They Knew What They Wanted
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They Knew What They Wanted (1924), a play by Sidney
Howard. [
Garrick Theatre, 192 perf.; Pulitzer Prize.] Tony ( Richard
Bennett), an aging Italian winegrower in the California Napa Valley, proposes by letter to a San Francisco waitress, Amy ( Pauline
Lord), who waited on him once. Fearing she would consider him too old and too ugly, he sends her a photograph of his hired hand Joe ( Glenn
Anders). When Amy arrives at Tony's vineyard, she is shocked to learn the truth and soon finds herself having an affair with Joe before he leaves town. Tony is forgiving, even offering to adopt the baby Amy will have. His goodness melts Amy's disdain, and she agrees to marry him. The
Theatre Guild presentation offered what were generally acknowledged as some of the finest performances of the era. It was adapted into the musical
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (1956) by Frank
Loesser, who wrote the book, music, and lyrics. Amy was renamed Rosabella ( Jo Sullivan), Robert Weede played Tony, and Art Lund was Joe. The musical struck many critics as a not altogether successful amalgam of musical play, musical comedy, and opera. The most operatic music was given to Tony; Rosabella and Joe were given songs typical of modern operetta or musical play; while the lighter songs were assigned to the secondary, comic roles. Yet the show offered something for everyone, and it has enjoyed many revivals regionally, by opera companies, and on Broadway.
Notable songs: Big ‘D’; Standing on the Corner; The Most Happy Fella; Happy to Make Your Acquaintance; Somebody, Somewhere; Warm All Over; My Heart Is So Full of You.
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