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Destry Rides Once more
Destry Rides Again Original Cast Recording.jpg

1959 Original Bandage Recording
Music Harold Rome
Lyrics Harold Rome
Volume Leonard Gershe
Ground Picture show Destry Rides Once more

Destry Rides Again is a 1959 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Harold Rome and a book by Leonard Gershe. The play is based on the 1939 film of the same name.

Production history [edit]

The prove opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on April 23, 1959[ane] and closed on June 18, 1960 after 472 performances. Michael Kidd was the director and choreographer. The cast starred Andy Griffith as Destry and Dolores Greyness as Frenchy.[2] The national bout starred John Raitt and Anne Jeffreys, while Yvonne De Carlo appeared in the show in such venues every bit the Paper Mill Playhouse and the Dallas Summertime Musicals.

The plot was loosely based on a story past Max Brand. The song sung by Marlene Dietrich in the film, "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have", was not used in the stage production.

Synopsis [edit]

Act 1 [edit]

The opening song ("Bottleneck") shows the roughness and violence of the boondocks Bottleneck. So, at the Concluding Adventure Saloon, Frenchy and her girls perform for the male person patrons of The Last Risk ("Ladies"). After the song, Clagget stomps into the bar with Sheriff Keogh. Clagget accuses Frenchy and Kent of stealing his ranch in a crooked poker game last night. Kent strides out calmly, greeting the sheriff. Kent states that he won and Clagget lost. Sheriff Keogh asks for them to go into his office. Kent, Gyp and Bugs Watson, and the sheriff become into Kent's office. Clagget angrily storms out of the saloon while Rockwell and Frenchy reveal that she did steal i of his aces. But in the middle of their laughter, a gunshot is heard and the laughing grinds to a halt. Kent and his gang come out, explaining that Gyp Watson'south pistol had accidentally gone off. Slade tells Kent that shooting Keogh was a mistake and they were moving also fast. Ane of Kent'southward gang hands Slade the sheriff badge and Kent tells Slade that it was up to him to appoint a new sheriff. Slade makes an announcement to the patrons of the saloon that Sheriff Keogh has left boondocks on urgent business and Washington Dimsdale would exist taking his identify. Wash tells the town that he'll bring law and social club to the town with the help of Tom Destry ("Hoop De Dingle").

Tom Destry arrives in Bottleneck with a parasol and a canary cage. The townsmen don't think very highly of him and tease him, especially Kent's gang. Destry sees it equally hospitality and tells the townspeople how shocked he is past their welcome ("Tomorrow Morning time"). Destry meets Kent and Kent asks Destry for his gun. Destry reveals he doesn't own a gun. Wash is surprised that Destry doesn't have a gun. Destry meets Frenchy and Destry quickly angers her and a fight ensues in which Destry and Frenchy are pulled apart past Wash and Kent.

Wash and Destry run out to a street and there, Launder confronts him virtually not owning a gun. Wash explains that the town had planned a big welcome political party for him, but he didn't think Destry could confront anyone now. Destry tells Wash that they won't need guns to bring law and social club to Clogging. He tells Launder that guns volition only bring death ("Ballad of the Gun"). Wash then swears Destry in as deputy and they head for the political party. Meanwhile, Kent's gang are seen harassing two girls. They steal a banner they were conveying and meet that at that place was to be a social in award of Destry's arrival and they weren't invited. The gang then hurries off to tell Kent and Frenchy.

In a corral, it shows that the party has already started ("The Social"). The townsfolk are seen dancing with each other until Kent and his gang crash the political party and threaten the people with whips until Destry shows upward and takes down Kent's gang. The town then gratefully thanks Destry and finish the social. At the end of the social, Destry thanks everyone for the party, until he is interrupted past Clagget, who is armed with a rifle. He is followed by his wife, who pleads that he put the gun downwardly. Clagget proclaims that he won't put the gun down until he's killed Kent and his gang. Destry interferes, taking Clagget'southward rifle while they shook hands. Clagget explains that Kent put him and his wife off their ranch this morning. He retells the story of how he was cheated in the poker game. He likewise says a little fleck about the quondam sheriff. A few of the other townsmen tell Destry that Kent likewise took their ranches through like ways. Destry reluctantly tells Clagget that there's cypher that he could practice until there was more testify. Clagget's wife snaps at Destry and the two get out. A gleeful Kent cheers Destry and leaves as well with his gang. The townspeople, who now despise Destry turn away from him.

