Thelma Carpenter

On stage 4 productions, 10 years

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Worked with more than once5 names

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Also credited on1 work

Inside U.S.A.

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In the literature3 passages

• Act One: “Jive Drill” (William Dillard, James E. Wall, Ensemble); “Bitten by Love” (Thelma Carpenter, Avon Long, Ensemble); “Falling” (Delores Martin, Napoleon Reed); “I’m Just Wild about Harry” (Delores Martin, Napoleon Reed, Ensemble); “City Called Heaven—Juba-lee” (Laurence Watson, Ensemble); “Bongo-Boola” (Mable Lee, William Dillard,…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• About midway into the Broadway run, Jane Kean and Thelma Carpenter (Chipolata) left the production and were replaced by Georgia Reed and Vivian Dandridge, respectively. Carpenter was the lead singer for “Headin’ for the Bottom Blues,” but for the cast album Betty George (who played Lucia) performed the number.ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Cast: Beatrice Lillie, Jack Haley, John Tyers, Herb Shriner, Valerie Bettis, Lewis Nye, Carl Reiner, Thelma Carpenter, Estelle Loring, Eric Victor, Talley Beatty, Jack Cassidyebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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