Nellie spends time with Jerome and Ngana and soon comes to love them. Based on Tales of the South Pacific, James Michener's collection of short stories, South Pacific opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on April 7, 1949, starring Mary Martin. This pronouncement, which makes Nellie less sympathetic as a character, was restored for the 2008 Lincoln Center production. [97] The production, with most of the original principals, was taped and broadcast live in HD on August 18, 2010 on the PBS television show Live from Lincoln Center. Contact seller, Used 1950 Mary Martin "South Pacific". Mary Martin.

Billis plays Honey Bun, dressed in a blond wig, grass skirt and coconut-shell bra. It was also nominated for the Oscar for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture (Alfred Newman and Ken Darby), and the 65 mm Todd-AO cinematography by Leon Shamroy was also nominated. Published by

Found insideColumnist Marjory Adams captured something of the musical comedy/musical play tension in Martin's performance in South Pacific. “Mary romped home with the bacon whether she was an elegant lady or a roguish madcap. Softcover 1. It was unusual on Broadway for the romantic lead to be an older male. Neville Whiting not Larry Hagman. Rusty staples Ngana played by Patricia Lowi or Maxine Aslanoff. 1. [n 3][25] According to Michener biographer Stephen J. [16] Michener, in his 1992 memoirs, however, wrote that the stories were first pitched as a movie concept to MGM by Kenneth MacKenna, head of the studio's literary department.
Emile also loves Nellie, and each wonders if the other reciprocates those feelings ("Twin Soliloquies"). Lovensheimer states that a postwar American audience would have found such onstage sentiments to be offensive. Condition: Very Good. [119], The original production of South Pacific won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Male Performer (Pinza), Best Female Performer (Martin), Best Supporting Male Performer (McCormick), Best Supporting Female Performer (Hall), Best Director (Logan), Best Book and Best Score.

. On a South Pacific island during World War II, two half-Polynesian children,[n 4] Ngana and Jerome, happily sing as they play together ("Dites-Moi"). Found inside – Page 147My Heart Belongs captures Martin's excitement at being chosen South Pacific's female protagonist , her condition that she and Pinza would not sing a duet " in competition " ( a ... MARY MARTIN South Pacific was one of the most ... South Pacific was one of the first shows for which a variety of souvenirs were available: fans could buy South Pacific neckties, or for women, lipstick and scarves. c. . It was to be reprised after ", "Loneliness of Evening" (Emile) was cut before the Broadway opening. "[110] The review in New York World-Telegram found the show to be "the ultimate modern blending of music and popular theatre to date, with the finest kind of balance between story and song, and hilarity and heartbreak. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. [164] Mordden suggests that "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" with its "take no prisoners bounce", might well be the center of the score, with the typical American girl defending her love by spouting clichés, many of which, such as "corny as Kansas in August" Hammerstein made up, and "sure enough, over the years they have become clichés". Lovensheimer writes that Billis is more defined by class than by sexuality, evidenced by the Seabee's assumption, on learning that Cable went to college in New Jersey, that it was Rutgers (the state's flagship public university), rather than Ivy League Princeton, and by his delight on learning that the rescue operation for him had cost $600,000 when his uncle had told him he would never be worth a dime. With Mary Martin et al. Stream songs including "Overture", "Dites-moi" and more.

