''Donnybrook!'' is a

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, with music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and book by

Robert E. McEnroe Robert E. McEnroe (July 1, 1916 - February 6, 1998) was an American playwright. Biography McEnroe was born in Connecticut. His father was a real estate agent who shared his son's passion for writing. He was raised in Miami Beach and attended the ...

. It is based on the 1952 film '' The Quiet Man''.

Production

''Donnybrook!'' opened on Broadway at the

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on May 18, 1961 and closed on July 15, 1961 after 68 performances and 2 previews. The director and choreographer was Jack Cole, with sets and costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. The cast featured

Art Lund Arthur Lund (April 1, 1915 – May 31, 1990) was an American baritone singer, initially with bandleaders Benny Goodman and Harry James, and was also a television and stage actor. Biography Arthur Lund was a graduate of Eastern Kentucky Uni ...

(as John Enright), Joan Fagan (as Ellen Roe Danaher), Eddie Foy Jr., Susan Johnson (as Kathy Carey) and

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(Will Danaher). The original actress for the role of Ellen, Kipp Hamilton, left prior to opening due to a "respiratory ailment." Fagan was the stand-by for the role.

Overview

John Enright, an Irish-American prizefighter, who has killed a man in the ring and vowed never to raise a hand again to anyone, returns to Ireland from America. He meets and woos a tempestuous Irish village maiden, Ellen Roe, who wants a man who will stand up and fight for her. However, Ellen's brother Will believes John to be a coward and gets in the way of the romance.Suskin, Steve.
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Playbill, August 31, 2009 The score included the ballads, "He Makes Me Feel I'm Lovely" and "I Have My Own Way", for Fagan and Lund, respectively, as well as "I Wouldn't Bet One Penny" and "Dee-lightful Is the Word" for the secondary couple, as well as a lively title song and the assertive "Sez I," which framed the show at the top of the first act and the end of the second.

Song list

;Act 1 *Sez I *The Day The Snow Is Meltin' *Sad Was The Day *Donnybrook *The Day the Snow is Meltin' (Reprise) *Ellen Roe *The Loveable Irish *I Wouldn't Bet One Penny *He Makes Me Feel I'm Lovely *I Have My Own Way *A Toast To The Bride ;Act 2 *Wisha Wurra *He Makes Me Feel I'm Lovely (Reprise) *A Quiet Life *Mr. Flynn *Dee-Lightful Is The Word *For My Own

References

External links

''Donnybrook!'' at IBDb

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