MusicalRevue ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 23, 1940
Closing Date
Jun 29, 1940
Performances
44
MusicalRevue ComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(May 23, 1940 - Jun 29, 1940)
Description
A Musical Revue in Two Acts, 30 Scenes
  • People
    Produced by Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
    Music by James McHugh; Lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz; Sketches by Mort Lewis, Parke Levy, Alan Lipscott, S. Jay Kaufman and Panama & Frank; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Anthony R. Morelli; Miss O'Brien's arrangements by Arthur Wilson
    Stage Directed by Fred De Cordova; Book directed by Edward Duryea Dowling; Choreographed by George Balanchine
    Scenic Design by Nat Karson; Costume Design by Nat Karson; Lighting Design by Edward Duryea Dowling
    Company Manager: John J. Garrity
    Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien; Assistant Stage Mgr: Leslie Vines
    Conducted by John McManus
    Assistant to Mr. Balancine: Edward Sinclair; General Press Representative: C. P. Greneker; Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch
    Larry Adler
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Ray Arnett
    Dancing Young Man
    Billie Bernice
    Dancing Young Lady
    Mimi Berry
    Dancing Young Lady
    Blondie
    Dorothy Thompson
    Misinformation, Please
    Peanuts Bohn
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Dr. Gillespie
    The Tree Doctor
     
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    The Valet
    A Fugitive From Esquire
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    First Gravedigger
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Ray Bolger
    "Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
     
    Thirsty Man
    The Fountain
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Singer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    The Tiger
    Hormones
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    Betty Bruce
    "I'll Applaud You With My Feet" Singer/Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
    Virginia Burke
    The Morelli Singers
    Martha Burnett
    Bird Lover
    Birds
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Imogen Carpenter
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    Bird Lover
    Birds
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Ilka Chase
    She
    Romantique
     
    Thirsty Woman
    The Fountain
     
    Juliet
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
     
    "Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
    Gloria Clare
    Dancing Young Lady
    Harriet Clarke
    Dancing Young Lady
    John Coy
    Dancing Young Man
    Margie Dale
    Dancing Young Lady
    Maude Davis
    Playgoer
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
     
    The Interloper
    Birds
    Bela de Tuscan
    "Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
    Joanna de Tuscan
    "Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
    Fred Deming
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    Dancing Young Man
    Helen Devlin
    Dancing Young Lady
    Henry Dick
    "Raffles" Dancer
    La Motte Dodson
    Announcer
    Misinformation, Please
    Jimmy Durante
    Dr. Kildare
    The Tree Doctor
     
    The Fugitive
    A Fugitive From Esquire
     
    Clifton Fadiman
    Misinformation, Please
     
    McSwindle
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
     
    "Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
     
    Guide
    Museum Piece
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor
     
    Mulligan
    Hormones
    Hugh Ellsworth
    "This Is Spring" Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Dancer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    Esta Elman
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    Bird Lover
    Birds
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Jane Froman
    "This Is Spring" Singer
     
    The Girl
    Two in a Taxi
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Singer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Singer
     
    "This is Winter" Singer
    Gloria Gaffey
    Dancing Young Lady
    Peggy Gallimore
    Dancing Young Lady
    Jackie Gleason
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Dr. Christian
    The Tree Doctor
     
    The Cop
    The Fountain
     
    The Valet
    A Fugitive From Esquire
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    Tybalt
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
     
    A Salesman
    Hormones
    Jiggs
    F.P.A.
    Misinformation, Please
    Emmett Kelly
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
    La Motte Dodson's Monkeys
    Performer
    Ann Lass
    Dancing Young Lady
    Lynn Lawrence
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    Bird Lover
    Birds
     
    The Morelli Singers
    June Le Roy
    Dancing Young Lady
    June Leroy
    Dancing Young Lady
    José Limón
    Performer
    Peggy Littlejohn
    Dancing Young Lady
    Louie
    Oscar Levant
    Misinformation, Please
    Lois Martin
    Dancing Young Lady
    Mary Joan Martin
    Dancing Young Lady
    John McAuley
    Dr. Bush
    The Tree Doctor
     
    He
    Romantique
     
    Billings
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
    Margery Moore
    "This Is Spring" Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Dancer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    Hal Neiman
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Commissioner
    The Tree Doctor
     
