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B G DeSylva

B G DESYLVA

  (1895 - 1950)

Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of B G DeSylva's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Du Barry Was A Lady         Good News         Lady Killer, The         Panama Hattie         Sweet Little Devil         Tell Me More



Du Barry Was A Lady

Du Barry Was A Lady
Louis Blore a washroom attendant wins the lottery and quits his job. Louis is in love with nightclub singer May. However, May is in love with Alex but Alex is married to ann. Louis' replacement suggests that he drug Alex and get him out of the way. Unfortunately Louis drinks the drugged drink and collapses. He believes himself to be back in the court of Louis XV and he is King Louis. May is Madame du Barry and Alex a peasant. When he comes to he realises that May really does love Alex and he uses his winnings to pay for a divorce for alex. Penniless he luckily gets his old job back

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Cole Porter; book by Herbert Fields; B G DeSylva

1st Produced:
46th Street Theatre, New York    14585

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Genre:
Musical

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Good News

Good News
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Notes:
Music and lyrics by Lew Brown; B G DeSylva; Ray Henderson; book by B G DeSylva; Frank Mandel; Laurence Schwab

1st Produced:
St James Theatre, New York    23 Dec 1974

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Music:
Studio cast recording: TER (1230) 1995

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Lady Killer, The

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Notes:
Music by Lewis e Gensler; Stephen Jones; lyrics by Buddy DeSylva; book by Frank Mandel; Laurence Schwab

1st Produced:
Morosco Theatre, New York    12 Mar 1924

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Comedy

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Panama Hattie

Synopsis:
Hattie Maloney, a nightclub singer in Panama City, tries to fit into the elite world of the American colony to which her fiance, a single parent, Nick Bullett, belongs. Her prospective marriage to Nick hinges on the approval of his precocious 8-year-old daughter, Gerry, as well as that of his boss. Gerry has been chaperoned on her trip from the States by Vivian Budd a "gentleman's gentleman" who gets bent to the breaking point by the wiles of Hattie's best friend Florrie. Nick's boss, an army officer/engineer, Whitney Randolph, and the girls in the Canal "social set" prove even harder to win over than does Gerry. So what's needed are some major heroics and that is supplied when a plot to blow up the canal is foiled. Helping thwart the "enemy" are three less-than-robust soldiers - Woozy, Skat, and Windy (William Nash). Songs include: "I've Still Got My Health," "We Detest a Fiesta," "Make It another Old-Fashioned, Please," and "Let's Be Buddies."

Notes:
Music by Cole Porter; lyrics by Cole Porter; book by Herbert Fields; book by B G DeSylvia

1st Produced:
46th Street Theatre, New York    1940

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Sweet Little Devil

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Notes:
Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Buddy DeSylva; book by Frank Mandel

1st Produced:
astor Theatre, New York    21 Jan 1924

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Tell Me More

Tell Me More
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Notes:
Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by B G DeSylva; Ira Gershwin; book by Fred Thompson; William K Wells

1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, New York    13 Apr 1935

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Music:
New York concert cast: New World (80598-2) 1995

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