St. Louis Woman
Shows · St. Louis Woman
Set in St. Louis in 1898, the musical tells of fickle Della Green (Ruby Hill in a part intended for Lena Horne), who is the woman of tough saloon owner Biglow Brown (Rex Ingram), but who falls for Li’l Augie (Harold Nicholas), a jockey with an incredible winning streak.
- Opened
- 1946
- Performances
- 113
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Golden Age
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1946 | Martin Beck Theatre Original. March 30, 1946 · Rouben Mamoulian | 113 performances |
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Recordings 1 album held
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23 passages naming St. Louis Woman, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
He composed wonderful songs for the shows Bloomer Girl, St. Louis Woman, House of Flowers, Jamaica, and Saratoga, including the standards “Right as the Rain,” “A Sleepin’ Bee,” “Any Place | Hang My Hat Is Home,” and “Come Rain or Come Shine.” book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p41
After supporting roles in St. Louis Woman and Street Scene, she broke through as the unflaggingly business-like Bloody Mary in South Pacific, winning a Tony Award and becoming a star introducing the songs “Bali Hai” and “Happy Talk.” book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p308
of rich Harold Arlen songs for Bloomer Girl and St. Louis Woman; of Irving Berlin’s abundant score for Annie Get Your Gun. book:encyclopedia-of-theatre-music-a-comprehensive-listing-of-lewine-richard-simon-al#p30
Pearl Bailey—who had stolen the show in ST. LOUIS WOMAN [March 30, 1946}—winning most of the backstage bouts. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p295
ST. LOUIS WOMAN suffered from a lumbering book and a lack of focus, but it did possess a fine score. book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p183
Ms. Bailey (who had stolen the show in ST. LOUIS WOMAN [March 30, 1946]). book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p184
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