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| 1937 | Imperial Theatre Original. December 22, 1937 · Hassard Short | 93 performances |
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Dietz and Schwartz fared as badly with a book show, Between the Devil (12/23/ 37; 93 performances). Despite an excellent cast and production, the public was not interested. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p277
This second Schwartz/Dietz book show attempt was a dated marital farce; Dietz never found Broadway success outside the revue format. Following BETWEEN THE DEVIL, the team terminated their collaboration after eight full scores in as many years. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p275
Beggar’s Waltz [instrumental]—subsequently published (1932) as non-show song Is It All a Dream? [lyric by Dietz] book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p168
Between the Devil lasted for 93 showings. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p369
'Triplets’ has one of the most convoluted histories of all theatre songs. The merrily acidic look at three babies who hate one another was first heard in the tryout of Flying Colors, where it was performed by Clifton Webb, Patsy Kelly, and Imogene Coca. It was cut during the tryout of that show, was later performed in… book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p401
For Virginia, Schwartz didn’t work with his usual lyricist Howard Dietz, but later in the season the two collaborated on Between the Devil. It wasn’t a hit, but it ran three months and its score yielded a number of evergreens. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p481
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