    Park Attendant
    The Fountain
     
    The Valet
    A Fugitive From Esquire
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    White
    Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Virginia O'Brien
    Performer
    Sunnie O'Dea
    "Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Singer
     
    "Old Jitterbug" Dancer
    Patsy
    Ann Sheridan
    Misinformation, Please
    Percy
    Gypsy Rose Lee
    Misinformation, Please
    Jane Gray Petri
    Dancing Young Lady
    Nan Rae
    The Lecturer
    Birds
    Jerry Robbins
    Dancing Young Man
    Saint Subber
    Bootblack
    The Fountain
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
    Robert Shackleton
    Dr. Watson
    The Tree Doctor
     
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    The Boy
    Two in a Taxi
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Singer
     
    "Look Out For My Heart" Singer
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
    Jerry Shepherd
    Dancing Young Man
    Bob Sidney
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    Dancing Young Man
    Slats
    John Kieran
    Misinformation, Please
    Jane Starner
    The Morelli Singers
    Aileen Stone
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    Bird Lover
    Birds
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Sylvia Stone
    The Morelli Singers
    Frances Tannehill
    Park Stroller
    The Fountain
     
    Bird Lover
    Birds
     
    The Morelli Singers
    Lee Tannen
    Dancing Young Man
    The Toreadors
    Performer
    Tony
    Joe DiMaggio
    Misinformation, Please
    Daphne Vane
    "This Is Spring" Dancer
     
    "A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
     
    "Clear Out of This World" Dancer
     
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    "This is Winter" Dancer
    Sid Walker
    "The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
     
    Dr. Cyclops
    The Tree Doctor
     
    The Valet
    A Fugitive From Esquire
     
    "The Old Park Bench" Singer
     
    Art Lover
    Museum Piece
     
    "Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
    Mimi Walthers
    Dancing Young Lady
    Don Weissmuller
    "Raffles" Dancer
     
    Dancing Young Man
  • Songs
    Act 1
    The Cabby's Serenade
    This Is Spring
    Crazy As a Loon
    A Fugitive from Esquire
    I'll Applaud (You) With My Feet
    Two in a Taxi
    Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley
    A Latin Tune, a Manhattan Moon, and You
    Clear Out of This World
    Act 2
    Look Out for My Heart
    (I"m an) Old Jitterbug
    I'm in the Mood
    Raffles
    The Old Park Bench (Reprise)
    This Is Winter
Produced by Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Music by James McHugh; Lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz; Sketches by Mort Lewis, Parke Levy, Alan Lipscott, S. Jay Kaufman and Panama & Frank; Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek and Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Anthony R. Morelli; Miss O'Brien's arrangements by Arthur Wilson
Stage Directed by Fred De Cordova; Book directed by Edward Duryea Dowling; Choreographed by George Balanchine
Scenic Design by Nat Karson; Costume Design by Nat Karson; Lighting Design by Edward Duryea Dowling
Company Manager: John J. Garrity
Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien; Assistant Stage Mgr: Leslie Vines
Conducted by John McManus
Assistant to Mr. Balancine: Edward Sinclair; General Press Representative: C. P. Greneker; Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch
Larry Adler
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Ray Arnett
Dancing Young Man
Billie Bernice
Dancing Young Lady
Mimi Berry
Dancing Young Lady
Blondie
Dorothy Thompson
Misinformation, Please
Peanuts Bohn
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Dr. Gillespie
The Tree Doctor
 
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
The Valet
A Fugitive From Esquire
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
First Gravedigger
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Ray Bolger
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
 
Thirsty Man
The Fountain
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
The Tiger
Hormones
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
Betty Bruce
"I'll Applaud You With My Feet" Singer/Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Singer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
Virginia Burke
The Morelli Singers
Martha Burnett
Bird Lover
Birds
 
The Morelli Singers
Imogen Carpenter
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
Bird Lover
Birds
 
The Morelli Singers
Ilka Chase
She
Romantique
 
Thirsty Woman
The Fountain
 
Juliet
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
 
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
Gloria Clare
Dancing Young Lady
Harriet Clarke
Dancing Young Lady
John Coy
Dancing Young Man
Margie Dale
Dancing Young Lady
Maude Davis
Playgoer
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
 
The Interloper
Birds
Bela de Tuscan
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
Joanna de Tuscan
"Look Out For My Heart" Fencer
Fred Deming
"Raffles" Dancer
 