Hammerstein eventually realized that the decision to wash Emile out of her hair had to be Nellie's. Program for the musical play held at The Theatre Royal, Drury lane in 1951 and presenting Mary Martin. Softcover "Bright Canary Yellow", a short song for Nellie and Emile, was placed just before "A Cockeyed Optimist", of which the opening line, "When the sky is a bright canary yellow" was intended to play off of the earlier song. Found inside – Page 1870Nanette Fabray, Love Life 1950 South Pacific, Richard Rodgers (M), Oscar Hammerstein (L) Ezio Pinza, South Pacific Mary Martin, South Pacific 1951 Guys andDolls, Frank Loesser (M&L) Robert Alda, Guys and Dolls Ethel Merman, ... [138], When the tour of the show reached a racially segregated theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, Rodgers and Hammerstein threatened to cancel the performances there unless seating was integrated, which it was. Even though everyone else is worried about the outcome of the war, Nellie tells Emile that she is sure everything will turn out all right ("A Cockeyed Optimist"). First Edition. [132] This scene was also toned down by Hammerstein; in early drafts, Nellie, initially unable to force out a word to describe Emile's first wife, after he supplies the word "Polynesian", responds with "colored". Also, Martin did not move to the west . After thinking a bit more about Emile and deciding she has become attracted on the basis of little knowledge of him, Nellie tells the other nurses that she intends to end her relationship with him ("I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"). [14], According to director Joshua Logan, a friend of both theatre men, he and Leland Hayward mentioned Michener's best-selling book to Rodgers as a possible basis for the duo's next play,[15] but the composer took no action. [166], The 2001 Royal National Theatre's revival cast album was recorded in 2002 on First Night Records with Philip Quast as Emile, Lauren Kennedy as Nellie, Edward Baker-Duly as Cable, Sheila Francisco as Bloody Mary and Nick Holder as Billis. Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia While Kenrick allows that most critics like the recording, he finds it a waste of money. "[180], A 2005 concert version of the musical, edited down to two hours, but including all of the songs and the full musical score, was presented at Carnegie Hall. Condition: Good, Published by The recording also featured Sarah Vaughan as Bloody Mary and Mandy Patinkin as Cable. Mary Martin was originally a dance instructor when she made it to Broadway. One journey took him to the Treasury Islands, where he discovered an unpleasant village, called Bali-ha'i, populated by "scrawny residents and only one pig". Contact seller, Association Member: [134] Michener recalled in his memoirs that a delegation of New Englanders had approached him after a New Haven tryout and urged him to recommend the song's removal to Rodgers and Hammerstein. Enzo Pinza. He soon had the Seabees pacing back and forth like caged animals during "There Is Nothing Like a Dame", a staging so effective it was never changed during the run of the show. on "South Pacific" star Mary Martin later starred in which of R&H's shows? Number 9. -Adapted from the 1949 Broadway play of the same title, starring Mary Martin and Enzio Pinza. (1943) and Carousel (1945). Although Billis operates a laundry – Nellie particularly praises his pleats – and appears in a grass skirt in the "Thanksgiving Follies", these acts are consistent with his desire for money and are clearly intended to be comic. ABAA

Its original cast album was the bestselling record of the 1940s, and other recordings of the show have also been popular. She starred in a number of Hollywood musicals and is best-known for her roles in the stage productions, 'South Pacific', 'Peter Pan' and 'The Sound of Music'. She thanks him for his 'fascinating-looking book, THE MELODIES LINGER ON', and for his 'most generous inscription'. Single Issue Magazine. 1 December 1951. [109] The New York Herald Tribune wrote: The new and much-heralded musical, South Pacific, is a show of rare enchantment.
Michener based the spy, dubbed "the Remittance Man", on Captain Martin Clemens, a Scot, who unlike his fictional counterpart, survived the war.

It was to occur in the first backstage scene (Act II, Scene 2) prior to "Happy Talk" and was sung to the same melody as "Bright Canary Yellow". When Martin essayed it for herself, she sang the final 26 words, as intended, with a single breath, and fell off her piano bench. Found inside – Page 93The result can be as dramatic as Oscar Hammerstein's kind— ness to Mary Martin. One evening, just before the great Broadway musical star Mary Martin was to go on stage in South Pacific, a note was handed to her. Lute Song (Feb 06, 1946 - Jun 08, 1946) I close here this coming Saturday, June 2nd - and Richard and I leave June 4th for six weeks - and we expect to do nothing but eat and sleep and rest and read.' Szot and Welsh National Opera singer Jason Howard alternated in the role of Emile, with Samantha Womack as Nellie, Ables Sayre as Bloody Mary and Alex Ferns as Billis. I'm sweet! Someone passed on Michener's book to the two men, and after much negotiation over rights and rewriting of the script the premier took place in 1949 with the two leading roles played by Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza. The film includes the song "My Girl Back Home", sung by Cable, which was cut from the stage musical. Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom The previously idle fighting men, including Billis, go off to battle. - RODGERS, Richard, HAMMERSTEIN, Oscar & LOGAN, Joshua, Published by She was freelancing when she signed for SOUTH PACIFIC. "[30] Pinza's contract for South Pacific included a clause limiting his singing to 15 minutes per performance. Bloody Mary furiously drags her distraught daughter away, telling Cable that Liat must now marry a much older French plantation owner instead. Some Enchanted Evening (Ezio Pinza) 3:04: 6. Condition: Very Good. The original cast album was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress on March 21, 2013 for long-term preservation. Found insideSouth Pacific ran in New York for 1,925 performances, and Mary Martin played Nellie for two years. Obviously, Rodgers and Hammerstein would have been delighted to create another such successful musical for her, but it would be eight ... One of the few people having trouble was Pinza, who had difficulty adjusting to the constant alterations in the show – he was used to the operatic world, where a role rarely changed once learned. The plot is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific and combines elements of several of those stories. As Liat and Cable spend more time together, Bloody Mary is delighted. She ends by joining her best wishes to those of 'Richard and Heller'. Emile, Nellie and the children rejoice ("Dites-Moi" (reprise)). One 28 May the other undated but from 1951. [n 5] According to Mordden, "Nellie was something new in R&H, carrying a goodly share of the score on a 'Broadway' voice". would serve as "the model for Broadway shows for decades". ONE: 28 May [1950]. The work premiered in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances. They have heard, for instance, that Emile committed a murder, and this might make him less than desirable for such a mission. Theatre Royal., Some estimates say 30 to 40 percent. At the final performance, Myron McCormick, the only cast member remaining from the opening, led the performers and audience in "Auld Lang Syne"; the curtain did not fall but remained raised as the audience left the theatre.[67]. Mary Martin. [27], In May 1948, Rodgers received a telephone call from Edwin Lester of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. . Most, Andrea. " [54][55] Nevertheless, during the year he was in the show, and although aged 58, he was acclaimed as a sex symbol; George Jean Nathan wrote that "Pinza has taken the place of Hot Springs, Saratoga, and hormone injections for all the other old boys". Size: 9" x 12". A Cockeyed Optimist. In so doing, Nellie fails to live up to the American ideal that "all men are created equal", which Emile had earlier affirmed. While showering one day during rehearsals, she came up with the idea for a scene in which she would shampoo her hair onstage. South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. IOBA, Used

