Pardon Our French

Sketches: Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson Lyrics: Edward Heyman (additional lyrics by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson) Music: Victor Young (additional music by Harry Sukman) Direction: Uncredited; Producers: Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson; Choreography: Ernst and Maria Matray; Scenery: Albert Johnson; Costumes: Jack Mosser; Lighting: Uncredited; Musical Direction: Harry Sukman Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Denise Darcel, Marty May, June Johnson, Bill Shirley, Helene Stanley, Patricia Denise, J. C. Olsen, George Zoritch, Lubov Roudenko, Fay De Witt, Nina Varela, Billy Kay, M. Millard, The Six Mighty Atoms (Charles Young, Teddy Kiss, Jack Zlik, Steve Kochanski, Ivor Boden, George Day), The Konyots, Phil Terry, Leo Anthony, Robert Rossellat, John Ciampa, Chickie Johnson, Richard Clayton, Howard Joslin, David Collyer, Les Huit Chanteuses, The Hors d’Oeuvres (Orlando Merdene, Helene Perry, Fay De Witt, Cynthia Cavanaugh, Felice Ingersoll, Sandra Insel, Jackson Jourdan, Diana Laye, Millicent Roy, June St. Clair, Helen L. Thompson); Dancers: Joan Bonomo, Iris Burton, Gloria Braun, Pepper Cole, Christine Petersen, Salli Sorvo, Gloria Stone, Joy Walker, Carolyn Wells, Edward Andrews, Richard Cahill, Fred Curt, Phil Gerard, Jack Monts, George Tomal, Brahm van den Berg, Richard Wyatt; Singers: Margot Carmen, Cecile Descant, Bunny Lane, Joan Rodgers, Stacey Scott, Robert Arnold, Walter Russell, Harry Snow; Showgirls: Cynthia Cavanaugh, Felice Ingersoll, Sandra Insel, Jackson Jourdan, Diana Laye, Millicent Roy, June St. Clair, Helen L. Thompson The revue was presented in two acts. Sketches and Musical Numbers Act One: Overture; “Pardon Our French” (lyric by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, music by Harry Sukman) (The Stage Hand: Phil Terry; The Newsboy: Fred Curt; The Dandies: Robert Rossellat, Richard Wyatt; Ladies in Red: Christine Petersen, Joy Walker; The Post Card Vendor: Phil Gerard; The Tourists: Richard Cahill, Caroline Wells, Pepper Cole; The Apaches: Gloria Stone, Brahm van den Berg; The Waiters: Jack Monts, George Tomal; The Shadow Dancer: George Zoritch; Dancers and Singers; “Street Scene” (sketch) (Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson; The Quizzer: June Johnson; The Quizzed: Bill Shirley; The Pleader: Phil Terry; The Model: Sandra Insel; The Winner: Millicent Roy; The Little Mother: Chickie Johnson; The Vendor: Billy Kay; The Penn-Staters: M. Millard, Charles Young; The Shady Characters: Ivor Boden, Jack Zlik; The Whiz: George Day; The Chasers: Iris Burton, Christine Petersen, Gloria Braun); “No. 96 Rue Blondell” (sketch) (The Boy: Leo Anthony; The Girl: Denise Darcel; The Maid: June Johnson; The Friend: Chickie Johnson; Another Friend: Robert Rossellat; The Patrons: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson; The Watchers: David Collyer, Nina Varela, J. C. Olsen); “There’s No Man Like a Snowman” (Helene Stanley; School Girls: Gloria Braun, Pepper Cole, Christine Petersen, Salli Sorvo, Gloria Stone, Joy Walker, Carolyn Wells; Snowmen: Richard Cahill, Fred Curt, Robert Rossellat, George Tomal, Brahm van den Berg, Richard Wyatt, Steve Kochansky, Charles Young); “Life of a Salesman” (sketch) (Salesmen: Marty May, Bill Shirley, Phil Terry; Click, Click: Chic Johnson; Man in Hiding: George Day); “I Ought to Know More about You” (Fay De Wit, Bill Shirley, Les Huit Chanteuses; The Columnists: Carolyn Wells, Richard Clayton; The Wife: Nina Varela; The Husband: Billy Kay; The Man in Red: Fred Curt; The Man from Home: George Tomal; The Chaste: Marion Olive; The Reporter: Robert Konyot); “An Evening with Marie Antoinette” (sketch) (Maid: Helene Stanley; Marie: June Johnson; Gentlemen Callers: Leo Anthony, Richard Wyatt, Bill Shirley; Pages: Billy Kay, Leo Anthony; Trumpeters: Sandra Insel, Millicent Roy; Louis XVI: Chic Johnson; His Other Self: Phil Terry; His Shadow: Phil Terry; Lord Calvert: Walter Russell; Soldiers: George Day, Ivor Boden, Charles Young, Steve Kochanski, Teddy Kiss, Jack Zlik; The Victor: Mary May; Ladies of the Court: Chickie Johnson, Millicent Roy, M. Millard); “The Konyots” (The Models: Cynthia Cavanaugh, Felice Ingersoll, Jackson Jourdan, Diana Laye, June St. Clair, Helen L. Thompson; The Voice: Stacey Scott); “Venezia and Her Three Lovers” (ballet) (Prologue—The Lovers: George Zoritch, Richard Cahill, Brahm van den Berg; The Gondolier: Chic Johnson; Ballet—Venezia: Patricia Denise; The Taylor [Tailor?]: Robert Rossellat; The First Lover: George Zoritch; The Second Lover: Richard Cahill; The Third Lover: Brahm van den Berg; The Drunkard: Phil Terry); Marty May; “A Face in the Crowd” (Bill Shirley; First Policeman: George Zoritch; The Seeker: Bill Shirley; Also Seeking: June Johnson; The Face: Patricia Denise; The Apache Chief: Leo Anthony; Second Policeman: David Collyer; The Strollers: Joan Bonomo, Margot Carmen, Bunny Lane; Other Apaches: Richard Cahill, Robert Rossellat, Paul Gerard, Richard Wyatt, Phil Terry; The Hunters: Chic Johnson, Marty May; The Whistler: J. C. Olsen; The Whiz: George Day; The Sinister One: Leo Anthony; The Shaker: P

Music

Victor Young (additional music by Harry Sukman)

Lyrics

Edward Heyman (additional lyrics by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson)