This Day on Broadway

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Sunday, July 9, 2006

7/9 In Musical Theater History

Dancer Vernon Castle opens for the Schubert Brothers, in the minor revue The Mimic World at the Casino Theater on this night in 1908. Musicals playing this day in 1956 include The Most Happy Fella at the Imperial Theater, My Fair Lady at the Mark Hellinger, and the Sammy Davis Jr musical, Mr.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 8, 2006

7/8 In Musical Theater History

Broadway history is made today, as the first Follies opens in 1907 at the Jardin de Paris, with Anna Held as star, though it will be a few years before Ziegfeld puts his name on the show. The show’s hit song is I Oughtn’t Auto Anymore. Variety says in its review of Tidbits of 1946 (opening tonight... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 7, 2006

7/7 In Musical Theater History

Earl Wilson Jr’s sexual revue Let My People Come attempts to transfer from off-Broadway to the Morsoso Theater this day in 1976. The opening is canceled by mid-afternoon due to poor ticket sales as well as protests by The League of Broadway Producers, which is trying to clean up the Times Square... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 6, 2006

7/6 In Musical Theater History

The 1925 edition of The Ziegfeld Follies opens at the New Amsterdam Theater tonight. Making their last appearances in a Follies are W.C. Fields and Will Rogers. Lew Brown’s Yokel Boy opens on this day in 1939 at the Majestic Theater. In the cast are future TV stars Buddy Ebsen, Phil Silvers and Judy... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

7/5 In Musical Theater History

The first edition of the Earl Carroll Vanities opens on this day in 1923. Carroll will go on to be Zigefeld’s main rival through the 30’s. The top ticket price for the production of Cole Porter’s “Mexican Hayride” on this day in 1943 is $5.50. By way of contrast, the top ticket price for the “The... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006

7/4 In Musical Theater History

Opening patriotically tonight at the Broadway Theater in 1942 is the World War II musical This Is the Army (113p), written by and starring Army Sgt. Irving Berlin. Although it only runs on Broadway briefly, every performance will be a sellout, and then Berlin and the show tours every army base... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 3, 2006

7/3 In Musical Theater History

Actor, composer and producer George M. Cohan (1878-1942) is born today in Providence, RI to vaudeville performers Jerry and Nellie Cohan. To enhance his reputation as the original “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” Cohan will tell interviewers throughout his life that he was born on the 4 th.This fib is... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 2, 2006

July 2 In Musical Theater

The 9 th edition of the “George White Scandals” opens this day in 1928 at White’s own theater. In the cast is former Ziegfeld girl Ann Pennington. Also opening today in 1929 is Ziegfeld’s Show Girl, starring Jimmy Durante and featuring music by George Gershwin. Included in the score are the song... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 1, 2006

July 1 In Musical Theater

The “Earl Carroll Sketch Book”, a racier but cheaper version of His Vanities, opens this day in 1929 with a movie by former Ziegfeld star Eddie Cantor as part of the show. It will run until Wall Street crashes in October. The next edition of the regular Vanities opens in 1930 on this day as well... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Sources of information

This entry contains the online sources of information my husband uses to update the trivia I plan on writing about in this blog. Ethically, we writers must give credit where credit is due, and there are currently many more Internet-based resources available than there were five years ago (when my... Sign in to see full entry.

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