Arms and the Girl is a 1950 Broadway musical with a book by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, and Rouben Mamoulian, music by Morton Gould, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields.[1] The show is based on the play The Pursuit of Happiness by Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall.[2] It opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on February 2, 1950, and closed on May 27 after 134 performances.[1]
Arms and the Girl | |
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Music | Morton Gould |
Lyrics | Dorothy Fields |
Book | Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, and Rouben Mamoulian |
Setting | During the American Revolution |
Basis | The Pursuit of Happiness by Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall |
Premiere | February 2, 1950: Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City |
Premise
editDuring the American Revolution,[3] an American revolutionary named Jo, who lives in Connecticut, falls in love with a Hessian soldier.[4] Connecticut, a runaway slave who uses the name of whatever colony she is living in, is also involved.
Songs
editAct l
edit- A Girl With a Flame
- That's What I Told Him Last Night
- I Like It Here
- That's My Fella
- A Cow and a Plough and a Frau
- Nothin' for Nothing'
- He Will Tonight
- Plantation in Philadelphia
- You Kissed Me
Act ll
edit- Don't Talk (reprise)
- I'll Never Learn
- There Must Be Something Better Than Love
- She's Exciting
- Mister Washington! Uncle George
- A Cow and a Plough and a Frau (reprise)[1]
Cast
edit1950 Broadway[5] | |
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Captain Aaron Kirkland | Florenz Ames |
Thad Jennings | Seth Arnold |
Comfort Kirkland | Lulu Belle Clarke |
Colonel Mortimer Sherwood | John Conte |
General Lucius Curtis | Clifford Dunstan |
Jo Kirkland | Nanette Fabray |
Franz | Georges Guétary |
Prudence Kirkland | Eda Heinemann |
General George Washington | Arthur Vinton |
Abigail | Mimi Cabanne |
Ben | Sterling Hall |
Betsy | Joan Keenan |
Connecticut | Pearl Bailey |
David | Philip Rodd |
John | Paul Fitzpatricks |
Matthew | Joseph Caruso |
Town Crier | William J. McCarthy |
Militiaman | Peter Miceli |
Drummer | Jerry Miller |
Sergeant | Norman Weise |
Sons of Liberty | Andy Aprea, Victor Young |
Aides to General Curtis | Dan O'Brien, Robert Rippy |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Arms and the Girl (Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre, 1950)". Playbill. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Arms and the Girl - 1950 Broadway Musical: Tickets & Info". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ Atkinson, Brooks (1950-02-03). "FIRST NIGHT AT THE THEATRE; 'Arms and the Girl,' a Musical Show About Colonial Times, Put On by Theatre Guild". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ Dale, Michael. "Before HAMILTON, Before 1776: Three Revolutionary Broadway Musicals". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "ARMS AND THE GIRL - CAST". Playbill. Retrieved 10 February 2023.