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Shoot the Works
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jul 21, 1931
Closing Date
Oct 03, 1931
Performances
87
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jul 21, 1931
Close Date: Oct 03, 1931
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
George M. Cohan's Theatre
(Jul 21, 1931 - Oct 03, 1931)
Description
A revue in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Heywood Broun
; Produced in association with
Milton Raison
Book by
Heywood Broun
,
Peter Arno
,
Sig Herzig
,
Dorothy Parker
,
Nunnally Johnson
,
E.B. White
,
Milton Lazarus
,
Jack Hazzard
,
Edward J. McNamara
and
H. I. Phillips
; Music by
Michael H. Cleary
,
Philip Chagrig
,
Jay Gorney
,
Robert Stolz
,
Jimmy McHugh
,
Irving Berlin
,
Ann Ronell
,
Vernon Duke
,
Joseph Meyer
,
Alexander Williams
,
Herbert Goode
and
Muriel Pollock
; Lyrics by
Armin Robinson
,
Leo Robin
,
Dorothy Fields
,
Ira Gershwin
,
Irving Berlin
,
E.Y. Harburg
,
Max Lief
,
Nathaniel Lief
,
Walter Reisch
,
Alexander Williams
,
Muriel Pollock
and
Joe Young
; Musical Director:
Harry Archer
; Music orchestrated by
Frank E. Barry
and
King Ross
Dialogue directed by
Theodore Hammerstein
; Dances by
John Boyle
Scenic Design by
Henry Dreyfuss
; Lighting Design by
Henry Dreyfuss
; Costume Design by
Charles LeMaire
and
Kiviette
Rose Armand
Alice Bankert
Johnny Boyle
Opening
Lee Brody
A Girl about Town
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Miss Straight
Lo, the Poor Doctor
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
The Radiomaniac
"The First Lady of the Land"
The Wife
Another Triangle
Heywood Broun
Opening
In the Dressing Room
Man about Town
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
Evelyn Carpenter
Cornelia Chason
Imogene Coca
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
Fanille Davies
Frances Dewey
"How's Your Uncle?"
"(I'm Just a) Doorstep Baby
Believe It or Not
"Chirp Chirp"
Margaret Doncaster
Frank Ericson
Mickie Forbs
Bobby Gillette
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
"My Heart's a Banjo"
Believe It or Not
Al Gold
"How's Your Uncle?"
You Were Perfectly Fine
"Chirp Chirp"
J. Gonzales
Taylor Gordon
"Shoulders"
Maerena Grady
Francis Guinan
Frank Hauser
Jack Hazzard
Proprietor
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Otto K. Attelbury
The Radiomaniac
The Lover
Another Triangle
Percy Helton
Cornelius Swaggerbilt
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Mr. Coe
Lo, the Poor Doctor
The Man
Another Triangle
The Patient
Death Says It Isn't So
Believe It or Not
Jack Irwin
Julie Johnson
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
"(Just) Begging for Love"
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
Albert Jordan
Tom Jordan
Joe Kaye
Irene Kelly
Don Lannon
James Libby
Constance Madison
Lela Manor
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
Lila Manor
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
Vida Manuel
Dolly Martinez
Nellie Mayer
John McAvoy
Edward J. McNamara
In the Dressing Room
The Visitor
Death Says It Isn't So
Leslyn Miller
John Muccio
George Murphy
Slit-throat McGillicuddy
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
"(Just) Begging for Love"
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
Edward Murray
Dick Neely
Edgar Nelson
A Customer
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Dr. Campbell
Lo, the Poor Doctor
The Doctor
Death Says It Isn't So
Herman
Park Avenue
Frances Nevins
"Muchacha"
James Notarro
William O'Neal
Dr. Fenway
Lo, the Poor Doctor
"Das Lied ist aus"(Don't Ask Me Why)
"Hot Moonlight"
Lester Ostrander
Nora Puntin
Inez Purdy
Jack Ray
Jerry Reardon
Margot Riley
Mrs. Coe
Lo, the Poor Doctor
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
The Radiomaniac
The Nurse
Death Says It Isn't So
Virginia Smith
You Were Perfectly Fine
Fifi
Park Avenue
Dorothy Snowden
Marjorie Sohmer
Anne Stanley
Morris Tepper
Winnie Turner
Helen Tuttle
Florence Winkel
Songs
Act 1
In the Stars
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
Taken for a Ride
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
How's Your Uncle?
