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Lady, be Good!
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Lady, be Good! (1924), a musical comedy by Guy
Bolton, Fred
Thompson (book), George
Gershwin (music), Ira
Gershwin (lyrics). [Liberty Theatre, 330 perf.] After Dick Trevor ( Fred
Astaire) rebuffs Josephine Vanderwater ( Jayne Auburn), she evicts him and his sister Susie ( Adele
Astaire) from an apartment building she owns. By coincidence both the Trevors and Josephine have the same lawyer, “Watty” Watkins ( Walter
Catlett), so he sets about righting matters. Since Watkins himself is in a jam, his fee to the moneyless Trevors is to demand that Susie pose as a Mexican wife in order to collect money from a divorce case. In the end, Susie marries Jack Robinson ( Alan Edwards), and Dick ditches Josephine permanently for Shirley Vernon ( Kathlene Martyn).
Notable songs: Fascinating Rhythm; Oh, Lady Be Good!; So Am I. This was one of the most important of American musicals, for its Gershwin score established the ascendancy of native, jazz‐based lyricism in American musical comedy and helped promote a clear distinction between musical comedy and operetta. The first collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin to reach Broadway, the Alex A. Aarons and Vinton
Freedley production brought them instant fame as a team. It also consolidated the growing reputation of the Astaires.
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Retro Report Vernon Watkins dies in America.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/11/2004; 479 words
; ...Woolway Western Mail THE Swansea poet Vernon Watkins, who worked as a bank clerk for...great period of activity.' Mr Watkins, who was aged 61, went to America...University of Washington, Seattle. Watkins whose home is in Pennard, Gower...
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100th birthday for Geneva Mae Wynn Watkins
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; HUDSON - Geneva Mae Wynn Watkins of Vernon, formerly of Hudson, celebrated...S.D. She married Ben Hillard Watkins on July 2, 1930. He died in February...Sayer, Okla.; Shirley Schaaf, Vernon; Keith (Marie), Bloomington...
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Dayton Watkins Brings Fresh Outlook As Administrator In Federal
Newspaper article from: Sun Reporter, The; 1/4/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Administration (SBA). Watkins has an ambitious challenge...Spotsylvlania, Virginia, Watkins holds a B.S. degree in...private contracting from Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. At RBCDS, Watkins manages more than $800 million...
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 "Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK)")
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Hawthorne arts teacher Martha Watkins dies.
Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK); 4/13/2007; 675 words
; Apr. 13--Martha Watkins, a Hawthorne Elementary School...for 10 a.m. Saturday at Vernon AME Church under the direction...Keith D. Biglow Funeral Home. Watkins was born Nov. 23, 1948...the University of Oklahoma. Watkins began teaching in 1990, spending...
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people; THIS BIG LIGHT OF MINE; With a gentle face that belies his inner fire, 1960s civil rights activist Hollis Watkins helps children understand why the movement isn't over yet.(SOURCE)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...charged with `eyeball rape.'- Watkins himself was arrested for disturbing...1/2-day hunger strike. Watkins stuck with what he felt sure...calling. He became a protege of Vernon F. Dahmer Sr., who was murdered...Throughout the `60s, Watkins marched, participated in sit...
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Revealed: How our Dylan was a fighter of Fascism; Tussle with Moseley bodyguards.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/7/2003; 700+ words
; ...claims the poetic output of writer Vernon Watkins has been overshadowed by the attention...In Swansea's Other Poet: Vernon Watkins and the Threshold between Worlds...s literary friend in Swansea, Vernon Watkins. He argues that Watkins has been...
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Home is where a bard is
Newspaper article from: South Wales Evening Post; 1/25/2008; ; 493 words
; ...Caitlin, along with fellow poets Vernon Watkins and R S Thomas were evicted after...the house, with the portrait of Vernon Watkins hanging nearby. The couple plan...stunning in the house. "The Vernon Watkins is to hang there too. "It is...
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My husband could out-drink Dylan and Caitlin could drink them all under the table.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...came to alcohol. Gwen Watkins, 81, first met Dylan...Her late husband, Vernon, was Dylan's close...of-three Dylan and Vernon Watkins. Both spent their childhoods...similarities continued. Vernon's widow Gwen explains...
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Obituary: Alfred Janes
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/6/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...painter Ceri Richards, the poets Vernon Watkins and Dylan Thomas, and the composer...several months. In a letter to Vernon Watkins, written after the war, Thomas...he made memorable portraits of Vernon Watkins and Daniel Jones. In 1953 the...
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Obituary: Roberto Sanesi
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/17/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Archibald MacLeish, Dylan Thomas, Vernon Watkins and Nathaniel Tarn. He compiled...painters that included Dylan Thomas, Vernon Watkins and Ceri and Frances Richards...his finest poems, "Elegy for Vernon Watkins", may serve as fitting closure...
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Vernon Watkins
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vernon Watkins 1906-67, British poet, b. Maesteg, Wales, educated at Cambridge. Like his close friend Dylan Thomas , Watkins was profoundly influenced by his Welsh background. His poetry combines...
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Watkins, Vernon Phillips
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Watkins, Vernon Phillips (1906–67), poet, lived most of his life in and...and other poems are marked by simplicity and a restrained compassion. Watkins's lyric gift was developed in many subsequent volumes, including The...
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Reid, Vernon 1958–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Vernon Reid 1958 – Musician At a Glance … Guitarist Vernon Reid is best known as the founder of the groundbreaking...x201C; Which Way to At a Glance … Born Vernon Reid on August 22, 1958, in London, England...
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Reid, Vernon
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Vernon Reid Guitarist Guitarist Vernon Reid is best known as the founder of the groundbreaking African-American rock group Living Colour. But to recognize Reid solely for his Grammy Award-winning work as a rock musician would be to miss a rich...
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Lady, be Good!
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...lawyer, “Watty” Watkins ( Walter Catlett ), so he sets about righting matters. Since Watkins himself is in a jam, his fee to the...ditches Josephine permanently for Shirley Vernon ( Kathlene Martyn). Notable songs...
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