Jimmie
A Musical Comedy. Book by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Frank Mandel. Music by Herbert Stothart. Lyrics by Harbach and Hammerstein.
Tryout at the Playhouse, Wilmington, 8 to 9 October 1920;
Park Square Theatre, Boston, 11 October to 13 November 1920.
Apollo Theatre,New York - 17 November 1920 to 15 Janunary 1921.( 71 perfs).
Synopsis
Jimmie, the long-lost daughter of wealthy Jacob Blum, grows up under the oppression of her guardian, restauranteur Vincenzo Carlotti, who keeps her identity a secret and tries to pass his own daughter off as the missing heiress.
But Jimmie works away, dreams, and on her own becomes a successful cabaret star.
Eventually Carlotti’s deception is revealed, and Jimmie is reunited with her father.
Musical Numbers:
- Baby Dreams
- Below the Macy-Gimbel Line
- Cute Little Two by Four
- All That I Want
- Carlotti’s
- Jimmie
- She Alone Could Understand
- Don’ Yo’ Want to See de Moon?
- It Isn’t Hard to Do
- Just a Smile
- Do, Re, Mi
- Some People Make Me Sick
- I Wish I was a Queen
- Toodle Oodle Um
- A Little Plate of Soup
- Try Me *
- That’s As Far As I Can Go *
- Cabaret Girl *
- Tum-Tiddly-Tum-Tum *
- Tu Carrisimo *
- Ming Poo *
- Up Is a Long, Long Climb *
- Dig, Sister, Dig *
- Clothes *
- Rickety Crickety
* cut
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