Shows · Bagels and Yox
Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times noted that Bagels and Yox had been playing in night clubs in such cities as Miami and Atlantic City, but even though it was now on Broadway it was not “theatre.” It was still a nightclub show. The evening offered a master of ceremonies and comic (Lou Saxon), a ventriloquist and his dummy (Rickie Layne and Velvel), a singer who gave impersonations (Mary Forrest), serious dancers (…
- Opened
- 1951
- Performances
- 208
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Golden Age
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1951 | Holiday Theatre Original. September 12, 1951 · Irv Carroll Cast: The Barton Brothers (Murray, Eddie, and Paul), Lou Saxon, Marty Drake, Larry Alpert, Rickie Layne and Velvel, Mary Forrest, Patrice Helene, Jan Howard, Johnny Conrad, Dian Lund, Audrey Barfoot, Tibby Rayburn, Ina Lerner, Paula Stevens, Ricki Fields | 208 performances |
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5 passages naming Bagels and Yox, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
Contradicting Atkinson, William Hawkins in the New York World-Telegram and Sun said the evening was “a floor show put on a stage,” and unlike Bagels and Yox “nobody seems to be having an awfully good time.” book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p203
Patrice Helene and Jan Howard, who had earlier appeared in Bagels and Yox . book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p721
Once again live shows were presented on its stage; the first was Bagels and Yox (9/12/51; 204 performances). book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p381
The revue included the dance team of Patrice Helene and Jan Howard, who had earlier appeared in Bagels and Yox. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p726
In 1956, the theater housed its last Broadway show: Debut, which closed after five performances. The theater was turned into a movie house, first called the Odeon, then the Forum, then Movieland. book:untold-stories-of-broadway-volume-2-part-1-the-jennifer-tepper#p65
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