Sally is a musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Guy Bolton. The musical was originally produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, opening on 21 December 1920 at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway. It ran for 570 performances, which was one of the longest runs on Broadway up to that time.
Dramatis Personæ
SASCHA (Violinist at the Alley Inn) | Mr. Herbert Fireman | |
JIMMIE SPELVIN | Mr. Seymour Beard | |
OTIS HOOPER | Mr. George Grossmith | |
(of the Anglo-American Vaudeville Agency, Squantumville) | ||
ROSALIND RAFFERTY (a Manicurist) | Miss Heather Thatcher | |
SALLY OF THE ALLEY (a Foundling) | Miss Dorothy Dickson | |
MRS. TEN BROCK (a Settlement Worker) | Miss Molly Ramsden | |
"POPS" SHENDORFF (Proprietor of the Alley Inn, New York) | Mr. Alaric Arnéf | |
CONSTANTINE | Mr. Leslie Henson | |
(Grand Duke of Czechogovinia, a waiter at the Alley Inn) | ||
BLAIR FARQUAR (an only son) | Mr. Gregory Stroud | |
ADMIRAL TRAVERS (a Gay One) | Mr. Leigh Ellis | |
RICHARD FARQUAR | Mr. Ernest Graham | |
ALTA | Miss Vanity Fair | |
BETTY | Miss Mary Leigh | |
BILLIE | Miss Doris Patston | |
GLADYS | Miss Dorothy Deane | |
JANET | Miss Molly Vere | |
EMILY | Miss Aileen Grace |
RHODA RHINELANDER VERA VANDERBILT CISSIE CIRCLE BESSIE BRYANT AUDREY AUDUBON MAMIE MADISON |
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Miss Dorothy Hurst Miss Dorothy Field Miss Molly Gilmour Miss Gracie Turner Miss Grace Baker Miss Winifred Shotter |
BILLY PORTER | Mr. Jack Bradley |
HARRY BARTON | Mr. Derick Glynne |
FOOTMEN | { { |
Mr. R. Wilkinson Mr. Jack Glyn |
ACT I - The Alley Inn, New York.
- No. 1 - Opening Number
- No. 2 - Song and Dance - Jimmy and Chorus - "It's the night walk that we love to prowl; it's the night hawk that's the wise old owl..."
- No. 3 - Song and Dance - Otis - "In Squantamville, Maine, we've jazz on the brain; we turn on the fam'ly Victrola..."
- No. 4 - Entrance of Sally and Girls
- No. 5 - Song - Sally - "Joan of Arc was on her own when she was quite a child..."
- No. 6 - Duet - Sally and Blair - "Please don't be offended if I preach to you a while..."
- No. 7 - Song and "Silver Lining Dance" - Sally - "A heart full of joy and gladness will always banish sadness and strife..."
- No. 8 - Song - Blair and Men's Chorus - "There's someone that I can't forget wherever I may be..."
- No. 9 - Eccentric Dance
- No. 10 - Finale Act I - Sally and Otis - "On with the dance, on with the dance! Don't you know it's your one big chance? ..."
ACT II - The Garden of Richard Farquar's House, Long Island.
- No. 11 - Opening Chorus, with solo - Jimmy - "To a celebration so remarkable as this, of course we're all invited..."
- No. 12 - Song - Sally and Men - "You'll pardon our intrusion, our confusion is sublime; we've never seen a girl at all like you..."
- No. 13 - Song - Constantine - "I'm a Duke from a wonderful clime, where I've had a remarkable time..." (3 verses)
- No. 14 - Duet - Sally and Blair - "Mem'ry takes me back away to an early childhood day, when I stood within a little wood..."
- No. 15 - Trio and Dance - Rosie, Jimmy and Otis - "I remember reading in a old mythology, of the lovely, luring Lorelei ..."
- No. 16 - Duet - Rosie and Otis - "There's a church 'round the corner that's waiting for us, it's just above Madison Square ..." **
- No. 17 - Finale Act II - "Our anxious eyes await this great surprise. She is not here; will she appear? ..."
ACT III - (1) The Follies Roof Garden,
(2) Sally's Theatre Dressing Room, and
(3) The Little Church around the Corner.
- No. 18 - Butterfly Ballet (composed by Victor Herbert)
- No. 18a - Incidental Music
- No. 19 - Finale Act III - "Dear little, dear little church round the corner; we'll slip off one day on the sly..." **
- External Links
- Sally at Wikipedia
- Sally at The Guide to Musical Theatre
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