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Fred Thompson

FRED THOMPSON

  (1884 - 1949)
Nationality:    English
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Fred Thompson's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Fred Thompson's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Boy, The         Countess Maritza         Five O'Clock Girl, The         Follow the Girls         Lady Be Good         Out Of The Bottle         Present Arms         Rio Rita         Tell Me More

Boy, The

Synopsis:
Remarried widow Mrs Millicent Meebles always understates the age of her son to make herself appear younger. She says Hughie is fourteen - in fact he is nineteen. Hughie takes his step-father, a magistrate, to a nightclub. Millicent follows them as she wants to warn her sister Diana not to divulge Hughie's age. The nightclub is raided by the police. Mr Burridge escapes but Millicent and Diana are arrested. When Mr Burridge arrives at court next day Millicent and Diana are up before him. He has no choice but to sentence them to prison. However, another magistrate finds a legal loophole and the sentences are quashed

Notes:
Music by Lionel Monckton; Howard Talbot; lyrics by Percy Greenbank; Adrian Ross book by Percy Greenbank; Fred Thompson. Based on the play "The Magistrate" by Arthur Wing Pinero. Known as "Good Morning Judge" in the US

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Genre:
Musical

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Countess Maritza

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Music by Emmerich Kalman; lyrics And book by Guy Bolton; Fred Thompson

1st Produced:
Pitt Stadium, Pittsburg    1947

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Five O'Clock Girl, The

Synopsis:
A rich playboy becomes acquainted with a shop girl after an anonymous telephone call

Notes:
Music by Harry Ruby; lyrics by Bert Kalmar; book by Guy Bolton; Fred Thompson

1st Produced:
44th Street Theatre, New York    10 Oct 1927

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Follow the Girls

Synopsis:
A striptease artiste becomes a great hit at a servicemens club

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Phil Charing; Milton Pascal; Dan Shapiro; book by Guy Bolton; Fred Thompson

1st Produced:
New Century Theatre, New York    08 Apr 1944

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Lady Be Good

Synopsis:
Setting: Beacon Hill, Rhode Island and Eastern Harbor, Connecticut. Dick and Susie Trevor are penniless siblings evicted from their Rhode Island mansion. Dick is determined to many the wealthy Josephine Vandewater in order to return to solvency but Susie is equally determined to save Dick from a loveless marriage by posing as a Spanish widow in order to claim a substantial inheritance.

Notes:
Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin; Book by Guy Bolton And Fred Thompson

1st Produced:
Liberty Theatre, NY    1924

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Out Of The Bottle

Synopsis:
Peter a young artist is in love with Molly the daughter of Professor Harper. The Professor asks Peter to bid on an item at an auction. Peter obtains the item a brass bottle. He rubs it and a Genie pops out

Notes:
Music by Vivian Ellis; Oscar Levant; lyrics and book by Clifford Grey; Fred Thompson. Based on the play "The Brass Bottle" by F Anstey

1st Produced:
London Hippodrome    11 Jun 1932

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Present Arms

Synopsis:
Three soldiers from World War One are all called up for the Second War. Charlie and Syd are rivals for the hand of the rich Bertha. Once in France they meet Babette who they had fought over in the First War. Together with Bert they get captured but all three manage to escape

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Music by Noel Gay; lyrics by Frank Eyton; book by Fred Thompson

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Prince of Wales Theatre, London    -

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Rio Rita

Rio Rita
Captain Jim Stewart of the Texas Rangers is in Mexico in disguise trying to track down a criminal known as "Kinkajou". He meets and falls in love with Rita Fergusson who sings in a local hotel. Rita and Roberto, her brother have lost their ranch. General Estaban the local governor is also in love with Rita and he hatches a plot to break them up by telling her that Jim is spying on Roberto. Meanwhile Chick Bean a salesman and Dolly a cabaret singer arrive in town to get married. After the ceremony takes place they are told that Chick's divorce has not been finalised yet

Notes:
Music by Harry Tierney; lyrics by Joseph McCarthy; book by Guy Bolton; Fred Thompson

1st Produced:
Ziegfield Theatre, New York    02 Feb 1927

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Studio cast recording: World Record Club (7056)

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

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