[150], Secrest notes that much is overlooked in the rush to have love conquer all in South Pacific, "questions of the long-term survival of a marriage between a sophisticate who read Proust at bedtime and a girl who liked Dinah Shore and did not read anything were raised by Nellie Forbush only to be brushed aside. Found inside – Page 108Twin Soliloquies Additional Song Published in Non - show SOUTH PACIFIC Folio April 7 , 1949 Now Is the Time - cut ... of SOUTH tion with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan ; PACIFIC caused a schism between the authors , With Mary Martin ...

Writer: Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II. A secondary romance, between a U.S. Marine lieutenant and a young Tonkinese woman, explores his fears of the social consequences should he marry his Asian sweetheart. Paperback. The 2008 Broadway revival, a critical success, ran for 996 performances and won seven Tonys, including Best Musical Revival. The national tour began in 1950 and grossed $3,000,000 in the first year, making $1,500,000 in profit. When the Japanese Zeros strafe the Americans' position, Emile narrowly escapes, but Cable is killed. Contact seller, Association Member:

South Pacific received the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and for the first time, the committee included a composer in the drama prize. [155], The cast album, recorded ten days after the show's opening, was an immediate hit. Found inside – Page 27... One Touch of Venus; and here, with her close-cropped hairdo, in her biggest and best theater triumph, South Pacific {pp. 93-96). In these 11 years Mary Martin has been a hit in four big stage shows and half a dozen movies. The tour ended at the Cardiff New Theatre on July 19, 2008. Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway ... Found insideMary Martin as Nellie Forbush, Ezio Pinza as Emile de Becque SOUTH PACIFIC enjoyed a comparatively smooth sail to Broadway via outoftown tryouts in New Haven and Boston. Expectations were running high: the director and the authors were ... The late Robert Russell Bennett was also honored that season for "his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and ... The sections beginning "If the man don't understand you" and "If you laugh at different comics" have a blues style. Contact seller, Association Member: Kenrick describes this recording as "one of the most ravishing that this glorious Rodgers & Hammerstein classic has ever received"[171] and "a show tune lover's dream come true. Published by After they signed Ezio Pinza and Mary Martin as the leads, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote several of the songs with the particular talents of their stars in mind. Contact seller. MacKenna's half brother was Jo Mielziner, who had designed the sets for Carousel and Allegro. The "De" was changed to lower case for the musical. One 28 May the other undated but from 1951. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . The author interviewed the proprietor of a resort on Espiritu Santo, who claimed that Emile was modeled on his father and that the "real Bloody Mary" lived on Espiritu Santo for many years after the war and lived to the age of 102. Rodgers and Hammerstein decided that while Logan would receive co-writing credit on the book, he would receive no author's royalties. Cable and Emile's espionage work has made it possible for a major offensive, Operation Alligator, to begin. ), I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair. Cable, filled with self-loathing, replies that "it's not something you're born with", yet it is an ingrained part of their upbringing ("You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"). This final collaboration of Rodgers And Hammerstein II would achieve even greater success with the motion picture in 1965. In the past week, an epidemic of malaria has hit the island of Bali Ha'i. [37] To introduce another of Martin's numbers to her, Rodgers called her over to his apartment, where he and Hammerstein played "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" for her. [19] They also shortened the title to South Pacific – Rodgers related that the producers tired of people making risqué puns on the word "tales". [23] Logan signed, although his lawyer did not then tell him about the ultimatum. Published by Condition: Near Fine. Broadway Musical. - South Pacific did not arrive in movie theaters until nine years after its Broadway opening, and when it did on March 19, 1958 . "You've Got to be Carefully Taught" originally had several singing lines for Emile following the conclusion of the lyrics for Cable.

