The Girl from Nantucket

Broadway musical

For the limerick, see There once was a man from Nantucket.

The Girl From Nantucket is a two-act comedy musical with lyrics by Kay Twomey and music by Jacques Belasco.[1][2] The musical's book, by Paul Stamford, Harold Sherman and Hi Cooper, is based on a story by Fred Thompson and Bernie Giler.[1][3]

## Productions

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The show premiered at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia in October 1945. It opened on Broadway at the Adelphi Theatre on November 8, 1945 where it closed on November 17 after 12 performances.[1][2]

The production starred Adelaide Bishop as Betty Ellis, Jane Kean as Dodey Ellis, and Helen Raymond as Keziah Getchel.[1]

## Reception

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The Girl from Nantucket was negatively reviewed by critics,[4] including the New York Post[5] and Time Magazine.[6]

## Musical numbers

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### Act l

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* I Want to See More of You (Betty Ellis and Michael Nicolson)
* Take the Steamer to Nantucket (Vacationists and Guides)
* What's He Like? (Betty Ellis, Dodey Ellis and Girls)
* What's a Sailor Got? (Captain Matthew Ellis and Ensemble)
* Magnificent Failure* (Dick Oliver)
* Hurray for Nicoletti (Dick Oliver and Ensemble)
* When a Hick Chick Meets a City Slicker (Dodey Ellis and Dick Oliver)
* Your Fatal Fascination (Betty Ellis, Michael Nicolson, Dance Specialists, Ann Ellis and Ensemble)
* Let's Do and Say We Didn't* (Dodey Ellis and Girls)
* Nothing Matters (Mary and Girls)
* Sons of the Sea (Tom Andrews and Fishermen)[1]

### Act ll

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* Isn't It a Lovely View? (Betty Ellis and Vacationists)
* Isn't It a Lovely View? (Reprise) (Betty Ellis)
* From Morning Till Night (Betty Ellis and Michael Nicolson)
* I Love That Boy (Dodey Ellis and Dick Oliver)
* From Morning Till Night (Reprise) (Michael Nicolson)
* Hammock in the Blue (Betty Ellis, Michael Nicolson and Ensemble)
* Boukra Fill Mish Mish (Captain Matthew Ellis, Solo Dancer and Ensemble)[1]

*Music and lyrics by Hughie Prince and Dick Rogers[1]

## Cast

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| 1945 Broadway[1][7]

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Betty Ellis  | Adelaide Bishop (understudy: Pat McClarney)
Dodey Ellis  | Jane Kean
Enrico Nicoletti  | Richard Clemens
Keziah Getchel  | Helen Raymond
Dick Oliver  | Jack Durant
Tom Andrews  | George Headley
Michael Nicolson  | Bob Kennedy
Captain Matthew Ellis  | Billy Lynn
Ann Ellis  | Marion Niles
Judge Peleg  | John Robb
Cornelius B. Van Winkler  | Norman Roland
Caleb  | Johnny Eager
Roy  | Johnny Eager
Mary  | Connie Sheldon
Solo Dancer  | Tommy Ladd
Dance Specialists  | Kathy Gaynes, Kim Gaynes
Ensemble  | James Barton, T.C. Jones, Tom Ladd, Evelyn Wyckoff

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Girl From Nantucket - Broadway Musical - Original". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
2. ^ a b "The Girl From Nantucket - 1945 Broadway - Backstage & Production Info". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
3. ^ "The Girl From Nantucket - 1945 Broadway - Creative Team". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
4. ^ Nathan, George Jean (1974). The theatre book of the year, 1945-1946 : a record and an interpretation. Charles Angoff. Cranbury, New Jersey: Rutherford, Madison, Teaneck, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Associated University Press. p. 351\. ISBN 9780838611746. OCLC 1245826068.
5. ^ Feingold, Michael (21 November 2014). "Talking of Turkeys". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
6. ^ "The Theater: Other New Shows In Manhattan". Time. 1945-11-19. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
7. ^ "The Girl From Nantucket Original Broadway Musical Cast 1945". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

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