Jamaica

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In the literature28 passages

Lena Home was a popular success in the Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg musical Jamaica (1957), with Ricardo Montalban. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p180

In addition to the delightful simplicity of his lyrics for the movie The Wizard of Oz, he contributed the unmistakably Harburgian words to the songs of Bloomer Girl, Finian’s Rainbow, Jamaica, and the underrated, cult shows Flahooley, The Happiest Girl in the World, and Darling of the Day. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p41

with Sig Herzig, then creating, on his own, the librettos for Finian’s Rainbow (1947), Flahooley (1951), and Jamaica (1957). book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p343

Jamaica was a hit, but only by virtue of the star’s performance. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p552

Merrick had broken color-blind lines before, visibly so in 1957 when he forced the stagehands’ local to accept black stagehands for Jamaica. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p770

Arlen, Rome, and Laesser all gained success on Broadway by lowering their sights to less ambitious musical ventures (respectively: Jamaica, 1957; Destry Rides Again, 1959; and How to Succeed in Business IVithout Really Trying, 1961 ). book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p437

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