Shows · Betsy · New Amsterdam Theatre, 1926
Betsy, 1926
Of the productions that opened in the 1920s, this had the 1,104th longest run.
Who was in it16 named
Ed Hickey
Pauline Hoffman
Jimmy Hussey
Vanita la Nier
Beatrice Perkins
Phil Pyley
Jack White
Ralph Whitehead
Creative team
- Director
- William Anthony McGuire
- Choreographer
- Sammy Lee
Around this production
Though the Rodgers and Hart score was mostly overlooked, Irving Berlin interpolated the song 'Blue Skies' for star Belle Baker, which became one of the biggest hits of the decade. The show itself was a commercial failure, running only 39 performances.
Belter Belle Baker, about to open in the mediocre BETSY, called Berlin for help. He pulled Blue Skies out of the trunk, fixed it up, and Baker interpolated it on opening night (much to Richard Rodgers’s displeasure). The show flopped —but the song sure didn’t! Show Tunes the Songs Shows and Careers of Broadway S Suskin Steven Suskin Steven, p. 77
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