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|music= [[Ray Henderson]]
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|lyrics= [[Lew Brown]] and [[Buddy de Sylva|B. G. de Sylva]]
|lyrics= [[Lew Brown]] and [[Buddy de Sylva|B. G. de Sylva]]
|book= [[Lawrence Schwab]] and [[Buddy de Sylva|B. G. de Sylva]]
|book= [[Laurence Schwab]] and [[Buddy de Sylva|B. G. de Sylva]]
|productions= 1929 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|productions= 1929 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
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'''''Follow Thru''''' is a musical comedy with book by [[Buddy DeSylva|B. G. DeSylva]] and [[Laurence Schwab]], lyrics by [[Buddy DeSylva|B. G. DeSylva]] and [[Lew Brown]], and music by [[Ray Henderson]].
:''For the 1930 film version, see [[Follow Thru]].''
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'''''Follow Thru (musical)''''' is a musical comedy with book by [[Buddy DeSylva|B. G. DeSylva]] and [[Lawrence Schwab]], lyrics by [[Buddy DeSylva|B. G. DeSylva]] and [[Lew Brown]], music by [[Ray Henderson]].
Produced by [[Lawrence Schwab]] and [[Frank Mandell]], the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production, opened on [[January 9]], [[1929]] at the [[Richard Rodgers Theatre|Chanin’s 46th St. Theatre]] for a total run of 401 performances. The cast included [[Jack Haley]], [[Zelma O’Neal]], [[John Barker]] and [[Eleanor Powell]].
Produced by [[Laurence Schwab]] and [[Frank Mandel]], the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production opened on January 9, 1929 at the [[Richard Rodgers Theatre|Chanin's 46th St. Theatre]] and ran through December 21, 1929 for a total run of 401 performances. The show was directed by [[Edgar MacGregor]], choreographed by [[Bobby Connolly]], and used set designs by [[Donald Oenslager]]. The cast included [[Lilian Bond]],<ref name="dfp">{{cite news |title=Lilian Bond Forgets Work and Gets Jobs |url=<!-- https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-lilian-bond/20849092/ -->https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20849092/lilian_bond/ |work=Detroit Free Press |date=April 24, 1932 |location=Michigan, Detroit |page=Part Four - 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 10, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> [[Jack Haley]], [[Zelma O’Neal]], [[John Barker (actor)|John Barker]] and [[Eleanor Powell]].


Called “a musical slice of [[country club]] life”, the plot involved a golf match at a country club. This was the first Broadway success for Eleanor Powell. The show produced several songs that are now standards, including “[[Button Up Your Overcoat]]”, “My Lucky Star”, and “I Want to be Bad”.
Called “a musical slice of [[country club]] life”, the plot involved a golf match at a country club. This was the first Broadway success for Eleanor Powell. The show produced several songs that are now standards, including “[[Button Up Your Overcoat]]”, “My Lucky Star”, and “I Want to be Bad”.


==Songs==
==Musical Numbers==
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;Act I
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Scene I: The Bound Brook Country Club, 1908
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Act I
* The Daring Gibson Girl
* Opening: The Daring Gibson Girl/The 1908 Life - Ensemble
* Old Fashioned Dance - Cynthia and Ensemble
* The 1908 Life
Scene II: On the Golf Links, 1928
* It’s a Great Sport
* It's a Great Sport - Babs, Ruth, Lora and Ensemble
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* My Lucky Star
Scene III: At the Sun Porch
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* [[Button Up Your Overcoat]]
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* My Lucky Star - Jerry and Girls
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* You Wouldn’t Fool Me, Would Ya?
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* [[Button Up Your Overcoat]] - Angie and Jack
* He’s a Man’s Man
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* You Wouldn't Fool Me, Would Ya? - Lora and Jerry
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* Then I’ll have Time for you
Scene IV: Where the Bushes Are Thickest
* I Want To Be Bad”
Scene V: In Front of the Clubhouse
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* He's a Man's Man - Ruth and Ensemble
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Act II
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* Then I'll have Time for you - Babs and Dinty
* Married Men and Single Men
* If There Were No More You
* I Want To Be Bad - Angie
* Finaletto - Lora and Jerry
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* I Could Give Up Anything But You
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* Follow Thru
Scene I: In Front of the Clubhouse
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* We Couldn't Miss this Match - Chorus
* If There Were No More You - Lora and Jerry
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* I Could Give Up Anything But You - Jack and Angy
* Follow Thru - Ruth and Ensemble
Scene II: Near the Clubhouse