At Frenchy's house, Destry pays a visit to Frenchy. Frenchy and so tries to employ this opportunity to seduce Destry ("I Know Your Kind"). Destry politely tells Frenchy that he was on official business but Frenchy becomes angry anyhow. Destry gets Frenchy to admit that she had something to exercise with the disappearance of Sheriff Keogh. She and so threatens to throw a perfume canteen at Destry if he didn't leave. Destry leaves, and Clara enters and begins to talk about Destry. Frenchy shoos her out and fumes well-nigh Destry ("I Hate Him"). She finishes by smashing her brush into her mirror.

At Rose Lovejoy's house, the men of Bottleneck adore Rose Lovejoy and her girls ("Paradise Alley"). Frenchy and Destry run into each other and Frenchy apologizes for what she did at her house. They try to be impersonal and impartial only fail ("Anyone Would Dearest You"). Destry and then meets up with Wash and indirectly tells him that he'due south in beloved ("Once Knew a Fella"). And so Destry shows Launder important papers that Sheriff Keogh had left behind and Destry tells Launder that he's got a plan and they were going to catch the culprit tonight. The town then celebrates their "every once in a while" ("Every Once in a While").

The saloon is packed and Frenchy performs a vocal ("Fair Warning"). Destry whispers to Wash to follow Gyp Watson to come across if he can lead them to the sheriff's body. Destry is and then confronted by Kent, who tells Destry to stop investigating Keogh'due south disappearance. Destry refuses to and hints that he knows where the body is hidden. Kent and so sends Gyp Watson to go and check if the body was still where they hid it. Wash follows Gyp and catches him red-handed with Sheriff Keogh'due south body. He arrests Gyp and tells Destry. Destry and so announces to the town that Gyp Watson has been arrested for murder. Bugs Watson becomes furious, claiming that his brother didn't kill Sheriff Keogh. Kent then sends Frenchy to announce that Mayor Slade would by trying Gyp's instance and the jury would be fabricated up of patrons of the Last Chance Saloon. Wash disappointedly easily Destry two pistols and walks away.

Human activity two [edit]

Destry leaves town to go a Federal Marshal, and Kent decides that a jail-interruption is the best way to keep Gyp from talking. Destry returns, but Wash is killed, and so Destry uses gunplay to stop the outlaws. A repentant Frenchy keeps Destry from being killed, and the ii comprehend at last.[3] Destry and Frenchy plan to exist married.[four]

Characters and original cast [edit]

Scott Brady and Andy Griffith, 1959

  • Frenchy - Dolores Grey
  • Destry - Andy Griffith
  • Kent - Scott Brady (followed by Art Lund)
  • Wash - Jack Prince
  • Gyp - Marc Breaux
  • Bugs - Swen Swenson
  • Rockwell - George Reeder
  • Rose Lovejoy - Elizabeth Watts

Songs [edit]

Awards and nominations [edit]

  • Tony Award Best Role player in a Musical - Andy Griffith (nominee)
  • Tony Award All-time Extra in a Musical - Dolores Greyness (nominee)
  • Tony Award All-time Choreography - Michael Kidd (winner)
  • Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical - Michael Kidd (nominee)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Green, Stanley & Ginell, Cary, Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, page 180, Hal Leonard, 2019
  2. ^ Robinson, Mark A., The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and Song, folio 182, ABC-CLIO (E-book), 2014
  3. ^ Guide to Musical Theatre
  4. ^ Hischak, Thomas S., The Oxford Companion to the American Musical, page 199, Oxford University Press, 2008

Further reading [edit]

  • ​Destry Rides Again​ (Broadway, Royal Theatre, 1959) at the Playbill Vault
  • Guinness Who's Who of Stage Musicals - editor Colin Larkin ISBN 0-85112-756-8

External links [edit]

  • ​Destry Rides Once more​ at the Internet Broadway Database

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destry_Rides_Again_(musical)

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