London
High Button Shoes (1948)
Opened at London Hippodrome
Opened: December 22, 1948
Closed: November 6, 1949
Opened: December 22, 1948
Closed: November 6, 1949
Book by Stephen Longstreet
Adapted From the Novel "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome" by
Stephen Longstreet
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Settings by Alick Johnstone
Costumes Designed by Alec Shanks and Slade Lucas
Dances Arranged by Jerome Robbins
Dances Reproduced by Fred Hearn
Production Reproduced for England by Archie Thompson
The Whole Under the Supervision of Robert Nesbitt
Produced by Val Parnell and Jack Hylton
Adapted From the Novel "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome" by
Stephen Longstreet
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Settings by Alick Johnstone
Costumes Designed by Alec Shanks and Slade Lucas
Dances Arranged by Jerome Robbins
Dances Reproduced by Fred Hearn
Production Reproduced for England by Archie Thompson
The Whole Under the Supervision of Robert Nesbitt
Produced by Val Parnell and Jack Hylton
Musical Numbers:
- Overture
- He Tried To Make A Dollar
- Can't You Just See Yourself
- There's Nothing Like A Model "T"
- Next To Texas, I Love You
- Security
- Tango
- We're The Ladies' Walking Society (Bird Watchers' Song)
- Get Away For A Day
- Summer Incident, A
- Papa, Won't You Dance With Me?
- Finaletto
- On A Sunday By The Sea
- Mack Sennett Ballet
- You're My Girl
- I Still Get Jealous
- You're My Boy
- Nobody Ever Died For Dear Old Rutgers
- Castle Walk
- He Tried To Make A Dollar (reprise)
Cast:
| Harrison Floy | Lew Parker |
| Mr. Pontdue | Tommy Godfrey |
| Uncle Willie, Mama's brother | Gordon Mulholland |
| Henry Longstreet | Sidney James |
| Stevie Longstreet | Robin Netscher |
| Stevie Longstreet | Paul Adrian |
| Fran, Mama's sister | Hermene French |
| Sara Longstreet, Mama | Kay Kimber |
| Nancy, the maid | Joan Heal |
| Hubert Ogglethorpe (Oggle) | Jack Cooper |
| Shirley Simpkins | Louisa Lewis |
| Elmer Simpkins | James Ramsay |
| Police Captain | James Dixon |
| Mr. Anderson | Jimmy Cameron |
| Corps de Ballet: | Daphne Johnson |
| Letitia Montford | |
| Diana Monks | |
| June Wheeler | |
| Jean Allison | |
| Mary Maxfield | |
| Lola Derrol | |
| Jillian Roma | |
| Bubbly Rogers | |
| Noreen Lee | |
| Gretta Grayson | |
| Nick Dana | |
| Denny Bettis | |
| Arthur Loader | |
| Maurice Boyle | |
| Andre Cordova | |
| Henry Miles | |
| John Bleasdale | |
| George Barron | |
| Keith Beckett | |
| Seamus Gordon | |
| Ken Astell | |
| Singers - Women: | A. Cogan |
| J. Fayre | |
| P. Hall | |
| H. McGladdery | |
| M. Diane | |
| M. Brett | |
| G. Mars | |
| F. Grace | |
| Singers - Men: | R. Sinclair |
| B. Moskalyk | |
| J. Lockyer | |
| R. Morris | |
| J. Vicars | |
| B. Jay | |
| P. Kerr | |
| M. Ormond |