Lonely
Marina van Linden and Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
(Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi Gras
The Martins
Act 2
Sung By
Latins Know How
Madame Bordelaise and Ensemble
What Chance Have I (with Love)
Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul
Beatrice, Abner, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
Fools Fall in Love
Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
Old Man's Darling- Young Man's Slave?
Marina van Linden, Spirit of Jim Taylor and Spirit of Senator Loganberry
You Can't Brush Me Off
Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis and The Martins
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Imperial Theatre Corporation
Produced by
B.G. DeSylva
Music by
Irving Berlin
; Lyrics by
Irving Berlin
; Book by
Morrie Ryskind
; Based on a story by
B.G. DeSylva
; Musical Director:
Robert Emmett Dolan
; Additional orchestrations:
N. Lang Van Cleve
Staged by
Edgar MacGregor
; Ballets by
George Balanchine
; Musical Staging by
Carl Randall
; Dances by
Carl Randall
Scenic Design by
Tom Lee
; Costume Design by
Tom Lee
; Assistant to Tom Lee:
Anna Hill Johnstone
Company Manager:
Charles Harris
Technical Advisor for Production:
Albert A. Ostrander
; General Stage Director
Sam Ledner
; Stage Manager:
Paul Porter
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ned Coupland
General Press Representative:
Nat Dorfman
William Gaxton
Jim Taylor
Victor Moore
Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
Vera Zorina
Marina van Linden
April Ames
Emmy-Lou
Irène Bordoni
Madame Bordelaise
Dorothy Barrett
Dancing Girl
Hubert Bland
Dancing Boy
Ralph Blane
The Martins
Carol Bruce
Beatrice
Georgia Carroll
Secretary
Louisiana Belle
Don Cortez
A Buccaneer
Ned Coupland
Dancing Boy
Charlie Curran
Dancing Boy
Douglas Dean
Dancing Boy
Clark Eggleston
Dancing Boy
Althea Elder
Dancing Girl
John Eliot
Sam Liebowitz
A Buccaneer
Judith Ford
Louisiana Belle
Mary Ganley
Dancing Girl
Grace Gillern
Dancing Girl
Dwight Godwin
Dancing Boy
Petra Gray
Dancing Girl
Dorothy Hall
Dancing Girl
Mary Hartwig
Dancing Girl
Harold Haskins
Dancing Boy
George Hunter
Dancing Boy
Dorothy Jeffers
Dancing Girl
Nancy Knott
Dancing Girl
Charles La Torre
Alphonse
Henry Lahee
Dancing Boy
Charles Laskey
Premier Danseur
Patricia Lee
Louisiana Belle
James Leland
Dancing Boy
Nick Long, Jr.
Lee Davis
Edith Luce
Louisiana Belle
Betty Luster
Dancing Girl
Harvey Mack
Dancing Boy
Hugh Martin
The Martins
Ray Mayer
Davis D. Davis, Jr.
Jack McClendon
Dancing Boy
Virginia Morris
Dancing Girl
Nicodemus
Abner
Leona Olsen
Dancing Girl
John Panter
A Buccaneer
James Phillips
A Buccaneer
Robert Pitkin
Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr.
Nicolai Popov
Dancing Boy
Richard Reed
Dancing Boy
Ralph Riggs
Dean Manning
Edward H. Robins
Police Captain Whitfield
Jo Jean Rogers
The Martins
Phyllis Rogers
The Martins
Marion Rosamond
Louisiana Belle
Rosemary Sankey
Dancing Girl
Jean Scott
Dancing Girl
Veva Selwood
Louisiana Belle
Zynaid Spencer
Dancing Girl
Aleen Stewart
Dancing Girl
Anitra Upton
Dancing Girl
Helen Vincent
Dancing Girl
Kenneth Whelan
Dancing Boy
Doris York
Dancing Girl
Imperial Theatre
(May 28, 1940 - Jun 14, 1941)
Cast
Marion Rosamond
Secretary
music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
Act 1
Sung By
The Letter
Sam Liebowitz
Apologia
Secretary, Sam Liebowitz and Ensemble
Sex Marches On
Jim Taylor, Col. Davis D. Davis, Sr., Davis D. Davis, Jr., Dean Manning and Police Captain Whitfield
Louisiana Purchase
Beatrice, The Martins, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
Tomorrow Is a Lovely Day
Madame Bordelaise
Louisiana Purchase
(Reprise)
Beatrice, Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis, The Martins and Ensemble
Outside of That I Love You
Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
You're Lonely and I'm Lonely
Marina van Linden and Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
(Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi Gras
The Martins
Act 2
Sung By
Latins Know How
Madame Bordelaise and Ensemble
What Chance Have I (with Love)
Senator Oliver P. Loganberry
The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul
Beatrice, Abner, the Buccaneers and Ensemble
Fools Fall in Love
Jim Taylor and Marina van Linden
Old Man's Darling- Young Man's Slave?
Marina van Linden, Spirit of Jim Taylor and Spirit of Senator Loganberry
You Can't Brush Me Off
Emmy-Lou, Lee Davis and The Martins
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