Of V We Sing

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Of V We Sing is a Broadway musical revue with lyrics by Alfred Hayes and a book by Mel Tolkin, Sam Locke, and Al Geto.[1][2] It premiered at the Elysee Theatre on February 11, 1942, and ran for 76 performances before closing on April 25 that year.[1][2] The show marked the Broadway debuts of both Betty Garrett and Phil Leeds.[3][4]

Production

The show was originally put on by the American Youth Theatre under the name V For Victory in September 1941 at the Malin Studio Theater.[5] By October, it was running under the name Of V We Sing.[1][6][7]

The Broadway production was directed by Perry Bruskin and produced by Alexander H. Cohen.[8]

A condensed version of the show, with a cast of ten people, played at the LaConga Club in New York City for two weeks in September 1942.[9][10][11] Four members of the original cast performed in this version: Eleanor Bagley, Lee Barrie, Connie Baxter, and Adele Jerome. New cast members were Kay Dowd, Ty Kearney, Ray Long, Marty Ritt, and Shelley Winters.[10]

Synopsis

The show consisted of two acts of songs and sketches.[1] Some of the show's content addressed World War ll, while other parts touched on topics closer to home, like unions, Mother's Day, and the Brooklyn Dodgers.[12]

Act l

  • You Can't Fool the People
  • News Story
  • NBC Goes to Broadcast
  • Sisters Under the Skin
  • Rhumba
  • One Way Passage
  • Red, White and Blues
  • Mother Love
  • Brooklyn Cantata
  • Take a Poem
  • Victory Conga

Act ll

  • Priorities
  • News Story (Again)
  • Ivan the Terrible
  • Queen Esther
  • Hy'a Joe
  • Gertie, the Stool Pigeon's Daughter
  • You've Got to Appease with a Strip Tease
  • Belinda Blue
  • We Have a Date
  • Juke Box
  • Prologue to FInale
  • Of V We Sing

Broadway cast

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 903014625
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  2. ^ a b "Of V We Sing (Broadway, Elysee Theatre, 1942)". Playbill. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ^ Pesselnick, Jill (1998-08-21). "Phil Leeds". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ISSN 0040-781X
    . Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  7. ^ "'Of V We Sing' Makes Brooklyn Youngsters Pros on Wednesday". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 8 February 1942. p. 36. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. OCLC 1190853602
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  9. ^ "N.Y. Clubs Buy Lots of Talent For New Season". Billboard. 12 September 1942. p. 11.
  10. ^ a b Denis, Paul (19 September 1942). "LaConga, New York". Billboard. p. 12.
  11. ^ "Better Comedy Floorshow Units Get Plenty of Bookings as the Quickies Drop Out; Philly Boom". Billboard. 31 October 1942. p. 11.
  12. OCLC 654535012
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