[18], Soon after their purchase of the rights, Rodgers and Hammerstein decided not to include a ballet, as in their earlier works, feeling that the realism of the setting would not support one.

April 7, 1949 - South Pacific Opened on Broadway ... Hammerstein conceived of him as a rival to Emile for Nellie's affections, and gave him a song, "The Bright Young Executive of Today". Billy Rose Theatre Division/©NYPL for the Performing Arts, Philippe Halsman/©NYPL for the Performing Arts, Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: November 21, Jacob Ming-Trent, Manoel Felciano, Jennifer Sánchez, More Star in Off-Broadway's, Inside Live Theatre's 'Hands Across America' Moment: Music Theatre International's, Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: November 20, Off-Broadway Rush and Inexpensive Ticket Policies, Broadway Rush, Lottery, and Standing Room Only Policies, Weekly Schedule of Current Broadway Shows, Go Inside Opening Night of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's, The Playbill Guide to the 2021 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. [139][140] In part because of the song, touring companies of South Pacific had difficulty getting bookings in the Deep South. Very good. Found inside – Page 647soutH PACIFIC Permission to perform The Sound of Music can be arranged through the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization. See also: Allegro; Carousel; Hammerstein II, Oscar; The King and I; Martin, Mary; Me and Juliet; Rodgers, Richard; ... He also vows that if he gets out of the war alive, he won't go home to the United States; everything he wants is on these islands. Productions. Mary Martin - South Pacific - Vinyl Record.. - c7350c | eBay There was no formal chorus; each of the nurses and Seabees was given a name, and, in the case of the men, $50 to equip themselves with what clothing they felt their characters would wear from the military surplus shops which lined West 42nd Street. Contact seller. With original B'way cast, directed by Joshua Logan, Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd . [20], In early drafts of the musical, Hammerstein gave significant parts to two characters who eventually came to have only minor roles, Bill Harbison and Dinah Culbert.

South Pacific holds the distinction of being the only musical in Tony Award history to dominate all four acting categories: Mary Martin (as Nellie Forbush), Ezio Pinza (Emile De Becque), Juanita . Theatre Royal, London, [11] In 1999, Time magazine named Carousel the best musical of the century, writing that Rodgers and Hammerstein "set the standards for the 20th-century musical". Langue: Anglais. Found insideTuck T tab behind face . MM Do not cut out enclosed white area between arm and body . MM Mary Martin Peter Pan ( 1954 ) Mary Martin South Pacific ( 1949 ) “ Honey Bun ” ( continued from inside front cover ) PLATE 4. Carol. Mary Martin . Dejected and feeling that he has nothing to lose, he agrees to join Cable on his dangerous mission. Fred . Not Dated. [177] Lovensheimer states that the film returned to the Michener original in one respect: "Harry Connick Jr.'s Joe Cable is a fascinating combination of sensitive leading man and believable Leatherneck". [170] Kenrick calls the recording "mixed up" and does not recommend it. Mary Martin's honeyed alto voice shines on her renditions of the cut songs, "Loneliness of Evening" and "My Girl Back Home". Unfortunate bump at bottom corner has created a mild but readily detectable 2.5" crease; original Canadian distributor's ink stamp, er per usual; very mild wear - else fine, clean & bright. Look Back at Mary Martin in South Pacific on Broadway. Mary Martin. And half-breeds are not conducive to the higher type of society. Mary Martin: South Pacific Medley: Dites-moi / Cockeyed Optimist / Some Enchanted Evening / I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair / A Wonderful Guy C2: Mary Martin: My Heart Belongs To Daddy C3: Noël Coward: World Weary C4: Noël Coward: What's Going To Happen To The Tots? See May, p. 20. "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" originated as a duet for Dinah and Nellie, with Dinah beginning the song and developing its theme.

In 1949, South Pacific epitomized the concerns of the day – America's responsibilities in the world and the dangers of racism. Soft cover. Both on her letterhead, Every one in it plays a part. This volume, edited by William Hammerstein, encompasses lyrics from Oscar Hammerstein's entire canon; from the early "Indian Love Call" written in 1924 with Otto Harbach and Rudolph Friml, to his final song, "Edelweiss," written with his ... "Theatre: Back to Bali Ha'i". In my opinion it contains the best soundtrack of all of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals and it was the first to be recorded and released in stereo. First edition, first issue of this Playbill, NY 1950. Peopled with legends like Ethel Merman, Ezio Pinza, Noel Coward and a starry cast of thousands, David Kaufman's "Some Enchanted Evenings" is the delectable story of the one and only Mary Martin, a woman who described herself as a chicken ... 2. Mary Martin - I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-A My Hair ...

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