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Let's Face It!
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 29, 1941
Closing Date
Mar 20, 1943
Performances
547
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 29, 1941
Close Date: Mar 20, 1943
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 29, 1941 - Mar 20, 1943)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
The Alicia Allen Milk Farm on Long Island, Camp Roosevelt, Southampton, Mrs. Watson's house, The Hollyhock Inn.
Comments
Layoff from July 18 - August 17, 1942
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by the
Select Operating Corporation
Produced by
Vinton Freedley
; Associate Producer:
Richard Krakeur
and
W. Horace Schmidlapp
Book by
Herbert Fields
and
Dorothy Fields
; Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Musical Director:
Max Meth
; Additional numbers by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
,
Donald J. Walker
and
Ted Royal
; Vocal arrangements by
Lyn Murray
,
Carley Mills
and
Edna Fox
Staged by
Edgar MacGregor
; Choreographed by
Charles Walters
Scenic Design by
Harry Horner
; Costume Design by
John Harkrider
; Assistant to Mr. Horner:
Carl Kent
Business Manager:
Ralph Kravette
Stage Director:
Harry Howell
; Stage Manager:
William Lilling
; Technical Advisor:
E. F. Kook
General Press Representative:
Karl N. Bernstein
; Associate Press Representative:
Thomas Barrows
Danny Kaye
Jerry Walker
Oct 29, 1941 - Feb 27, 1943
Eve Arden
Maggie Watson
Oct 29, 1941 - Jul 18, 1942
Henry Austin
Phillip
a selectee
Benny Baker
Frankie Burns
Jane Ball
Ann Todd
Sondra Barrett
Guest
Marguerite Benton
Madge Hall
Vocalist
Helene Bliss
Helen Marcy
Vocalist
Lois Bolton
Mrs. Fink
Sally Bond
Another Maid
Guest
Tony Caridi
Jules
another selectee
Peggy Carroll
Guest
Pamela Clifford
Guest
Billy Daniel
Member of Dance Team
Garry Davis
Selectee
William
Billie Dee
Guest
George Deming
Selectee
Helen Devlin
Dorothy Carlton
Margie Evans
Mrs. Wigglesworth
Nanette Fabray
Jean Blanchard
George Florence
Selectee
Miriam Franklin
Sigana Earle
Guest
Joel Friend
Selectee
Frank Ghegan
Selectee
Tommy Gleason and His Royal Guards
Performer
Marion Harvey
Molly Wincor
Guest
Randolph Hughes
Selectee
Kalita Humphreys
Anna
a maid
Mrs. Wiggins
Janice Joyce
Vocalist
Polly Lee
Fred Irving Lewis
Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
Pat Likely
Guest
William Lilling
Master of Ceremonies
Peggy Littlejohn
Guest
Joseph Macaulay
Julian Watson
Edith Meiser
Cornelia Abigail Pigeon
Mickey Moore
Selectee
Betty Moran
Gloria Gunther
a hostess at Service Club
Fred Nay
Private Walsh
Selectee
Sunnie O'Dea
Muriel McGillicuddy
Mary Parker
Member of Dance Team
Mary Ann Parker
Guest
Dale Priest
Selectee
Marilynn Randels
Guest
Houston Richards
Lieutenant Wiggins
Jack Riley
Selectee
Renee Russell
Guest
Lisa Rutherford
Vocalist
Jean Scott
Guest
Zynaid Spencer
Guest
James Todd
George Collister
Jean Trybom
Guest
Edith Turgell
Guest
Vivian Vance
Nancy Collister
Mary Jane Walsh
Winnie Potter
Beverly Whitney
Margaret Howard
Vocalist
Frances Williams
Vocalist
Jack Williams
Eddie Hilliard
Understudies:
Carol Channing
(Maggie Watson) and
Garry Davis
(Jerry Walker)
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 29, 1941 - Mar 20, 1943)
Associate Press Representative:
Alfred H. Tamarin
Cast
Jack Baker
Selectee
Jane Ball
Guest
Sondra Barrett
Ann Todd
Dorothy Bennett
