Anything Goes
1935 London Production
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Guy Bolton and P. G.
Wodehouse, revised by Howard
Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Opened June 14, 1935 at the Palace Theatre, London
Ran for 261 performances
Produced by Charles B. Cochran
Orchestra conducted by Francis Collinson
Cast
Jack Whiting (Billy Crocker)
Jeanne Aubert (Reno Sweeney)
Sydney Howard (Reverend Dr. Moon)
Adele Dixon (Hope Harcourt)
Betty Kean (Bonnie Letour)
Musical Numbers
Act One
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Reno and Billy
- "Bon Voyage" / "There's No Cure Like Travel"
- Ensemble
- "All Through the Night" - Hope and Billy
- "They'll Always Be a Lady Fair" [aka "Sailor's
Chantey"] - The Foursome
- "Where Are the Men?" - Bonnie, Angel, Petty Officer
and Girls
- "You're the Top" - Reno and Billy
- "Anything Goes" - Reno, Foursome and Ensemble
Act Two
- "Public Enemy Number One" - Passengers
- "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" - Reno and Ensemble
- "Be Like the Bluebird" - Doctor Moon
- "All through the Night" (reprise) - Hope and Billy
- "I Get a Kick Out
of You" (reprise) - Reno
- "The Gypsy in Me" - Hope and Girls
- Finale - Entire Company
Original Cast Recordings
"I Get a Kick Out of You" - Jeanne Aubert /
"You're the Top" - Jack Whiting and Jeanne Aubert
/ "Anything Goes" - Jeanne Aubert and The Four Admirals
- 78 RPM, 1935 [Columbia (UK) DX-697]
"All Throught the Night" - Jack Whiting / "Blow
Gabriel Blow" - Jeanne Aubert and The Four Admirals /
"Be Like the Bluebird" - Sidney Howard
- 78 RPM, 1935 [Columbia (UK) DX-698]
Contemporaneous UK Recordings
"Anything Goes" / "I Get a Kick Out of You" /
"You're the Top" / "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" / "All
Through the Night" - Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
- 78 RPM, 1935 [HMV C-2757]
"Blow, Gabriel, Blow" - Nat Gonella
- 78 RPM, 1935 [Parlophone F-193]
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