The Straw Hat Revue
Poster
MusicSylvia Fine and James Shelton
LyricsSylvia Fine and James Shelton
BookMax Liebman and Samuel Locke

The Straw Hat Revue is a musical comedy revue with sketches mostly by Max Liebman and Samuel Locke, and music and lyrics by Sylvia Fine and James Shelton. It was produced on Broadway in 1939.

Production

The Straw Hat Revue started life as a 1939 summer theatre revue at Camp Tamiment, Bushkill, PA. It was discovered by the Broadway producer, Harry Kaufman, and reorganized into a Broadway show produced by Mr. Kaufman and Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J.J.).[1] The Straw Hat Revue premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on September 29, 1939, and closed on December 2, 1939, after 75 performances.[2] It was conceived and staged by Max Liebman with choreography by Jerome Andrews, and settings by Edward Gilbert. The orchestra was under the direction of Edward A. Hunt.[3] The cast included Imogene Coca, Danny Kaye, Alfred Drake, Jerome Robbins, Mata & Hari, and James Shelton[4]

Songs

Act I
Act II

Reception

Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times said, “. . . a cheerful lark very much worth holding over into the felt hat season. . . . Put it down as the first pleasant surprise of the season. . . . written, acted and staged with skill and relish.” [5]

References

  1. ^ "Blast from the Past: ‘The Straw Hat Revue (1939),’ http://shubert.nyc/community/archive-the-straw-hat-revue
  2. ^ The Straw Hat Revue, Internet Broadway Database, accessed August 9, 2020
  3. ^ https://www.playbill.com/playbillpagegallery/inside-playbill?asset=00000150-aea2-d936-a7fd-eef607c00002&type=InsidePlaybill&slide=1 [dead link]
  4. ^ Mantle, Burns, The Best Plays of 1939-40, Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1940, p. 400
  5. ^ The New York Times, Saturday, September 30, 1939, p. 10

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