Le monde des musicals

Revue (1931)

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Musique: Harry Revel •
Paroles: Mack Gordon •
Livret: *** Revue •
Production à la création:

The revue was the first of five black revues and musicals to open during the season, and it was followed by Singin’ the Blues, Sugar Hill, Blackberries of 1932, and Yeah Man.

The black revue Fast and Furious lasted just one week on Broadway, but it included some interesting names and a sketch or two that sound amusing. Zora Neale Hurston was one of the performers and sketch writers, and another cast member was comedian Jackie Mabley, before she adopted “Moms” as her first name. One sketch spoofed Macbeth (the program credited the sequence to both John Wells and one “Wm. Shakespeare”), and it must have been amusing to watch Mabley as Lady Macbeth. There were also sketches about bootleggers (“The Silent Bootlegger”), a spoof of The Band Wagon, a dance number that no doubt hoped to introduce a new dance craze (“Rumbatism,” sung by Mabley), and an elaborate closing sequence that looked at Heaven and Hell. There was even a skit titled “Pansies” (which included the song “Pansies on Parade,” four male dancers called the “Dancing Pansies,” and various male flowers named “Orchid,” “Violet,” “Lily,” and such), and one can only imagine where that one went.

1 Fast and Furious peut-être considéré comme un Flop musical

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