Guest
Muriel Brunzell
Guest
Kay Buckley
Guest
Gene Cooke
Guest
Fred Deming
Selectee
Robert Evans
Selectee
José Ferrer
Jerry Walker
Feb 28, 1943 - Mar 20, 1943
Betty Gilpatrick
Margaret Howard
Vocalist
Carol Goodner
Maggie Watson
Aug 17, 1942 - Mar 20, 1943
Edward Hackett
Selectee
Butler Hixson
George Collister
Peggy Ann Holmes
Guest
June Melville
Vocalist
May Muth
Vocalist
Fred Nay
William
Don O'Keefe
Selectee
Mary Lou Reed
Guest
Phil Shaw
Selectee
Frances Tanner
Helen Marcy
Gordon West
Selectee
Joe Wismak
Selectee
Songs
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Milk, Milk, Milk
Guests at Milk Farm
A Lady Needs a Rest
Maggie Watson, Nancy Collister and Cornelia Abigail Pigeon
Jerry, My Soldier Boy
Winnie Potter and Guests
Let's Face It
The Royal Guards
Farming
Jerry Walker, Frankie Burns, Eddie Hilliard, Muriel McGillicuddy, Jean Blanchard and Ensemble
Ev'rything I Love
Jerry Walker and Winnie Potter
Ace in the Hole
Winnie Potter, Muriel McGillicuddy, Jean Blanchard and Ensemble
You Irritate Me So
Jean Blanchard and Eddie Hilliard
Baby Games
Jerry Walker, Maggie Watson, Frankie Burns, Cornelia Abigail Pigeon, Nancy Collister and Eddie Hilliard
A Fairy Tale
(music by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
; lyrics by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
)
Jerry Walker
Rub Your Lamp
Winnie Potter and Ensemble
Cuttin' a Rug
Dance Team
Act 2
Sung By
I've Got Some Unfinished Business With You
Winnie Potter, Jean Blanchard, Muriel McGillicuddy, Dorothy Carlton, Gloria Gunther, Julian Watson, George Collister and Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
Let's Not Talk About Love
Jerry Walker and Maggie Watson
A Little Rumba Numba
Madge Hall and The Royal Guards
I Hate You, Darling
Nancy Collister, George Collister, Winnie Potter and Jerry Walker
Melody in Four F
(music by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
; lyrics by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
)
Jerry Walker
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by the
Select Operating Corporation
Produced by
Vinton Freedley
; Associate Producer:
Richard Krakeur
and
W. Horace Schmidlapp
Book by
Herbert Fields
and
Dorothy Fields
; Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Musical Director:
Max Meth
; Additional numbers by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
,
Donald J. Walker
and
Ted Royal
; Vocal arrangements by
Lyn Murray
,
Carley Mills
and
Edna Fox
Staged by
Edgar MacGregor
; Choreographed by
Charles Walters
Scenic Design by
Harry Horner
; Costume Design by
John Harkrider
; Assistant to Mr. Horner:
Carl Kent
Business Manager:
Ralph Kravette
Stage Director:
Harry Howell
; Stage Manager:
William Lilling
; Technical Advisor:
E. F. Kook
General Press Representative:
Karl N. Bernstein
; Associate Press Representative:
Thomas Barrows
Danny Kaye
Jerry Walker
Oct 29, 1941 - Feb 27, 1943
Eve Arden
Maggie Watson
Oct 29, 1941 - Jul 18, 1942
Henry Austin
Phillip
a selectee
Benny Baker
Frankie Burns
Jane Ball
Ann Todd
Sondra Barrett
Guest
Marguerite Benton
Madge Hall
Vocalist
Helene Bliss
Helen Marcy
Vocalist
Lois Bolton
Mrs. Fink
Sally Bond
Another Maid
Guest
Tony Caridi
Jules
another selectee
Peggy Carroll
Guest
Pamela Clifford
Guest
Billy Daniel
Member of Dance Team
Garry Davis
Selectee
William
Billie Dee
Guest
George Deming
Selectee
Helen Devlin
Dorothy Carlton
Margie Evans
