Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman (92 page)

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Act I

Act II

DuBarry Was a Lady (1939)

Book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva; songs by Cole Porter; produced by B. G.
DeSylva; directed by Edgar MacGregor; choreographed by Robert Alton; settings
and costumes by Raoul Pene Du Bois; orchestra under the direction of Gene Salzer.

Opened at the 46th Street Theatre on December 6, 1939- 408 performances.

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Act I

Act II

Panama Hattie (1940)

Book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva; songs by Cole Porter; produced by B. G.
DeSylva; directed by Edgar MacGregor; choreographed by Robert Alton; settings
and costumes by Raoul Pene Du Bois; orchestra under the direction of Gene Salzer;
accompanist to Ethel Merman, Lew Kessler.

Opened at the 46th Street Theatre on October 30, 1940- 501 performances.

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Act I

Act II

Something for the Boys (1943)

Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields; songs by Cole Porter; produced by Michael
Todd; directed by Hassard Short; book directed by Herbert Fields; dances by Jack
Cole; settings by Howard Bay; costumes by Billy Livingston; orchestra conducted by
William Parson.

Opened at the Alvin Theatre on January 7, 1943. 422 performances.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act I

Act II