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musical comedy Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

with a book by

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, lyrics by

Irving Kahal Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in 19 ...

, and music by

Sammy Fain Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. ...

. The musical has two acts and a prologue. The story is based on ''

Up Pops the Devil ''Up Pops the Devil'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The screenplay concerns an advertising man (Norman Foster) who quits his job to become a novelist, upsetting his wife (Carole Lombard) and str ...

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Frances Goodrich Frances Goodrich (December 21, 1890 – January 29, 1984) was an American actress, dramatist, and screenwriter, best known for her collaborations with her partner and husband Albert Hackett. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with her hus ...

and

Albert Hackett Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American actor, dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich. Early years Hackett was born in New York City, the son ...

. The musical ran at the Shubert Theater in

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from October 31, 1931, to February 13, 1932, for a total of 139 performances. it originated the song " As Time Goes By", with music and lyrics by

Herman Hupfeld Herman Hupfeld (February 1, 1894June 8, 1951) was an American songwriter whose most notable composition was " As Time Goes By". He wrote both the lyrics and music. Life and career Hupfeld was born in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of Fredericka ...

. The song was part of the "additional material" provided for the musical by songwriters other than Kahal and Fain. The musical starred Harriette Lake as Ann Cathway, Ann Pennington as Louella Carroll,

Oscar Shaw Oscar Shaw (born Oscar Schwartz, October 11, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died March 6, 1967, in Little Neck, New York), was a stage and screen actor and singer, remembered primarily today for his role as Bob Adams in the first f ...

as Steve Merrick, Jack Sheehan as Biny Hatfield and Frances Williams as Polly Bascom. It was directed by William Mollison and choreographed by William Holbrook.

Songs

;Prologue *One in a Million – Steve Merrick and Girls ;Act 1 *All Wrapped Up in You (Lyrics by Mack Gordon and Harold Adamson; music by Harry Revel) – Steve and Ann Cathway *Pie Eyed Piper – Polly Bascom, Girls and Boys *Ta, Ta, Old Bean (Lyrics by Edward Eliscu; music by Manning Sherwin) – Steve, Ann, Polly, and Biny Hatfield * As Time Goes By (Music and Lyrics by Herman Hupfeld) – Polly *Even As You and I – Steve and Ann *Even As You and I (Reprise) – Steve and Ann ;Act 2 *Feather in a Breeze – Louella Carroll, Girls and Boys *Lease in My Heart – Steve and Ann *Lease in My Heart (Reprise) – Steve, Louella, a Drunk, Boys and Girls *Nature Played a Dirty Trick on You (Lyrics by Arthur Lippmann and Milton Pascal; music by Sherwin) – Polly and Biny * As Time Goes By (Reprise) – Polly and Biny *Even As You and I (Reprise) – Steve and Ann *I Shot the Works (Lyrics by Pascal and Lippmann; music by Sherwin) – Polly *Four Grecians – Biny, George Kent, a Drunk and Buddy Hill *Is Rhythm Necessary? – Polly, Louella, Girls and Boys

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