According to the heartwarming MGM flick, See Me In the St. Louis are an uncommon treasure on the tunes theatre: a healthy and balanced and romantic portrait of a change-of-the-century American members of the family.
Summation
It is the summer out-of 1903, and everyone regarding Smith loved ones excitedly wants the hole away from brand new 1904 World’s Reasonable. Throughout a-year, the new family’s mutual admiration, tempered that have good-natured humor, helps them as a result of romance, options, and you can heartbreaks. The musical has seven of the best-treasured sounds in the flick, and 10 additional Martin and Blane tunes authored specifically into the phase. Memorable music number are “Has actually Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The brand new Boy Nearby,” “The fresh new Trolley Track,” and you can “Of course I’m to you.”
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Record
The fresh new MGM film Fulfill Me personally in St. Louis premiered to the November twenty eight, 1944, starring Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake and you will Marjorie Chief. The phase adaptation opened for the Broadway during the Gershwin Theatre to your November dos, 1989, starring Betty Garrett, George Hearn, Charlotte Moore and you may Milo O’Shea.
Throw Characteristics
- Expandable casting
- Positions to have Youth
- Roles to possess Pupils
- Good Character getting Leading Woman (Superstar Vehicles)
Phrase
- Parenting/Members of the family
- Adolescence/Youth
- Off Broadway
Starting Organizations
New overture segues into the opening matter (“Satisfy Myself When you look at the St. Louis”) which raises the fresh Smith nearest and dearest octet: Tootie, the newest youngest girl; Agnes, her closest sister; Lon, the newest son ready to have school; Mrs. Anna Smith, mother; Katie, new family members’ Irish maid; Grandpa Prophater; Rose, the new earliest daughter; and Esther, another oldest. Everyone is excited about the newest fair. Esther harbors an excellent crush with the “The brand new Boy Nearby,” so Mrs.
Esther attempts to suffice family members dinner an hour or so prior to when typical, to provide Flower specific privacy for a lengthy distance telephone call out of an abundant suitor, Warren Sheffield, who is visiting inside New york. Mr. Smith insists for the restaurants during the usual day, and even after Katie’s short speed, the plan fails. All the family overhears Rose’s unsatisfying label.
At the Lon’s heading-away-to-university people, Warren – today came back out-of New york – and you can Rose sing this new delightful duet “A Raving Beauty.” To the class completely move, Lon leads Warren, Rose additionally the chorus in the a great rousing rectangular-dance (“Ignore on my Lou”). Trapped immediately after bed time watching Lon’s cluster in the stairway getting over, Tootie and you can Agnes are invited down to do “In Bamboo Forest” due to the fact a vaudeville change on customers. In the event the subscribers go back home, Esther and you can John remain alone. Although he or she is shy and you will some time shameful, John manages to express his thinking as he helps Esther turn down the gaslights (“Over the Bannister”). Then he shakes their hands good-night. Troubled of the handshake, Esther still shrugs it well having an effective reprise out-of “The fresh Boy Next-door” and ultimately remembers the brand new like which have “New Trolley Tune.”
On home into the Halloween party, Tootie and you will Agnes ready yourself commit out trick-or-managing. Katie, leftover alone with Esther and you can Rose, instructs them for the ways romance (“A little bit of the brand new Irish”). Tootie and you will Agnes go back abruptly, and you will Tootie mischievously metropolitan areas the fault due to their early get back toward John Truitt. Which, without a doubt, complicates things ranging from John and Esther, resulting in a misconception and then an enthusiastic apology. John sings an effective reprise out-of “The fresh new Girl Next-door.”
Mr. Smith exists a marketing in the office, it will demand the household to go to help you New york Area. Folks are troubled from this development possesses compelling reasons for having not wanting to depart St. Louis. Mr. Smith teaches you some great benefits of the major city (“Day from inside the Ny”), but Mrs. Smith is the one sure to make the move. She reaffirms their fascination with their own spouse (“You’ll be able to Listen to a beneficial Bell”) and then he reacts inside their duet, “Wasn’t It Fun?”
The very last big public experiences up until the nearest and dearest actually leaves St. Louis ‘s the official Xmas Basketball. Rose attends having Lon, but Esther is kept instead a keen escort; John did not get to the customize after a while to select upwards their father’s tuxedo. Grandpa Prophater conserves Esther’s night by wearing his tuxedo and you will escorting her on the Ball. An excellent prank Esther agreements to possess Lucille, whom Lon admires, backfires on the, and you will Esther is forced to dancing with about three quicker-than-glamorous dudes by herself. What you turns out well for the around three lovers. John manages to score their tuxedo and you can abruptly finds the newest Basketball. Later on one nights, he and Esther determine they need to wait sometime just before marrying as they are only “around old” (“You are having Enjoying”). Flower and you can Warren, and you will Lucille and you can Lon, couples from for the duration of the dancing.
Straight back home, Tootie try disturb by move away from St. Louis. Esther attempts to morale her (“Has actually Yourself a good Merry Nothing Christmas time”) but Tootie was unconvinced. Mr. Smith gladly declares the disperse was latinfeels away from and everyone honors.
The view and time change to spring season, because men and women prepares to attend the latest Earth’s Fair (“The fresh new Trolley Tune/See Me When you look at the St. Louis”). Unexpectedly, the new singing try disturbed by the a great blackout. Although lights rapidly show up, as well as the Smith loved ones gapes inside ask yourself in the magnificent views of your own 1904 Earth’s Fair.
Esther Smith – alive and you will attractive daughter, regarding seventeenMrs. Anna Smith – fortyish, good and you will enjoying motherTootie Smith – brilliant half dozen-year-old daughterRose Smith – beautiful and you may sophisticated daughter, regarding the eighteenKatie – the latest Smiths’ prepare and maid, Irish and throughout the fiftyAgnes Smith – tomboyish several-year-old daughterJohn Truitt – good looking, athletic boy next door, about nineteenLon Smith – good-looking, nineteen-year-old Princeton freshmanMr. Alonso Smith – fortyish, dad and you can lawyerWarren Sheffield – Rose’s suitor, an eligible child regarding a wealthy familyLucille Ballard – a sophisticated and you will lovely young ladyGrandpa Prophater – Mrs. Smith’s father, a municipal Battle experienced
The first Broadway creation got a tossed away from 41 writers and singers, as well as chorus. Certain increasing try involved in the brand new slight parts.