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209:)), but castigating the script as "threadbare and shallow... piece of mediocrity" and avering that "there is little in the score that is original or infectious" save for a few numbers, notably 123:
Shortly after the opening, Davis was sidelined in a car crash, and lyricist Cahn himself served as a temporary replacement. The production then moved on December 13 to the
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gave a review favorable in some respects, praising the sets, costume, and cast ("The bounty of gals on deck lean definitely to the looker side" (
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as an "awe-inspiringly hideous train-wreck of a musical", and it is not known to have been staged since its 1944–45 flop.
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The production involved the efforts of several current or future entertainment-world luminaries: music and lyrics were by
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in Boston, where Berkeley left the show to return to Hollywood (being replaced by Charles Conaway) and
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was drafted for the starring role. It closed there on January 6, 1945, having never made it to
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The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations
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had been planned for the starring role ("Glad to see you" was Silvers'
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but flopped, closing after out-of-town tryouts and never opening in
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Oxford University Press. pp. 385–386. 219:, writing retrospectively in 2015, described 471: 469: 467: 465: 378: 376: 374: 564: 442: 231:The musical included the following songs: 462: 179:) was recycled and used in the 1950 film 101:also starred, and other players included 384:"Out-Of-Town Openings – Glad To See You" 371: 347:Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley 339: 337: 335: 309: 307: 305: 303: 301: 615: 530: 343: 262:"B 'Postrophe, K No 'Postrophe, L-Y-N" 524: 502: 408: 332: 138: 558: 436: 402: 298: 284:"Grown-Ups Are the Stupidest People" 57:, and it was staged and directed by 270:Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 203: 149:Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 13: 226: 14: 644: 275:"I'll Hate Myself in the Morning" 478:The Ultimate Broadway Fake Book 412:The Routledge Guide to Broadway 319:The Official Jule Styne Website 1: 291: 151:", sung by Withers, became a 87:Pacific Theater of Operations 44: 241:"I Murdered Them in Chicago" 192: 7: 633:Musicals about World War II 565:Mark Steyn (June 1, 2015). 443:Ben Yagoda (June 3, 2013). 256:"Any Fool Can Fall in Love" 10: 649: 415:. Routledge. p. 516. 287:"Love and I Went Waltzing" 250:"I Don't Love You No More" 69:, set and light design by 344:Spivak, Jeffrey (2010). 281:"I'm Laying Away a Buck" 531:Suskin, Steven (2009). 247:"Ladies Don't Have Fun" 185:, where it was sung by 512:. Boston Opera House 211:Most Unusual Weather 182:The West Point Story 93:with Fred Thompson. 21:was a 1944 American 409:Bloom, Ken (2006). 259:"Come On! Come On!" 33:, was intended for 278:"So This Is Italy" 139:In popular culture 73:, and costumes by 628:American musicals 592:"Glad To See You" 544:978-0-19-530947-8 116:, opening at the 640: 607: 606: 604: 602: 588: 582: 581: 579: 577: 562: 556: 555: 553: 551: 528: 522: 521: 519: 517: 506: 500: 499: 497: 495: 473: 460: 459: 457: 455: 440: 434: 433: 431: 429: 406: 400: 399: 397: 395: 380: 369: 368: 366: 364: 341: 330: 329: 327: 325: 311: 265:"I Lost My Beat" 244:"What Did I Do?" 208: 205: 147:from the show, " 118:Schubert Theatre 648: 647: 643: 642: 641: 639: 638: 637: 613: 612: 611: 610: 600: 598: 590: 589: 585: 575: 573: 563: 559: 549: 547: 545: 529: 525: 515: 513: 508: 507: 503: 493: 491: 489: 475: 474: 463: 453: 451: 441: 437: 427: 425: 423: 407: 403: 393: 391: 382: 381: 372: 362: 360: 358: 342: 333: 323: 321: 313: 312: 299: 294: 235:"Give Us Dames" 229: 227:Musical numbers 221:Glad To See You 206: 195: 141: 47: 18:Glad To See You 12: 11: 5: 646: 636: 635: 630: 625: 609: 608: 596:Broadway World 583: 557: 543: 523: 501: 488:978-0793582594 487: 461: 435: 421: 401: 370: 357:978-0813126432 356: 331: 296: 295: 293: 290: 289: 288: 285: 282: 279: 276: 273: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 239: 238:"Just for You" 236: 228: 225: 194: 191: 173:Linda Ronstadt 140: 137: 129:Eddie Foy, Jr. 67:Valerie Bettis 59:Busby Berkeley 46: 43: 29:troupe during 23:musical comedy 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 645: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 623:1944 musicals 621: 620: 618: 597: 593: 587: 572: 568: 561: 546: 540: 536: 535: 527: 511: 505: 490: 484: 480: 479: 472: 470: 468: 466: 450: 446: 439: 424: 422:9780415973809 418: 414: 413: 405: 389: 385: 379: 377: 375: 359: 353: 349: 348: 340: 338: 336: 320: 316: 310: 308: 306: 304: 302: 297: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 267: 264: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 243: 240: 237: 234: 233: 232: 224: 222: 218: 214: 212: 201: 200: 190: 188: 184: 183: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 161:Sarah Vaughan 158: 157:Frank Sinatra 155:, covered by 154: 150: 146: 136: 134: 130: 126: 121: 119: 115: 110: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 91:book (script) 88: 84: 80: 76: 75:Travis Banton 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 42: 40: 36: 32: 28: 24: 20: 19: 599:. 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Index

musical comedy
USO
World War II
Broadway
New York
Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn
Busby Berkeley
choreography
Valerie Bettis
Howard Bay
Travis Banton
Phil Silvers
catchphrase
Pacific Theater of Operations
book (script)
Jane Withers
June Knight
Sammy White
Gene Barry
Philadelphia
Schubert Theatre
Opera House
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Broadway
torch song
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
pop standard
Frank Sinatra
Sarah Vaughan

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