Forty-five Minutes from Broadway

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Musical by George M. Cohan

Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway

Sheet music cover for "Mary's a Grand Old Name" noting the 1920 film based on the play

Music| George M. Cohan
Lyrics| George M. Cohan
Book| George M. Cohan
Productions| 1906 Broadway

Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about New Rochelle, New York.[1] The title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway.[2]

The musical debuted on January 1, 1906 at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway and ran for 90 performances before closing on March 17. The role of Mary Jane Jenkins was created by Fay Templeton and Kid Burns was played by Victor Moore. Frederick Solomon was music director for the production. The musical re-opened later the same year, on November 5, at the New York Theatre with the cast almost unchanged. It played there for an additional 32 performances before closing on December 1. Its only Broadway revival after that was from March 14 to April 13, 1912 at George M. Cohan's Theatre, where it ran for 36 performances with a different cast.

The piece is remembered for several songs, such as its title song, "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway", originally sung by Moore, and for tunes about its leading lady character, "Mary Is a Grand Old Name" and "So Long Mary", both sung in the original production by Templeton, which were performed in recreations of the original stage play within the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy.

## Lyrics excerpts

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### Forty-five Minutes from Broadway

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Only forty-five minutes from Broadway
Think of the changes it brings
For the short time it takes
What a diff'rence it makes
In the ways of the people and things
Oh, what a fine bunch of reubens
Oh, what a jay[3] atmosphere
They have whiskers like hay
And imagine Broadway
Only forty-five minutes from here

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Congressional Gold Medal Recipient George M. Cohan Archived 2008-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, CongressionalGoldMedal.com
2. ^ Money or love UMNnews
3. ^ "Jay" is an old-fashioned synonym for "reuben" or "rube". See [1]. It means a rural person who is ignorant of the ways of a large city; it survives in the term "jaywalking".

## External links

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* Billy Murray sings "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway
* ​Forty-five Minutes from Broadway​ at the Internet Broadway Database

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Billy Murray

Songs|

* "Ain't It Funny What a Difference Just a Few Hours Make"
* "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
* "Always Leave Them Laughing When You Say Goodbye"
* "Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Little Girl, Is the Right Little Girl for Me"
* "At the Moving Picture Ball"
* "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee"
* "Because I'm Married Now"
* "Blue Feather"
* "Bon Bon Buddy"
* "Charley, My Boy"
* "Cheyenne"
* "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!"
* "College Life"
* "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine"
* "Cordelia Malone"
* "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine"
* "Daddy, Come Home"
* "Dear Sing Sing"
* "Dixie"
* "Don't Bring Lulu"
* "Everybody Works but Father"
* "Forty-five Minutes from Broadway"
* "Gasoline Gus"
* "Give My Regards to Broadway"
* "Harrigan"
* "He'd Have to Get Under – Get Out and Get Under (to Fix Up His Automobile)"
* "He Goes to Church on Sunday"
* "He May Be Old, But He's Got Young Ideas"
* "Hello, Hawaii, How Are You?"
* "I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark"
* "In My Merry Oldsmobile"
* "In the Good Old Summer Time"
* "In the Land of the Buffalo"
* "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree"
* "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
* "It's the Same Old Shillelagh"
* "It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch"
* "I've Been Floating Down the Old Green River"
* "I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now"
* "I've Got Rings On My Fingers"
* "I Want to Go Back to Michigan"
* "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"
* "K-K-K-Katy"
* "Moonlight Bay"
* "Oh! By Jingo"
* "Oh, You Beautiful Doll"
* "On the 5:15"
* "On the Old Fall River Line"
* "Over There"
* "Play a Simple Melody
* "Pretty Baby"
* "Pride of the Prairie"
* "School Days"
* "Shine On, Harvest Moon"
* "Some Sunday Morning"
* "Tipperary"
* "Under the Anheuser Bush"
* "The Worst Is Yet to Come"
* "The Yankee Doodle Boy"
* "You'd Be Surprised"
* "You're a Grand Old Flag"

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New Rochelle, New York

Areas|

* Neighborhood List
* Beechmont
* Cooper's Corners
* Davenport Neck
* Premium Point
* Residence Park
* Rochelle Park–Rochelle Heights Historic District
* Sutton Manor
* Wykagyl

Arts|

* Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
* The Dick Van Dyke Show
* J. C. Leyendecker
* Frederic Remington
* New Rochelle Art Association
* New Rochelle artist colony
* Norman Rockwell
* Ragtime
* Thanhouser Company
* Terrytoons

Downtown|

* Blessed Sacrament Church
* "K" Building
* Lowe's Theater
* Railroad station
* New Roc City
* Public Library
* Police Department
* Fire Department
* New Rochelle Trust Building
* Union Baptist Church
* Post Office
* Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
* RKO Proctor's Theater
* St. Gabriel's Church
* Trump Plaza
* Union Baptist Church
* Ware's Department Store
* WNVU
* WVOX

Education|

* City School District of New Rochelle
* New Rochelle High School
* College of New Rochelle
* Iona University
* Iona Preparatory School
* Salesian High School
* The Ursuline School
* Thornton-Donovan School

Geography|

* Davenport Neck
* Echo Bay
* Hutchinson River
* Lake Innisfree
* Huguenot Lake
* Middle Ground (New Rochelle)
* New Rochelle Harbor
* Premium Mill-Pond
* Reservoir 2
* Reservoir 3
* Sheldrake Lake
* Sheldrake River
* Titus Mill-Pond & Wetlands
* Ward Acres Nature Preserve

History|

* Beechwoods Cemetery
* Church of the Holy Family
* Churchland pear
* Crystal Lake
* Davenport House
* First Presbyterian Church
* Fort Slocum
* Historic Sites
* Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
* Huntington pear
* Institute of Thomas Paine Studies
* Knickerbocker Building
* Lawton blackberry
* Jacob Leisler
* Jacob Leisler Statue
* Lathers Hill
* Leland Castle
* Lispenard–Rodman–Davenport House
* Mayors
* Middletown
* New Rochelle Historic Sites
* New Rochelle Walk of Fame
* New Rochelle Mall
* New Rochelle Yacht Club
* New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
* Parsonage pear
* Pioneer Building
* Quaker Ridge Railroad Station
* Seacord Cemetery
* Sestercentennial Half-Dollar
* St. John's Wilmot Church
* Glen Island Resort
* Thomas Paine Cottage
* Thomas Paine Monument
* Thomas Paine National Historical Association
* Trinity-St. Paul's Church
* Wildcliff
* Winyah Park

Islands|

* Columbia Island
* Davids Island
* Execution Rocks
* Glen Island
* Goose Island
* Huckleberry Island
* Neptune Island
* Pine Island
* Pea Island
* Pelham Islands
* Travers Island

Recreation|

* City Park Stadium
* Glen Island Park
* Huguenot Yacht Club
* Mazzella Field
* Hynes Center
* New Rochelle Rowing Club
* New York Athletic Club
* Pelham Country Club
* Wykagyl Country Club

Organizations|

* Police Department

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