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BETTY SMITH
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below is a list of Betty Smith's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Tree Grows In BrooklynTree Grows In Brooklyn
A family in Brooklyn. Johnny is a singing waiter who spends all his money in a local bar. His wife Katie is hard working but fed up with Johnny's behaviour. Their daughter Francie idolises her father. And then there is Aunt Sissie with a string of live in lovers that she calls each one John as that was the name of her first love.
Notes:
Music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Dorothy Fields; book by George Abbott; book by Betty Smith. Based on the novel by Betty Smith
1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York 19 Apr 1951
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, sony-48014
Music:
Original cast recording: Sony (48014)
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