Sweet Adeline

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Sweet Adeline (1929), a musical play by Oscar Hammerstein (book, lyrics), Jerome Kern (music). [Hammerstein Theatre, 234 perf.] When Addie Schmidt ( Helen Morgan), who sings at her father's Hoboken beer garden, loses her beloved Tom Martin ( Max Hoffman Jr.) to her own sister Nellie ( Caryl Bergman), she leaves New Jersey to seek a stage career. Her climb is aided by James Day ( Robert Chisholm), who also makes her forget Tom. Notable songs: Don't Ever Leave Me; Here Am I; 'Twas Not So Long Ago; Why Was I Born?; Some Girl Is on Your Mind. Written as a vehicle for Morgan after her success in Show Boat, the Arthur Hammerstein offering started out as a smash hit only to have its run curtailed by the onset of the Depression.

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