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MainPerformancesTheatre | Lady, Be Good! (New York)

Lady, Be Good!

Alternate Title: Black-Eyed Susan (working title)

Produced by: Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley

Staged by: Felix Edwardes (book) and Sammy Lee (dances)

Book by: Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson

Music by: George Gershwin
Lyrics by: Ira Gershwin

Starring: 

Fred Astaire Dick Trevor
Adele Astaire Susie Trevor
Walter Catlett J. Watterson "Watty" Watkins
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards Jeff
Alan Edwards Jack Robinson
Gerald Oliver Smith Bertie Bassett
Kathlene Martyn Shirley Vernon
Patricia Clarke Daisy Parke
Jayne Auburn Josephine Vanderwater
James Bradbury Rufus Parke

Orchestra Conductor: Paul Lannin

Orchestrations by: Robert Russell Bennett, Charles N. Grant, Paul Lannin, Stephen O. Jones, Max Steiner and William Daly.

Also featuring: Victor Arden and Phil Ohman at the pianos

Premiere: December 1, 1924, Liberty Theatre, New York

Synopsis: 

Tryout: Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, November 17, 1924

Total Performances (New York): 330

Songs:

Hang On To Me
Introduced by Fred and Adele Astaire
A Wonderful Party
Introduced by ensemble
End Of A String
Introduced by ensemble
We're Here Because
Introduced by Patricia Clarke, Gerald Oliver Smith and ensemble
Fascinating Rhythm
Introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire
Reprised in "Finale Ultimo" by principles
Earlier Title: "Syncopated City"
So Am I
Introduced by Alan Edwards and Adele Astaire
Oh, Lady Be Good!
Introduced by Walter Catlett and ladies of ensemble
Finale, Act I
Introduced by Adele Astaire, Walter Catlett and emsemble
Linger In The Lobby
Introduced by ensemble
Alternate Title: "Opening, Act II"
The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
Introduced by Kathlene Martyn and Fred Astaire
Juanita
Introduced by Adele Astaire and boys
Little Jazz Bird
Introduced by Cliff Edwards
Swiss Miss
Lyrics by Arthur Jackson and Ira Gershwin
Introduced by Fred and Adele Astaire
Numbers Dropped Before New York Opening:
Seeing Dickie Home
The Man I Love (Intended for reuse in Strike Up The Band but dropped; intended for reuse in Rosalie but dropped; major commercial success via sheet music sales)
Weatherman
Rainy-Afternoon Girls (Alternate Title: "Six Little Rainy-Afternoon Girls")
The Bad, Bad Men
Evening Star
Singin' Pete
Will You Remember Me?
Little Theatre

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