Bring on the Girls!
(1934)
By George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
In the heady days of the New Deal, the government was dispensing a check to thousands of worthy organizations around the country. Two unscrupulous bankers decide to bilk Washington, DC by starting a phony railroad, farm, and bank securities system—all based out of their New York apartment.
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In the heady days of the New Deal, the government was dispensing a check to thousands of worthy organizations around the country. Two unscrupulous bankers decide to bilk Washington, DC by starting a phony railroad, farm, and bank securities system—all based out of their New York apartment. When they send the government photographs of their attractive secretaries, the money starts rolling in. This comedy, which starred Jack Benny in his only dramatic stage appearance, predates the hilarious shenanigans of The Producers.
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The original 1922 production of Merton ran for 398 performances, at a time when half that number of performances could make a hit. It has been rarely revived, although a production at Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater in 1974 starred Michael Moriarty and a successful version was performed in Los Angeles' Geffen Theater in 1998, directed by John Rando.
In a rare collaboration with his Algonquin Round Table comrade, Alexander Woollcott, Kaufman wrote his only murder mystery.
Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Cast size: 22 men, 17 women; doubling possible. Of Thee I Sing opened at the Music Box Theatre on December 26, 1931 and ran for 441 performances.
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