| Donnybrook! | |
| Music | Johnny Burke |
|---|---|
| Lyrics | Johnny Burke |
| Book | Robert E. Johnny Burke ( 3 October 1908 &mdash 25 February 1964) was a Lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular Johnny Burke ( 3 October 1908 &mdash 25 February 1964) was a Lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular McEnroe |
| Based upon | 1952 film The Quiet Man |
| Productions | 1961 Broadway |
Donnybrook! is a musical from 1961, with music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and book by Robert E. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Burke ( 3 October 1908 &mdash 25 February 1964) was a Lyricist, widely regarded as one of the finest writers of popular McEnroe. It is based on the film The Quiet Man. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed It had 68 performances at Broadway's 46th Street Theatre, opening on May 18, 1961 and closing on July 15, 1961. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Richard Rodgers Theatre, in New York City, was built by Irwin Chanin in 1925 Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leading players Art Lund and Joan Fagan played the roles created by John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in the film. Art Lund ( 1 April 1915, Salt Lake City, Utah — 31 May 1990, Holliday, Utah) was a famous John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimons on 17 August 1920 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish film actress Broadway favorites Eddie Foy Jr. and Susan Johnson played a comic secondary couple. Eddie Foy Jr ( February 4, 1905 - July 15, 1983) was an American Character actor. Susan Johnson is the name of Susan Johnson (novelist, US romance novelist Susan Johnson (psychotherapist, co-founder of Emotionally
As in the film, the plot concerns the efforts of an Irish-American boxer, who has killed a man in the ring and vowed never to raise a hand again to any man, to woo a tempestuous Irish village colleen who wants a man who will stand up and fight for her. The above-average score included the ballads "He Makes Me Feel I'm Lovely" and "I Have My Own Way" for Fagan and Lund, respectively, and the droll "I Wouldn't Bet One Penny" and "Dee-lightful Is the Word" for the secondary couple, as well as a lively title song and the assertive "Sez I," which framed the show at the top of the first act and the end of the second. Donnybrook! was one of many pleasant and perfectly professional musicals of its time that failed, not because there was anything much wrong with it, but simply because the competition during the "golden age" of Broadway musicals was too fierce.
References
- Internet Broadway Database entry for Donnybrook!
- The Guide to Musical Theatre page for Donnybrook!
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