'' Lollipop'' is a musical comedy in three acts with book by
Zelda Sears
Zelda Sears (née Paldi; January 21, 1873 – February 19, 1935) was an American actress, screenwriter, novelist and businesswoman.
Early life and background
She was born as Zelda Paldi near Brockway Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, into ...
, lyrics by Sears and
Walter De Leon, and music by
Vincent Youmans
Vincent Millie Youmans (September 27, 1898 – April 5, 1946) was an American Broadway composer and producer.
A leading Broadway composer of his day, Youmans collaborated with virtually all the greatest lyricists on Broadway: Ira Gershwin, ...
. The show was produced by
Henry W. Savage at the
Knickerbocker Theatre, and opened January 21, 1924.
[Mantle, Burns, Editor, "The Best Plays of 1923–1924", Dodd, Mead & Company, p. 389.]
It was staged by Ira Hands, choreographed by Bert French,
John Tiller
John Thomas Ibbotson Tiller (13 June 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire – 22 October 1925 in New York) was a musical theatre director who was credited with inventing precision dance and was the originator of the ' Tiller Girls'.
Biography
John Til ...
, and Mary Read, costume design by Schneider-Anderson Company,
Bergdorf Goodman
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...
, and Finchley, and scenic design by Sheldon K. Viele and William Castle. It ran for 152 performances, closing on May 31, 1924
The cast of included Ada May (Laura Lamb), Zelda Sears (Mrs. Garrity), Nick Long, Jr. (Omar K. Garrity), Adora Andrews (Mrs. Mason), Gloria Dawn (Virginia), Aline McGill (Tessie), Leonard Ceiley (Don Carlos), and Virginia Smith (Petunia).
The plot concerns Laura Lamb (Ada May), nicknamed “Lollipop” at an orphanage, and still called that even after she is adopted by a rich, catty lady named Mrs. Garrity (Zelda Sears). Laura meets an attractive plumber at the Garrity's, is accused of stealing Mrs. Garrity's purse, from which she is acquitted, and attends a masked ball in costume.
Lollipop was Youmans’ first score without a co-composer. He was teamed with lyricist Zelda Sears, one of the few women lyricists writing for Broadway. When Lollipop opened, Youmans had three shows running simultaneously.
Songs
Act 1
* “Love in a Cottage”
* “Honey-Bun”
* “Time and a Half for Overtime”
* “Take a Little One Step”
* “Tie a String Around Your Finger”
Act 2
* “When We Are Married”
* “An Orphan Is the Girl for Me”
* “Bo Koo
* “Going Rowing”
Act 3
* “Deep In My Heart”
References
Sources
* Boardman, Gerald. ''Days to Be Happy, Years to Be Sad'', New York: Oxford University Press(1982)
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1924 musicals
Broadway musicals
Original musicals
Musicals by Vincent Youmans