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Three’s a Crowd

Shows · Three’s a Crowd

Once the sponsors of The Second Little Show decided that the stars of the first Little Show — Clifton Webb, Fred Allen, and Libby Holman — would not be in their new revue, fledgling producer Max Gordon persuaded the trio to appear in his own revue. He further assured that Three’s a Crowd would be accepted in fact if not in name as the sequel to The Little Show by bringing along composer Arthur Schwartz and lyricist H…

Opened
1930
Performances
272
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Arthur Schwartz, etc.Lyrics: Howard Dietz, etc.

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In the literature24 passages

Once the sponsors of The Second Little Show decided that the stars of the first Little Show — Clifton Webb, Fred Allen, and Libby Holman — would not be in their new revue, fledgling producer Max Gordon persuaded the trio to appear in his own revue. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p80

Flying Colors flew in a direct line from The Little Show, Three’s a Crowd, and The Band Wagon. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p85

'The Moment I Saw You' (lyric by Howard Dietz and Newman)— also used in THREE’S A CROWD [October 15, 1931] book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p265

“I Have No Words” was published two weeks before the Dietz lyric for the same music, “Something To Remember You By.” Although LITTLE TOMMY TUCKER opened after THREE’S A CROWD book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p268

Toes” from THREE’S A CROWD [October 15, 1930]. Mary Martin had been discovered in LEAVE IT TO ME [Porter: November 9, 1938] and signed to a Hollywood contract. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p311

Kern turned to a new producer: Max Gordon, who had cheered the depressed Broadway scene with THREE’S A CROWD [Schwartz: October 15, 1930] and THE BAND WAGON [Schwartz: June 3, 1931]. book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p60

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