(music by
Jimmy McHugh
; lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
)
Shoulders
(music by
Herbert Goode
and
Alexander Williams
; lyrics by
Herbert Goode
and
Alexander Williams
)
Back in Circulation Again
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
(I'm Just a) Doorstep Baby
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air
(music by
Muriel Pollock
and
Ann Ronell
; lyrics by
Muriel Pollock
and
Ann Ronell
)
Das Lied ist aus (Don't Ask Me Why)
(music by
Robert Stolz
; lyrics by
Walter Reisch
,
Armin Robinson
and
Joe Young
)
Pie in the Sky
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
Act 2
Muchacha
(music by
Vernon Duke
and
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
The First Lady of the Land
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
Hot Moonlight
(music by
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart
(Reprise)
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
(Just) Begging for Love
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
My Heart's a Banjo
(music by
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
Do As You Like (Do What You Like)
(music by
Phil Charig
; lyrics by
Leo Robin
)
Chirp Chirp
(music by
Phil Charig
and
Joseph Meyer
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Heywood Broun
; Produced in association with
Milton Raison
Book by
Heywood Broun
,
Peter Arno
,
Sig Herzig
,
Dorothy Parker
,
Nunnally Johnson
,
E.B. White
,
Milton Lazarus
,
Jack Hazzard
,
Edward J. McNamara
and
H. I. Phillips
; Music by
Michael H. Cleary
,
Philip Chagrig
,
Jay Gorney
,
Robert Stolz
,
Jimmy McHugh
,
Irving Berlin
,
Ann Ronell
,
Vernon Duke
,
Joseph Meyer
,
Alexander Williams
,
Herbert Goode
and
Muriel Pollock
; Lyrics by
Armin Robinson
,
Leo Robin
,
Dorothy Fields
,
Ira Gershwin
,
Irving Berlin
,
E.Y. Harburg
,
Max Lief
,
Nathaniel Lief
,
Walter Reisch
,
Alexander Williams
,
Muriel Pollock
and
Joe Young
; Musical Director:
Harry Archer
; Music orchestrated by
Frank E. Barry
and
King Ross
Dialogue directed by
Theodore Hammerstein
; Dances by
John Boyle
Scenic Design by
Henry Dreyfuss
; Lighting Design by
Henry Dreyfuss
; Costume Design by
Charles LeMaire
and
Kiviette
Rose Armand
Alice Bankert
Johnny Boyle
Opening
Lee Brody
A Girl about Town
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Miss Straight
Lo, the Poor Doctor
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
The Radiomaniac
"The First Lady of the Land"
The Wife
Another Triangle
Heywood Broun
Opening
In the Dressing Room
Man about Town
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
Evelyn Carpenter
Cornelia Chason
Imogene Coca
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
Fanille Davies
Frances Dewey
"How's Your Uncle?"
"(I'm Just a) Doorstep Baby
Believe It or Not
"Chirp Chirp"
Margaret Doncaster
Frank Ericson
Mickie Forbs
Bobby Gillette
"(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air"
"My Heart's a Banjo"
Believe It or Not
Al Gold
"How's Your Uncle?"
You Were Perfectly Fine
"Chirp Chirp"
J. Gonzales
Taylor Gordon
"Shoulders"
Maerena Grady
Francis Guinan
Frank Hauser
Jack Hazzard
Proprietor
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Otto K. Attelbury
The Radiomaniac
The Lover
Another Triangle
Percy Helton
Cornelius Swaggerbilt
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Mr. Coe
Lo, the Poor Doctor
The Man
Another Triangle
The Patient
Death Says It Isn't So
Believe It or Not
Jack Irwin
Julie Johnson
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
"(Just) Begging for Love"
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
Albert Jordan
Tom Jordan
Joe Kaye
Irene Kelly
Don Lannon
James Libby
Constance Madison
Lela Manor
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
Lila Manor
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart" (reprise)
Vida Manuel
Dolly Martinez
Nellie Mayer
John McAvoy
Edward J. McNamara
In the Dressing Room
The Visitor
Death Says It Isn't So
Leslyn Miller
John Muccio
George Murphy
Slit-throat McGillicuddy
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
"I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart"
"(Just) Begging for Love"
"Do As You Like"(Do What You Like)
Edward Murray
Dick Neely
Edgar Nelson
A Customer
Turtle Bay Dover's and Breeder's Social Club
Dr. Campbell
Lo, the Poor Doctor
The Doctor
Death Says It Isn't So
Herman
Park Avenue
Frances Nevins
"Muchacha"
James Notarro
William O'Neal
Dr. Fenway
Lo, the Poor Doctor
"Das Lied ist aus"(Don't Ask Me Why)
"Hot Moonlight"
Lester Ostrander
Nora Puntin
Inez Purdy
Jack Ray
Jerry Reardon
Margot Riley
Mrs. Coe
Lo, the Poor Doctor
Otto K. Attelbury's Daughter
The Radiomaniac
The Nurse
Death Says It Isn't So
Virginia Smith
You Were Perfectly Fine
Fifi
Park Avenue
Dorothy Snowden
Marjorie Sohmer
Anne Stanley
Morris Tepper
Winnie Turner
Helen Tuttle
Florence Winkel
Act 1
In the Stars
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
Taken for a Ride
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
How's Your Uncle?
(music by
Jimmy McHugh
; lyrics by
Dorothy Fields
)
Shoulders
(music by
Herbert Goode
and
Alexander Williams
; lyrics by
Herbert Goode
and
Alexander Williams
)
Back in Circulation Again
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
(I'm Just a) Doorstep Baby
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
(Let's Go) Out in the Open Air
(music by
Muriel Pollock
and
Ann Ronell
; lyrics by
Muriel Pollock
and
Ann Ronell
)
Das Lied ist aus (Don't Ask Me Why)
(music by
Robert Stolz
; lyrics by
Walter Reisch
,
Armin Robinson
and
Joe Young
)
Pie in the Sky
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
Act 2
Muchacha
(music by
Vernon Duke
and
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
The First Lady of the Land
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
Hot Moonlight
(music by
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
I Want to Chisel in on Your Heart
(Reprise)
(music by
Michael H. Cleary
; lyrics by
Max Lief
and
Nathaniel Lief
)
(Just) Begging for Love
(music by
Irving Berlin
; lyrics by
Irving Berlin
)
My Heart's a Banjo
(music by
Jay Gorney
; lyrics by
E.Y. Harburg
)
Do As You Like (Do What You Like)
(music by
Phil Charig
; lyrics by
Leo Robin
)
Chirp Chirp
(music by
Phil Charig
and
Joseph Meyer
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
)
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