Shows · Very Good Eddie
Very Good Eddie
Opened 1915
341 performances
Musical, Early
Meek Eddie Kettle and his domineering wife take a Hudson River boat trip with the honeymooning Darcys. When the couples get separated at a stop, timid Eddie is left alone with the attractive Mrs. Darcy while his wife ends up with Mr. Darcy, forcing Eddie to summon unexpected courage.
- Music
- Jerome Kern
- Lyrics
- Schuyler Greene, Herbert Reynolds
- Book
- Philip Bartholomae, Guy Bolton
Productions4 productions: 3 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
Recordings 1 recording
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
Very Good Eddie is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Philip Bartholomae, music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Schuyler Greene, with additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Herbert Reynolds, Harry B. Smith, John E. Hazzard, Ring Lardner and Jerome Kern, and additional music by Henry Kailimai. The story was based on the farce Over Night by Bartholomae. The farcical plot concerns three couples and a sex-crazed voice teacher who board a Hudson River Day Line boat in Poughkeepsie, New York. Chaos ensues when two of the couples cross paths and accidentally trade partners. The vaudeville-style adventure continues at a hotel, where guests pop in and out of rooms while an inebriated desk clerk tries t…
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