Scene III: The Ladies's Locker Room

Scene IV: On the Fourteenth Hole

Scene V: On the Eighteenth Hole

Scene VI: Where the Bushes are Thickest
* I Could Give Up Anything But You - Angy and Jack
Scene VII: The Gate
* Finale: You Wouldn't Fool Would Me, Would Ya? - Entire Company

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{ibdb show|id=10824|title=Follow Thru}}
* {{ibdb show|id=3640|title=Follow Thru}}


{{Ray Henderson}}
{{Ray Henderson}}
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[[Category:1929 musicals]]
[[Category:1929 musicals]]
[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
[[Category:Broadway musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals set in the Roaring Twenties]]
[[Category:Musicals set in the United States]]
[[Category:Sports musicals]]
[[Category:Golf in fiction]]

Latest revision as of 10:22, 3 November 2024

Follow Thru
Sheet music cover (cropped)
MusicRay Henderson
LyricsLew Brown and B. G. de Sylva
BookLaurence Schwab and B. G. de Sylva
Productions1929 Broadway

Follow Thru is a musical comedy with book by B. G. DeSylva and Laurence Schwab, lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson.

Produced by Laurence Schwab and Frank Mandel, the Broadway production opened on January 9, 1929 at the Chanin's 46th St. Theatre and ran through December 21, 1929 for a total run of 401 performances. The show was directed by Edgar MacGregor, choreographed by Bobby Connolly, and used set designs by Donald Oenslager. The cast included Lilian Bond,[1] Jack Haley, Zelma O’Neal, John Barker and Eleanor Powell.

Called “a musical slice of country club life”, the plot involved a golf match at a country club. This was the first Broadway success for Eleanor Powell. The show produced several songs that are now standards, including “Button Up Your Overcoat”, “My Lucky Star”, and “I Want to be Bad”.

Musical Numbers

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Act I

Scene I: The Bound Brook Country Club, 1908

  • Opening: The Daring Gibson Girl/The 1908 Life - Ensemble
  • Old Fashioned Dance - Cynthia and Ensemble

Scene II: On the Golf Links, 1928

  • It's a Great Sport - Babs, Ruth, Lora and Ensemble

Scene III: At the Sun Porch

  • My Lucky Star - Jerry and Girls
  • Button Up Your Overcoat - Angie and Jack
  • You Wouldn't Fool Me, Would Ya? - Lora and Jerry

Scene IV: Where the Bushes Are Thickest Scene V: In Front of the Clubhouse

  • He's a Man's Man - Ruth and Ensemble
  • Then I'll have Time for you - Babs and Dinty
  • I Want To Be Bad - Angie
  • Finaletto - Lora and Jerry
Act II

Scene I: In Front of the Clubhouse

  • We Couldn't Miss this Match - Chorus
  • If There Were No More You - Lora and Jerry
  • I Could Give Up Anything But You - Jack and Angy
  • Follow Thru - Ruth and Ensemble

Scene II: Near the Clubhouse

Scene III: The Ladies's Locker Room

Scene IV: On the Fourteenth Hole

Scene V: On the Eighteenth Hole

Scene VI: Where the Bushes are Thickest

  • I Could Give Up Anything But You - Angy and Jack

Scene VII: The Gate

  • Finale: You Wouldn't Fool Would Me, Would Ya? - Entire Company

References

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  1. ^ "Lilian Bond Forgets Work and Gets Jobs". Detroit Free Press. Michigan, Detroit. April 24, 1932. p. Part Four - 1. Retrieved June 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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