Li'l Abner

Original Broadway Cast (1956)

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Recording Info

Recording Type: Private
Origin: Live/Audience
Material Included: Incomplete

Identifying Features: not entered yet
Recorded By: not entered yet

Credits

No staff listed.

Cast

... Lonesome Polecat	Anthony Mordente
... Hairless Joe	Chad Block
... Romeo Scragg	Marc Breaux
... Clem Scragg	James Hurst
... Alf Scragg	Anthony Saverino
... Moonbeam McSwine	Carmen Alvarez
... Marryin' Sam	Stubby Kaye
... Earthquake McGoon	Bern Hoffman
... Daisy Mae	Edith Adams
... Pappy Yokum	Joe E. Marks
... Mammy Yokum	Charlotte Rae (i)
... Li'l Abner	Peter Palmer
... Cronies	Marc Breaux Ralph Linn Jack Matthew Robert McClure (i) George Reeder
... Mayor Dawgmeat	Oran Osburn
... Senator Jack S. Phogbound	Ted Thurston
... Dr. Rasmussen T. Finsdale	Stanley Simmonds
... Government Man	Richard Maitland
... Available Jones	William Lanteau
... Stupefyin' Jones	Julie Newmar
... Radio Commentators	James Hurst Robert McClure (i) Jack Matthew
... President	Lanier Davis
... General Bullmoose	Howard St. John
... Secretaries	Lanier Davis Robert McClure (i) Jack Matthew George Reeder
... Appassionata Von Climax	Tina Louise
... Evil Eye Fleagle	Al Nesor
... Dr. Smithborn	George Reeder
... Dr. Krogmeyer	Ralph Linn
... Dr. Schleifitz	Marc Breaux
... State Department Man	Lanier Davis
... Wives	Carmen Alvarez Pat Creighton Lillian D'Honau Bonnie Evans Hope Holiday Deedee Wood
... Butler	James J. Jeffries
... Colonel	George Reeder Lanier Davis
... Singers	Margaret Baxter Joan Cherof Joyce Gladmond Hope Holiday Jane House Louise Pearl Jeanette Scovotti Don Braswell Lanier Davis James Hurst Jack Matthew Robert McClure (i) Oran Osburn George Ritner Anthony Saverino
... Dancers	Carmen Alvarez Lillian D'Honau Bonnie Evans Maureen Hopkins Barbara Klopfer Christy Peterson Sharon Shore Rebecca Vorno Deedee Wood Chad Block Marc Breaux Grover Dale Robert Karl Ralph Linn Richard Maitland Anthony Mordente Tom Panko George Reeder
... Ensemble	Jan Gunnar Lucky Kargo Mario Lamm Reed Morgan Aldo Ventura Bob Wiensko

Track List

Tracks

It's a Typical Day .... Dogpatchers
If I Had My Druthers .... Li'l Abner and Cronies
If I Had My Druthers (Reprise) .... Daisy Mae
Jubilation T. Cornpone .... Marryin' Sam and Dogpatchers
Rag Offen the Bush .... Dogpatchers
Namely You .... Daisy Mae and Li'l Abner
Unnecessary Town .... Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae and Dogpatchers
What's Good for General Bullmoose .... Secretaries
The Country's in the Very Best of Hands .... Li'l Abner and Marryin' Sam
Sadie Hawkins Day Ballet .... Dogpatchers
Oh, Happy Day .... Dr. Finsdale, Dr. Smithborn, Dr. Krogmeyer and Dr. Schleifitz
I'm Past My Prime .... Daisy Mae and Marryin' Sam
Love in a Home .... Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae
Progress Is the Root of All Evil .... Gen. Bullmoose
Progress Is the Root of All Evil (Reprise) .... Gen. Bullmoose
Put 'Em Back .... Wives
Namely You (Reprise) .... Daisy Mae
The Matrimonial Stomp .... Marryin' Sam and Dogpatchers
Finale .... Entire Company

Trivia & History

About 25 minutes of silent, color footage exists. Some of it was shot from the house and some of it was shot from the wings. Some of it is rehearsal and offstage footage, but most of it is from one or more performances or a dress rehearsal.
The footage covers many different sections of the show.
Some of it is clearly at too fast a speed. If it were adjusted to proper speed, the total timing would be a bit more than 25 minutes.

Recording Info

Recording Type: Private
Origin: Live/Audience
Material Included: Incomplete

Identifying Features: not entered yet
Recorded By: not entered yet