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The hit of the show was a long ensemble dance number at the beginning of the second act, in which an embezzler and his henchman are pursued to the Atlantic City beach while carrying a satchel full of stolen money: during the course of the number, they tangle with a large number of people -- including bathing beauties, lifeguards, other criminals, identical twins -- and one gorilla. The climax occurs when the Keystone Cops arrive. Director Jerome Robbins staged this number in the manner of a Mack Sennett silent slapstick film.


THE SONGS


  • "Can't You Just See Yourself?"

  • " I Still Get Jealous "

  • "Nobody Ever Died For Dear Old Rutgers"

  • "On A Sunday By The Sea"

  • "Papa, Won't You Dance With Me?"

  • "There's Nothing Like A Model T"

  • "You're My Girl"



LONDON PRODUCTION


The show opened at the Hippodrome on December 22 , 1948 and ran for 291 performances.