Mrs. Wigglesworth
Nanette Fabray
Jean Blanchard
George Florence
Selectee
Miriam Franklin
Sigana Earle
Guest
Joel Friend
Selectee
Frank Ghegan
Selectee
Tommy Gleason and His Royal Guards
Performer
Marion Harvey
Molly Wincor
Guest
Randolph Hughes
Selectee
Kalita Humphreys
Anna
a maid
Mrs. Wiggins
Janice Joyce
Vocalist
Polly Lee
Fred Irving Lewis
Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
Pat Likely
Guest
William Lilling
Master of Ceremonies
Peggy Littlejohn
Guest
Joseph Macaulay
Julian Watson
Edith Meiser
Cornelia Abigail Pigeon
Mickey Moore
Selectee
Betty Moran
Gloria Gunther
a hostess at Service Club
Fred Nay
Private Walsh
Selectee
Sunnie O'Dea
Muriel McGillicuddy
Mary Parker
Member of Dance Team
Mary Ann Parker
Guest
Dale Priest
Selectee
Marilynn Randels
Guest
Houston Richards
Lieutenant Wiggins
Jack Riley
Selectee
Renee Russell
Guest
Lisa Rutherford
Vocalist
Jean Scott
Guest
Zynaid Spencer
Guest
James Todd
George Collister
Jean Trybom
Guest
Edith Turgell
Guest
Vivian Vance
Nancy Collister
Mary Jane Walsh
Winnie Potter
Beverly Whitney
Margaret Howard
Vocalist
Frances Williams
Vocalist
Jack Williams
Eddie Hilliard
Understudies:
Carol Channing
(Maggie Watson) and
Garry Davis
(Jerry Walker)
Imperial Theatre
(Oct 29, 1941 - Mar 20, 1943)
Associate Press Representative:
Alfred H. Tamarin
Cast
Jack Baker
Selectee
Jane Ball
Guest
Sondra Barrett
Ann Todd
Dorothy Bennett
Guest
Muriel Brunzell
Guest
Kay Buckley
Guest
Gene Cooke
Guest
Fred Deming
Selectee
Robert Evans
Selectee
José Ferrer
Jerry Walker
Feb 28, 1943 - Mar 20, 1943
Betty Gilpatrick
Margaret Howard
Vocalist
Carol Goodner
Maggie Watson
Aug 17, 1942 - Mar 20, 1943
Edward Hackett
Selectee
Butler Hixson
George Collister
Peggy Ann Holmes
Guest
June Melville
Vocalist
May Muth
Vocalist
Fred Nay
William
Don O'Keefe
Selectee
Mary Lou Reed
Guest
Phil Shaw
Selectee
Frances Tanner
Helen Marcy
Gordon West
Selectee
Joe Wismak
Selectee
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Milk, Milk, Milk
Guests at Milk Farm
A Lady Needs a Rest
Maggie Watson, Nancy Collister and Cornelia Abigail Pigeon
Jerry, My Soldier Boy
Winnie Potter and Guests
Let's Face It
The Royal Guards
Farming
Jerry Walker, Frankie Burns, Eddie Hilliard, Muriel McGillicuddy, Jean Blanchard and Ensemble
Ev'rything I Love
Jerry Walker and Winnie Potter
Ace in the Hole
Winnie Potter, Muriel McGillicuddy, Jean Blanchard and Ensemble
You Irritate Me So
Jean Blanchard and Eddie Hilliard
Baby Games
Jerry Walker, Maggie Watson, Frankie Burns, Cornelia Abigail Pigeon, Nancy Collister and Eddie Hilliard
A Fairy Tale
(music by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
; lyrics by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
)
Jerry Walker
Rub Your Lamp
Winnie Potter and Ensemble
Cuttin' a Rug
Dance Team
Act 2
Sung By
I've Got Some Unfinished Business With You
Winnie Potter, Jean Blanchard, Muriel McGillicuddy, Dorothy Carlton, Gloria Gunther, Julian Watson, George Collister and Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
Let's Not Talk About Love
Jerry Walker and Maggie Watson
A Little Rumba Numba
Madge Hall and The Royal Guards
I Hate You, Darling
Nancy Collister, George Collister, Winnie Potter and Jerry Walker
Melody in Four F
(music by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
; lyrics by
Sylvia Fine
and
Max Liebman
)
Jerry Walker
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