MusicalPlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 21, 1938
Closing Date
Nov 26, 1938
Performances
78
MusicalPlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Sep 21, 1938 - Nov 26, 1938)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Paris, France
Produced by Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.); Produced in association with John Shubert
Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book adapted by Rowland Leigh; Uncredited Contributions to the Book: George Abbott; Based on the play "By Candlelight" by Siegfried Geyer; Adapted from the Viennese operetta "Bei Kerzenleicht" by Robert Katscher and Karl Farkas; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek; Additional orchestrations by Don Walker, Maurice De Packh and Minati Salta; Additional lyrics by Rowland Leigh, Edwin Gilbert and Robert Katscher; Additional music by Alexander Fogarty and Dana Suesse; Musical Director: John McManus
Book directed by Rowland Leigh; Choreographed by Robert Alton
Scenic Design by Albert R. Johnson and Watson Barratt; Costume Design by Jenkins, Wilma, Veronica, Brooks and Charles Le Maire
Libby Holman
Mme. Baltin
Jeanne Montaigne
Lupe Velez
Maria
Clifton Webb
Gaston
The Debonairs
The Debonairs
Truman Gaige
General Carruthers
Dan Harden
Geoffrey
The Hartmans
Specialty Dancer
Charles Kemper
Henri Baltin
Rex O'Malley
Baron Ferdinand de Romer
June Preisser
Specialty Dancer
Roger Stearns
Headwaiter
Toby Wing
Ida Courtney
Joanna Allen
Dancer
Wesley Bender
Louis
 
Boy
Helen Bennett
Dancer
Marion Broske
Dancer
Mary Ann Carr
Dancer
Cynthia Cavanaugh
Showgirl
Dorothy Compton
Showgirl
Jacqueline Dahlia
Showgirl
Virginia Daly
Showgirl
Natasha Dana
Showgirl
Louise de Forrest
Dancer
Ray Dennis
Comptroleur
 
Boy
Enez Early
Dancer
Helen Ecklund
Dancer
Barbara Elliott
Showgirl
Eddie Gale
Chauffeur
Tilda Getze
Showgirl
Grace Gillern
Dancer
Chris Gustafson
Showgirl
Billie Hill
Showgirl
Helen Hudson
Showgirl
Irene Kelly
Dancer
Edith Lambot
Dancer
Alice McWhorter
Showgirl
Mary Ann O'Brien
Dancer
Mildred Ramey
Dancer
Jack Richards
Boy
Mildred Riley
Showgirl
Gus Schirmer
Boy
Robert Smith
Boy
Lee Stephenson
Showgirl
Arlene Stone
Showgirl
Ellen Taylor
Showgirl
music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
I Am Gaston
Gaston
Au Revoir, Cher Baron
Ensemble
By Candlelight
(music by Robert Katscher; lyrics by Rowland Leigh)
Gaston and Baron Ferdinand de Romer
Maria
Gaston
Maria (Reprise)
Gaston and Ensemble
You Never Know
Mme. Baltin
Ladies' Room
(music by Alexander Fogarty; lyrics by Edwin Gilbert)
The Debonairs and Ensemble
What Is That Tune?
Mme. Baltin
For No Rhyme or Reason
Ida Courtney, Henri Baltin, The Debonairs and Ensemble
Alpha to Omega
Gaston and Maria
By Candlelight (Reprise)
(music by Robert Katscher; lyrics by Rowland Leigh)
Gaston and Maria
Don't Let It Get You Down
Specialty Dancer, Geoffrey, The Debonairs and Ensemble
What Shall I Do?
(lyrics by Rowland Leigh)
Maria
Act 2
Sung By
Let's Put It to Music
(music by Alexander Fogarty; lyrics by Edwin Gilbert)
Specialty Dancers, Geoffrey and Ensemble
At Long Last Love
Gaston
Take Yourself a Trip
(music by Alexander Fogarty; lyrics by Edwin Gilbert)
Ensemble
Yes, Yes, Yes
Ida Courtney and Ensemble
Gendarme
(music by Robert Katscher; lyrics by Rowland Leigh)
The Debonairs
No (You Can't Have My Heart)
(music by Dana Suesse; lyrics by Dana Suesse)
Mme. Baltin and Gaston
Good Evening, Princess
Gaston and Maria
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