Ladies First is a musical in three acts with music by A. Baldwin Sloane and both book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. It was based on Charles H. Hoyt's 1897 play A Contented Woman. Directed by Frank Smithson and produced by Harry Frazee, it premiered at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre on October 24, 1918. In the middle of its New York run it transferred to the Nora Bayes Theatre where it closed on March 15, 1919, after 164 performances.
Ladies First was created as a starring vehicle for Nora Bayes who played the role of Betty Burt. It was originally titled Look Who's Here during tryout performances prior to its Broadway run. The musical included two interpolated songs by George Gershwin as the composer: "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" (lyricist Ira Gershwin under the pseudonym Arthur Francis) and "Some Wonderful Sort of Someone" (lyricist Shuyler Greene).
References
- Mantle, Burns; Sherwood, Garrison P. (1943). "Ladies First". The Best Plays of 1909-1919. Dodd, Mead & Co. p. 641.
- ^ Suskin, Steven (2000). "George Gershwin; section Ladies First". Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers. Oxford University Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 9780195125993.
- ^ Dietz, Dan (2021). "Ladies First". The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 451–453. ISBN 9781538150283.
External links
Ladies First at the Internet Broadway Database
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