Very Good Eddie
Musical
Writers:Guy Bolton Philip Bartholomae Jerome Kern Schuyler Greene Herbert Reynolds
Overview
Synopsis
Eddie Kettle is a very short young man. He is newly married to Georgina, who is spectacularly tall. They honeymoon aboard a Hudson River Day Line. Also on board: Percy Darling, an athlete, who is spectacularly tall, and his new wife, Elsie (very, very short). Chaos ensues when two honeymooning couples cross paths and trade partners…. accidentally. The vaudeville adventure continues while the mismatched couples find their way to each other and somehow, true love prevails.
Show Information
- Book
- Guy Bolton , Philip Bartholomae
- Music
- Jerome Kern
- Lyrics
- Schuyler Greene , Herbert Reynolds
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1915
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Tams Witmark Music Library
- Ideal For
- Mostly Female Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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