MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 10, 1945
Closing Date
Jun 29, 1946
Performances
264
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
New Century Theatre
(Nov 10, 1945 - Apr 27, 1946)
Shubert Theatre
(Apr 30, 1946 - Jun 29, 1946)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Hartford, Connecticut
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Richard Kollmar and James W. Gardiner
Book by Sam Perrin and George Balzer; Adapted from the novel "Slightly Perfect" by George Malcolm-Smith; Music by Harry Revel; Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt; Musical Director: Will Irwin; Music arranged by H. Clay Warnick; Music orchestrated by Joe Glover, Hans Spialek, Ted Royal, Don Walker and Walter Paul
Directed by Edward Reveaux; Musical Staging by Jack Donohue
Scenic Design by George Jenkins; Lighting Design by George Jenkins; Costume Design by Willa Kim; Costume Design from sketches by Raoul Pène Du Bois
General Manager: Leo Rose
General Stage Manager: Frank Coletti; Stage Manager: George Hunter; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jimmy Allen
Music Contractor: Murray Shusterman
Press Representative: Bernard Simon and Dorothy Ross
Johnny Downs
Wilbur Haskins
Jane Dulo
Marge Keller
Dolores Gray
Bunny La Fleur
Lew Parker
"Goldie"
June Richmond
Cleo
Joan Roberts
Vivian Reilly
Diane Adrian
Sally Swivelhips
Jimmy Allen
Ensemble
Dorothy Bennett
Ensemble
Sydney Boyd
Mr. Bixby
Bunny Briggs
Cicero
Vivian Cook
Ensemble
Jane Deering
Snake Charmer's Daughter
Dorothy Drew
Ensemble
Jerry Duane
3rd Musician
Cece Eames
Ensemble
Lew Eckels
Carter
Suzanne Graves
Ensemble
Beth Green
Ensemble
Penny Holt
Ensemble
Gretchen Houser
Ensemble
Hal Hunter
Office Boy
Lou Hurst
1st Musician
Mildred Jocelyn
Balloon Seller
Bill Julian
Ensemble
Jo Ann Kavanagh
Ensemble
David Lambert
2nd Musician
John Laverty
Ensemble
Charlotte Lorraine
Ensemble
William Lundy
Strong Man
Pat Marlowe
Ensemble
John Martin
Ensemble
Duke McHale
Policeman
Don Miraglia
Ensemble
June Morrison
Ensemble
Tommy Morton
Ensemble
Jerry Packer
4th Musician
Kay Popp
Ensemble
Renee Russell
Ensemble
Buster Shaver
Georgetta
George Shaver
George
Olive Shaver
Olive
Richard Shaver
Richard
Johnny Stearns
Mr. Mapleton
 
A Barker
George Thornton
Ensemble
Eddie Vale
Ensemble
Bette Valentine
Ensemble
Loren Welch
Loren
Lou Wills, Jr.
Bartender
Doris York
Ensemble
Understudy: Tommy Morton (Wilbur Haskins)

New Century Theatre (Nov 10, 1945 - Apr 27, 1946)

Cast

Jane Deering
Aerialist
Kathryn Lee
Aerialist
Ray Arnett
Strong Man
 
Ensemble
Jeanne Coyne
Snake Charmer's Daughter
 
Ensemble
Gretchen Houser
Sally Swivelhips

Shubert Theatre (Apr 30, 1946 - Jun 29, 1946)

music by Harry Revel; lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt
Act 1
Sung By
Five More Minutes in Bed
Marge Keller and Ensemble
Nutmeg Insurance
Wilbur Haskins, Marge Keller, Mr. Bixby, Mr. Mapleton and Ensemble
Slightly Perfect
Vivian Reilly and Wilbur Haskins
When a Good Man Takes to Drink
Vivian Reilly and Policeman
When a Good Man Takes to Drink (Reprise)
Vivian Reilly, Policeman and Bartender
Poor Little Me
Cleo
Are You With It?
Bunny La Fleur, Quartette and Ensemble
This Is My Beloved
Vivian Reilly and Wilbur Haskins
Slightly Slightly
Olive, George and Richard
Vivian's Reverie
Aerialist, Strong Man and Circus Performers
Act 2
Sung By
Send Us Back to the Kitchen
Marge Keller and Girls
Here I Go Again
Vivian Reilly and Quartette
You Gotta Keep Saying 'No'
Bunny La Fleur
Just Beyond the Rainbow
Cleo and Ensemble
In Our Cozy Little Cottage of Tomorrow
Bunny La Fleur and "Goldie"
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