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'''''The Girl Friend''''' is a [[Broadway]] [[musical]] comedy that opened [[December 27]], [[1926]], with music by [[Richard Rodgers]], lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]] and book by [[Herbert Fields]]. It was produced by [[Lew Fields]]. It ran for 301 performances at the [[Vanderbilt Theatre]]. [[Image:GirlFriend.jpg|thumb|right|Sheet Music cover]]
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|music= [[Richard Rodgers]]
|lyrics= [[Lorenz Hart]]
|book= [[Herbert Fields]]
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|productions= 1926 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
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'''''The Girl Friend''''' is a [[musical comedy]] with music by [[Richard Rodgers]], lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]] and book by [[Herbert Fields]]. This was the longest running show for the trio to that date.<ref name=meryle>Secrest, Meryle. ''Somewhere for me:a biography of Richard Rodgers'' (2002), Hal Leonard Corporation, {{ISBN|1-55783-581-0}}, p. 78</ref>


==Production==
The show starred [[Sam White]], [[Eva Puck]] and [[June Cochrane]]. A cyclist trains on a wheel connected to a butter churn on his dairy farm. He is in love with the daughter of a professional cyclist. He is urged to enter a six-day race by questionable cycling promoter. Various gamblers try to cause him to lose, but he wins the race and the girl.
''The Girl Friend'' opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Vanderbilt Theatre]] on March 17, 1926, and closed on December 27, 1926, after 301 performances. Produced by [[Lew Fields]] (Herbert's father), staged by John Harwood with musical staging by Jack Haskell, the cast starred [[Sammy White (actor)|Sammy White]], [[Eva Puck]] and [[June Cochrane]]. White and Puck were married and well-known [[vaudeville]] performers of the time.


==Plot==
Some of the songs from the show are:
Setting: Long Island, New York


A cyclist trains on a wheel connected to a butter churn on his dairy farm. He is in love with the daughter of a professional cyclist. He is urged to enter a six-day bicycle race by a questionable cycling promoter. Various gamblers try to cause him to lose, but he wins the race and the girl.
* “Blue Room”
* “The Girl Friend”
* “Why Do I?”
* “Sleepy Head”
* “Good Fellow Mine”


==Characters==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Characters
|-
! Name !! Gender !! Vocal Range
|-
| Ellen || Female || Example
|-
| Jane Talbot || Female || Example
|-
| Duffy || Male || Example
|-
| Wynn Spencer || Female || Example
|-
| Irene Covel || Female || Example
|-
| Fanny Silver || Female || Example
|-
| Arthur Spencer || Male || Example
|-
| Donald Litt || Male || Example
|-
| Frank || Male || Example
|-
| Thomas Larson || Male || Example
|-
| Mike || Male || Example
|-
| Mme. Ruby DeLilly || Female || Example
|-
| Henry || Male || Example
|-
| Mollie Farrell || Female || Example
|-
| Eddie || Male || Example
|-
| Jim || Male || Example
|-
| Ann || Female || Example
|-
| Bill || Male || Example
|}


==Songs==
=== External Links ===
;Act 1
* "Hey! Hey!"
* "The Simple Life"
* "The Girl Friend"
* "Goodbye, Lenny"
* "[[Blue Room (1926 song)|Blue Room]]"
* "Cabarets"
* "Why Do I?"
* "The Damsel Who Done All the Dirt"
* "He's a Winner"
* "Town Hall Tonight"
* "Good Fellow, Mine"


;Act 2
* {{ibdb name|id=10029|title= The Girl Friend}}
* "Creole Cooning Song"
* [http://www.lorenzhart.org/girl.htm Overview of show]
* "I'd Like to Take You Home"
* "What Is It?"


==Critical response==
{{Template:Rodgers and Hart}}
Reviewers praised the humor, dancing, and the "captivating music." The ''New York American'' reviewer wrote: "This WAS music, instead of molasses. There was a ditty called 'The Blue Room' which should be sung to exhaustion".<ref name=meryle/>


==References==
[[Category:American musicals| The Girl Friend]]
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1926 musicals| The Girl Friend]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=10029 Internet Broadway Database listing]
* [http://www.lorenzhart.org/girl.htm Overview of show, lorenzhart.org]
* [http://www.ovrtur.com/show/119654 Ovrtur Page for The Girl Friend]

{{Rodgers and Hart}}
{{Herbert Fields}}

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[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals by Rodgers and Hart]]
[[Category:Musicals set in the Roaring Twenties]]
[[Category:Musicals set in New York]]
[[Category:Musicals set on farms]]
[[Category:Musicals by Herbert Fields]]
[[Category:Sports musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals set in Long Island]]

Latest revision as of 00:08, 1 May 2024

For other uses, see The Girl Friend (disambiguation).
The Girl Friend
Sheet Music
MusicRichard Rodgers
LyricsLorenz Hart
BookHerbert Fields
Productions1926 Broadway

The Girl Friend is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Herbert Fields. This was the longest running show for the trio to that date.[1]

Production

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The Girl Friend opened on Broadway at the Vanderbilt Theatre on March 17, 1926, and closed on December 27, 1926, after 301 performances. Produced by Lew Fields (Herbert's father), staged by John Harwood with musical staging by Jack Haskell, the cast starred Sammy White, Eva Puck and June Cochrane. White and Puck were married and well-known vaudeville performers of the time.

Plot

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Setting: Long Island, New York

A cyclist trains on a wheel connected to a butter churn on his dairy farm. He is in love with the daughter of a professional cyclist. He is urged to enter a six-day bicycle race by a questionable cycling promoter. Various gamblers try to cause him to lose, but he wins the race and the girl.

Characters

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Characters
Name Gender Vocal Range
Ellen Female Example
Jane Talbot Female Example
Duffy Male Example
Wynn Spencer Female Example
Irene Covel Female Example
Fanny Silver Female Example
Arthur Spencer Male Example
Donald Litt Male Example
Frank Male Example
Thomas Larson Male Example
Mike Male Example
Mme. Ruby DeLilly Female Example
Henry Male Example
Mollie Farrell Female Example
Eddie Male Example
Jim Male Example
Ann Female Example
Bill Male Example

Songs

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Act 1
  • "Hey! Hey!"
  • "The Simple Life"
  • "The Girl Friend"
  • "Goodbye, Lenny"
  • "Blue Room"
  • "Cabarets"
  • "Why Do I?"
  • "The Damsel Who Done All the Dirt"
  • "He's a Winner"
  • "Town Hall Tonight"
  • "Good Fellow, Mine"
Act 2
  • "Creole Cooning Song"
  • "I'd Like to Take You Home"
  • "What Is It?"

Critical response

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Reviewers praised the humor, dancing, and the "captivating music." The New York American reviewer wrote: "This WAS music, instead of molasses. There was a ditty called 'The Blue Room' which should be sung to exhaustion".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Secrest, Meryle. Somewhere for me:a biography of Richard Rodgers (2002), Hal Leonard Corporation, ISBN 1-55783-581-0, p. 78
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