Dancing Young Man
Helen Devlin
Dancing Young Lady
Henry Dick
"Raffles" Dancer
La Motte Dodson
Announcer
Misinformation, Please
Jimmy Durante
Dr. Kildare
The Tree Doctor
 
The Fugitive
A Fugitive From Esquire
 
Clifton Fadiman
Misinformation, Please
 
McSwindle
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
 
"Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley" Singer
 
Guide
Museum Piece
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Conductor
 
Mulligan
Hormones
Hugh Ellsworth
"This Is Spring" Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Dancer
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
Esta Elman
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
Bird Lover
Birds
 
The Morelli Singers
Jane Froman
"This Is Spring" Singer
 
The Girl
Two in a Taxi
 
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
 
"This is Winter" Singer
Gloria Gaffey
Dancing Young Lady
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Young Lady
Jackie Gleason
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Dr. Christian
The Tree Doctor
 
The Cop
The Fountain
 
The Valet
A Fugitive From Esquire
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
Tybalt
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
 
A Salesman
Hormones
Jiggs
F.P.A.
Misinformation, Please
Emmett Kelly
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
La Motte Dodson's Monkeys
Performer
Ann Lass
Dancing Young Lady
Lynn Lawrence
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
Bird Lover
Birds
 
The Morelli Singers
June Le Roy
Dancing Young Lady
June Leroy
Dancing Young Lady
José Limón
Performer
Peggy Littlejohn
Dancing Young Lady
Louie
Oscar Levant
Misinformation, Please
Lois Martin
Dancing Young Lady
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Young Lady
John McAuley
Dr. Bush
The Tree Doctor
 
He
Romantique
 
Billings
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
Margery Moore
"This Is Spring" Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
Hal Neiman
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Commissioner
The Tree Doctor
 
Park Attendant
The Fountain
 
The Valet
A Fugitive From Esquire
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
White
Shakespeare's-A-Poppin
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Virginia O'Brien
Performer
Sunnie O'Dea
"Crazy as a Loon" Singer/Dancer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Singer
 
"Old Jitterbug" Dancer
Patsy
Ann Sheridan
Misinformation, Please
Percy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Misinformation, Please
Jane Gray Petri
Dancing Young Lady
Nan Rae
The Lecturer
Birds
Jerry Robbins
Dancing Young Man
Saint Subber
Bootblack
The Fountain
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
Robert Shackleton
Dr. Watson
The Tree Doctor
 
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
The Boy
Two in a Taxi
 
"Clear Out of This World" Singer
 
"Look Out For My Heart" Singer
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
Jerry Shepherd
Dancing Young Man
Bob Sidney
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
Dancing Young Man
Slats
John Kieran
Misinformation, Please
Jane Starner
The Morelli Singers
Aileen Stone
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
Bird Lover
Birds
 
The Morelli Singers
Sylvia Stone
The Morelli Singers
Frances Tannehill
Park Stroller
The Fountain
 
Bird Lover
Birds
 
The Morelli Singers
Lee Tannen
Dancing Young Man
The Toreadors
Performer
Tony
Joe DiMaggio
Misinformation, Please
Daphne Vane
"This Is Spring" Dancer
 
"A Latin Tune, A Manhattan Moon, and You Dancer
 
"Clear Out of This World" Dancer
 
"Raffles" Dancer
 
"This is Winter" Dancer
Sid Walker
"The Cabby's Serenade" Singer
 
Dr. Cyclops
The Tree Doctor
 
The Valet
A Fugitive From Esquire
 
"The Old Park Bench" Singer
 
Art Lover
Museum Piece
 
"Toscanini, Stokowski and Me" Assistant
Mimi Walthers
Dancing Young Lady
Don Weissmuller
"Raffles" Dancer
 
Dancing Young Man
Act 1
The Cabby's Serenade
This Is Spring
Crazy As a Loon
A Fugitive from Esquire
I'll Applaud (You) With My Feet
Two in a Taxi
Rhett, Scarlett & Ashley
A Latin Tune, a Manhattan Moon, and You
Clear Out of This World
Act 2
Look Out for My Heart
(I"m an) Old Jitterbug
I'm in the Mood
Raffles
The Old Park Bench (Reprise)
This Is Winter
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