Mamoulian's "Sadie Thompson" at Alvin
Mamoulian's "Sadie Thompson" at Alvin __ ._ _ _* lin.i.it a------_ MT Hew Version of "Rain" < lifted as Musical Play ffitJi June Havoc «f«Mb> Thompson," the Kouben ffagr-"'"" production,...
...Davidson...
...It again tells the story of the husky voiced blonde girl, played by June Havoc, who finds herself stranded on the South Sea island of Pago Pago during the rainy season...
...The settings are by Boris Aronson...
...The choral ensembles were traine I by Millard Gibson, of the New Voik | University (jlee Club...
...Two film versions of the ajay were made, a silent with Gloria Swanson and a .alkie with Joan Crawford...
...Her .recent films are "Hello, Frisco, Hello," "My Sister Kileen" and "No Time for Ixive...
...Mamoulian's "Sadie Thompson" at Alvin __ ._ _ _* lin.i.it a------_ MT Hew Version of "Rain" < lifted as Musical Play ffitJi June Havoc «f«Mb> Thompson," the Kouben ffagr-"'"" production, baaed on (be famous play "Rain," which mm held ever an extra week durh« its pre-Brondway ran in Phila eetpftia, was presented by A. P. Vaxman at the Alvin Theatre Thursday evening, November 10...
...Dietz was play right and lyricist on such musicals as "The Little Show*," "Three's a Crowd," "The Band Wagon" and "At Home Abioad," Mr...
...Tat new version is hilled as "a ¦ustcal play...
...Duke, a lieutenant in the Coast Guard now on inactive duty, had written music for sixteen shows, including "Cabin in the Sky" and "Walk a Little Faster," which presented his most famous song hit, "April in Paris.' Recently his music was used in the Coast Guard recruiting show, "Tars and Spars...
...Mamoulian in "Sadie Thompson' aie Howard Diets and Vernon Duke, whose names have been connected with some of the biggest musical successes on Broadway...
...Man oulian lias also directed some of the outs'anding film sueee - ses «>f the past decade Associated wilh Mr...
...It had ita world sssauere there in 1922, with Jeanne Kegels creating the role of Sadie...
...With its premiere in P ila Jalpnir "Sadie Thompson" followed the example of the original ¦redaction ef the play "Rain" by Jehu Colton and Clemence Ran eslpft, based on W. Somerset...
...It opened at the Max hie Eliott Theatre, November 7, 1922, and played 73e3 performances before dsaiag...
...The ' costumes are by Motley, except Miss Havoc's costumes which are from studies by A/.adia Newman I | for her painting of "Sadie Thnnpsin...
...Msughi-m's short story, "Miss tkoapaon...
...In addition to staging many Broadway hits, Mi...
...I<ouis Opera Company, then to Broadway mid to Hollywood...
...The ballets for "Sadie Thompson" are by Edward Caton, choreographer of the Ballet Russe and the new Ballet International...
...Miss Havoc, who has been on the stage ami screen since the age of three, sings, dances and plays the title role...
...Dietz snd music by Vernon Duke...
...Heading the large cast is June Havoc, who won personal acclaim in "Mexican Hayride" and "Pal Joey...
...Mamoulian, who is famous for his musical productions of "Porgy and Bess' and "Oklahoma," is said to create again a new form of rhythmic, integrated theatre, blending all stage art forms to tell the story of Sadie Thompson and her encounter with the Rev...
...She went from vaudeville to revivals of populai musicals with the St...
...Sadie Thompson" is now s musical play by Howard Diets and Rouben Mamoulian, with lyrics by Mr...
Vol. 27 • November 1944 • No. 47
