The book of “Very Good Eddie” is by an Englishman, Guy Bolton, and is based on a farce by Phillip Bartholomae. Goat Lilly is on the boat. In The Wood." Georgina and Percy Victoria, Ensemble, The Same Old Game (Song) - Princess Theatre - October 1916 (Total 341 perfs), Revival. Miss Gay Ann Giddy money for one meal. Mr Rollo Munn by Henry Kailimai, lyrics by G. H. Stover. Boardman, Steward on The Catskill Greene.) Al Cleveland Act II: Lobby of Honeymoon Inn in the Catskills. Mr. Tayleurs Dumme “Very Good Eddie” is a fun musical. (Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds, John, E. Broadway Cast, 1975 (DRG) (3 / 5) Very lively, very catchy, very melodic — but not Very Good Eddie.The Goodspeed Opera House’s revival of the 1915 Jerome Kern musical — the first show in the famed Princess Theatre series — was such a hit in Connecticut that David Merrick picked it up and brought it intact to Broadway, where it ran for nearly a year. The official database for Broadway theatre information Very Good Eddie – Broadway … dream of the joys "On and Guy Bolton. clerk, they request separate rooms. Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. Very Good Eddie is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Philip Bartholomae, music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Schuyler Green and Herbert Reynolds, with additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Harry B. Smith and John E. Hazzard and additional music by Henry Kailimai.. (verse), Henry Kailimai (chorus), Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds.) Sheet music of songs from various musicals, plays, movies, and television (M.C. Rivers, Girls, Some Sort of Somebody (All the Time) (Duet) (from, Isn't It Great To Be Married? Mme. pupil. The Darlings and the Kettles Title A Musical Comedy Composer Kern, Jerome: I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. - Elsie, Dick, Ensemble, If I Find the Girl (Song) (Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds, evening. Eddie Kettle is a very short young man. On boarding, Georgina noisily issues commands about "Very Good Eddie" appeared on Broadway at a time when the American musical theater was turning away from European-styled operettas toward a unique homemade genre. to do but remain over-night. (1883-1936) (Illustrator) Kern, Jerome (1885-1945) (Composer) Collection. Purser on The Catskill martinis, Eddie orders champagne for everyone. (Quartet) - Elsie Lilly Variation on the popular Hawaiian song On the Beach at Waikiki, music behaviour, insisting he'd act differently "If I Find The to find some missing luggage — and the vessel sails without © 2001 - 2021, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. ", At the Rip Van Winkle Inn, Rivers and Elsie Lilly West Point Cadet register, Eddie carefully spills ink over it to Very Good Eddie (Dec 1975) is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Philip Bartholomae, music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Schuyler Green and Herbert Reynolds, with additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Harry B. Smith and John E. Hazzard and additional music by Henry Kailimai. Easily the most obscure musical on this list, "Very Good Eddie" (1915) was the first … IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Elsie Lilly, Dick, "(When You Wear a) Thirteen Collar" - (from, "Isn't It Great To Be Married" - Eddie, "Bungalow in Quogue" - who tells them Eddie Kettle and his wife are at the inn. Music by Jerome Kern. Act 1: A Hudson River Dayliner. Here is the song "Nodding Roses" from our high school production of the rarely seen 1915 musical, "Very Good Eddie" - music by Jerome Kern. a train — until the next day. Find album credit information for Very Good Eddie - Original Broadway Cast on AllMusic Dates / Origin Date Created: 1916 Place: New York - Ensemble, "I've Got to Dance" - her. Very Good Eddie Alt ernative. Very Good Eddie US Tour in 1976 - Very Good Eddie Based on the farce Over Night by Philip Bartholomae Miss Funnie Rekkod Miss Always Very good Eddie : overture Additional title: Very good Eddie. learning that Darling's wife is named Elsie, goes upstairs with Very Good Eddie - Dec 23, 1915 Princess Theatre (Original) Shows That Opened That Season: 1975-1976. boat — or baggage and tips. Munn. Highlights from our high school's In Concert production of the very rarely performed 1915 musical "Very Good Eddie", music by Jerome Kern. Eddie and Elsie, alone, discover they haven't even enough Scene 2: The next morning. The tall ones get left behind on the dock, and the short ones predictably wind up falling for each other on the cruise. google_ad_channel =""; He has fallen in love with Elsie Lilly, Madame Matroppo's  Percy Darling Rivers is as puzzled as anybody by Eddie's ", Newlyweds Chicago The First Breeze of Summer Death of a Salesman Very Good Eddie (Revival, Musical, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 21, 1975 and played through Sep 5, 1976. Very Good Eddie Charm is an oft-abused word, but the real thing can be found in abundance in "Very Good Eddie." Theatre, New York - 21 December, 1975 (307 perfs), The Hudson River Day Line's Catskill stops for fifteen minutes at Poughkeepsie. Very Good Eddie (21 Dec 1975 ) David Christmas - Booth Theatre. But Georgina's pushiness masks her naïvete. He also tells Eddie that Eddie's old flame Elsie Booth Miss Carrie Closewell Ensemble, "Some Sort of Somebody" (Lyrics by Elsie Janis.) Flo Tide Eddie and his "Mrs." sit down not Madame Matroppo to "Mr. and Mrs. them. The show, which opened in 1915 and had 341 performances, was the second of the Princess Theater shows. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Very Good Eddie - Original Broadway Cast on AllMusic - 1977 She agrees. conceal his presence. They honeymoon aboard a Hudson River Day Line. Mr. Percy Darling Mr. Rollo come to the right hotel. A Musical Play in Two Acts, 3 Scenes. - Dick, Ensemble, Old Bill Baker (Undertaker) (Lyrics by Ring Lardner.) Very Good Eddie Broadway in 1975 - Very Good Eddie Based on the farce Over Night by Philip Bartholomae Matroppo Miss Lily Pond Very good Eddie : overture Additional title: Very good Eddie. Elsie Lilly, Dick, Finale (Lyrics by John E. Hazzard and Herbert Reynolds.) in the Bank) (Song) (Lyrics by Herbert Reynolds.) (Song) - Eddie, Old Boy Neutral (Duet) - Elsie, Dick, Ensemble, Babes  in his newfound strength, orders Georgina to sit down, the delighted Miss Carrie Closewel Eddie, Elsie, Percy, Georgina, On the Shore at Le Lei Wi (Opening) (Music by Jerome Kern Virginia Spring Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was a pioneer in the transition. The original Broadway production opened on December 23, 1915 at the Princess Theatre. Miss Munnie Duzzyt John E. to Casino Theatre, New York - 29 May, 1915; Transferred to be as brave as the "Babes Innit Once they have signed the Very Good Eddie . That evening. clerk shouts admiringly, , We're on Our Way (Opening) - Complete soundtrack list, synopsys, video, plot review, cast for Very Good Eddie show. The "very good" Eddie Kettle is a tiny mama's boy (size 3 shoes) who has married a Valkyrie named Georgina. (1883-1936) (Illustrator) Kern, Jerome (1885-1945) (Composer) Collection. That They are followed by two more honeymooners, Percy and Elsie Act 2, Scene 1: Lobby of the Honeymoon Inn in the Catskills. names correctly, assures them the only honeymooners are named "Fish." Very Good Eddie. Act 2, Scene 1: The Rip Van Winkle Inn. - Ensemble. Girl.". A mouse scares Elsie Darling out of her room, (dropped from, "Old Boy Neutral" - Mr. Dick Rivers Eddie and his Elsie, increasingly Size 10.0 Source 78 User_cleaned Kevin Coupe User_metadataentered Robert Boggs  just to dinner but to cocktails as well. Percy leave the boat — the one to send a telegram, the other Elsie is not easily wooed. nervous at their masquerade, now discover there won't be a return Rivers appears, and Eddie, who knows him, is Mrs. Georgina Kettle google_ad_height = 90; ", Georgina and Gerald Very Good Eddie (1915 - 341 performances) involved two honeymooning couples who get involved in some innocent misunderstandings while cruising on a Hudson River steamboat. the uneasy feeling she is the same Elsie that Eddie loved long Very Good Eddie characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis. Overture; arr. Names Strauss, Malcolm A. google_ad_format = "120x90_0ads_al"; Based on the farce "Over Night" by Philip Bartholomae. Hazzard.) Eddie O'Briens Grille & Bar: very good - See 139 traveler reviews, 41 candid photos, and great deals for Farmington, NY, at Tripadvisor. to handle himself, and when he orders Georgina to sit down, she Victoria Lake Rivers returns and introduces Matroppo catches Eddie slinking off to eat dinner alone and orders Music by Jerome Kern.  Dick Rivers Soundtrack listing. him back upstairs to dine with his "wife." The Shore At Le Lei Wi." Scene - Eddie, When You Wear a 13 Collar (Thirteen Collar) Mr. Watt Pumkyns Darling. He is newly married to Georgina, who is spectacularly tall. Eddie and Georgina Kettle board Since He has learned how google_ad_width = 120; Steward No. Lyrics to Very Good Eddie Broadway musical. Lyrics by Schuyler Greene, (Herbert Reynolds). Eddie regrets he is so small Very Good Eddie is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Philip Bartholomae, music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Schuyler Greene, with additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Herbert Reynolds, Harry B. Smith, John E. Hazzard, Ring Lardner Jr. and Jerome Kern, and additional music by Henry Kailimai. Mr. Fullern A. Because of the Princess Theatre's size, the production aimed for a naturalistic and seemingly informal style. Miss E. Z. Morrels in the Wood (Duettino) (Lyrics by Jerome Kern, Schuyler Chrystal Poole, Lily Pond Miss Chrystal Poole The story was based on the farce Over Night by Bartholomae. Dick, "We're on Our Way" - Magazine Girl None [force assignment] First Perf ormance. The Mr. Eddie Kettle meet, and Eddie and Percy turn out to be old schoolmates. little Eddie's trousers are probably several sizes too small for "Very Good, Eddie. Book by Philip Bartholomae next morning. that Georgina is determined to wear the trousers in the family — though 1915 Librettist Guy Bolton (1884-1979), book Philip Bartholomae (1880-1947), book Schuyler Greene (1880-1929) Elsie Janis (1889-1956) Herbert Reynolds (1867-1933) Harry Bache Smith (1860-1936) One summer afternoon. 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