The Abbott Touch: Pal Joey, Damn Yankees, and the Theatre of George Abbott

ISBN-13: 9781350340589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 272 str.

USA) Hischak Thomas (Flagler College

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Preface Acknowledgements Prologue: The Paradox Known as Mister Abbott Chapter 1: Pounding and Progressing on 42nd Street (1913-1925) The Misleading Lady; Lightnin’ Daddies; The Broken Wing; Dulcy; Zander the Great; White Desert; Hell Bent for Heaven; Lazybones; Processional Chapter 2: If You Want it Done Right, Write It and Direct It Yourself (1925-1934) The Fall Guy; A Holy Terror; Love ’Em and Leave ’Em; Broadway; Chicago; Spread Eagle; Four Walls; Coquette; Bless You, Sister; Gentlemen of the Press; Ringside; Jarnegan Poppa; Those We Love; Louder, Please; The Great Magoo; Small Miracle; Ladies’ Money; Page Miss Glory Chapter 3: If You Really Want It Done Better, Produce It Yourself (1932-1940) Lilly Turner; Heat Lightning; The Drums Begin; John Brown; Kill that Story; Sweet River; Angel Island; Brown Sugar; The Primrose Path; Ring Two; The Unconquered; Goodbye in the Night Chapter 4: How Did I Get Typecast in Farce? (1932-1939) Twentieth Century; Boy Meets Girl; Three Men on a Horse; Brother Rat; Room Service; All that Glitters; What a Life; See My Lawyer Chapter 5: The Celluloid Sidestep (1918-1931) The Imposter; The Carnival Man; The Bishops Candlesticks; Why Bring that Up?; The Saturday Night Kid; Halfway to Heaven; All Quiet on the Western Front; Manslaughter; The Sea God; Stolen Heaven; Secrets of a Diary; My Sin; The Cheat Chapter 6: Adding Songwriters to the Mix (1935-1945) Jumbo; On Your Toes; The Boys from Syracuse; Too Many Girls; Best Foot Forward; Beat the Band Chapter 7: Entertaining the Homefront (1942-1945) Jason; Kiss & Tell; Get Away, Old Man; A Highland Fling; Snafu Image Selection Chapter 8: Working with New (and Usually Younger) Faces (1944-1949) On the Town; Billion Dollar Baby; Barefoot Boy with Cheek; High Button Shoes; Look Ma, I’m Dancin’; Where’s Charley?; Touch and Go Chapter 9: Post-War Blues (1946-1961) The Dancer; It Takes Two; Mrs. Gibbons’ Boys; The Number; In Any Language; Drink to Me; Only; A Call on Kuprin; The Skin of Our Teeth (revival) Chapter 10: That’s Entertainment? (1940-1960) Pal Joey; Beggar’s Holiday; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; New Girl in Town; Fiorello!; Tenderloin Chapter 11: All They Want Is Musicals (1950-1955) Call Me Madam; Out of This World; Wonderful Town; Me and Juliet; The Pajama Game; On Your Toes (revival); Damn Yankees Chapter 12: Ignoring the Sixties (1959-1962) Take Her, She’s Mine; Never Too Late; Once Upon a Mattress; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Chapter 13: Almost But Not Quite (1964-1989) Fade Out – Fade In; Flora, the Red Menace; Anya; Help Stamp Out Marriage!; Agatha Sue, I Love You; How Now, Dow Jones; The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N; The Fig Leaves Are Falling; Norman, Is That You?; Not Now, Darling; Music Is; Tropicana; Frankie Chapter 14: Looking Back with Dubious Success (1969-1994) Three Men on a Horse (revival); The Pajama Game (revival); On Your Toes (revival); Broadway (revival); Damn Yankees (revival) Epilogue: No Exit Music, Please Appendices: George Abbott’s New York Theatre Productions George Abbott's Films George Abbott’s Awards and Honors End Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author