Treasure Girl is a musical with a book by Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson (writer)

Frederick A. Thompson, usually credited as Fred Thompson was an English writer, best known as a librettist for about fifty British and American musical comedies from World War I to World War II. Among the writers with whom he collaborated were George Grossmith Jr., P. G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton and...

 and Vincent Lawrence, music by George Gershwin

George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...

 and lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....

. The musical's best-known song is "(I've Got a) Crush on You

I've Got a Crush on You

"I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions, Treasure Girl , and Strike Up the Band ....

", which has been recorded by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...

.

After a tryout in Philadelphia beginning on October 15, 1928, the musical opened on Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 at the Alvin Theatre on November 8, 1928. It ran for 68 performances before closing on January 5, 1929. It starred Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End theatre district of London and on Broadway.-Early life:...

 and featured Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Sitting Pretty...

 and Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett was an American actor. As a San Francisco citizen, he started out in vaudeville with a detour for a while in opera before breaking into films.-Early career:...

. Bertram Harrison directed, and Bobby Connelly choreographed. The critics praised the lyrics and some of the music but found the book "remorselessly dull".

Musical numbers

Act 1

• "Skull and Bones" -- Ensemble
• "(I've Got a) Crush on You
  I've Got a Crush on You
  "I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions, Treasure Girl , and Strike Up the Band ....
  
  " -- Polly Tees, "Nat" McNally and Ensemble
• "Oh, So Nice" -- Ann Wainwright and Neil Forrester
• "According to Mr. Grimes" -- Mortimer Grimes and Ensemble
• "Place in the Country" -- Neil Forrester, Bunce and Girls
• "K-ra-zy for You" -- "Nat" McNally, Polly Tees and Girls
• "I Don't Think I'll Fall in Love Today" -- Ann Wainwright and Neil Forrester
• "I've Got a Rainbow" -- Larry Hopkins, Jack Wrigley, Mary Grimes, Betty, Madge, Kitty and Girls
• "Feeling I'm Falling" -- Ann Wainwright and Neil Forrester

Act 2

• "Treasure Island" -- Ensemble
• "What Causes That?" -- Polly Tees, "Nat" McNally and Girls
• "What Are We Here For?" -- Ann Wainwright, "Nat" McNally and Girls
• "I've Got a Rainbow (Reprise)" -- Girls
• "Where's the Boy? (Here's the Girl!)" -- Ann Wainwright and Boys

Roles and original cast

• Charles Barron as Jack Wrigley
• Walter Catlett
  Walter Catlett
  Walter Catlett was an American actor. As a San Francisco citizen, he started out in vaudeville with a detour for a while in opera before breaking into films.-Early career:...
  
   as Larry Hopkins
• Norman Curtis as Bunce
• John Dunsmure as "Slug" Bullard
• Stephen Francis as First Mate
• Virginia Franck as Madge
• Paul Frawley as Neil Forrester
• Victor Garland as Arthur
• Ferris Hartman as Mortimer Grimes
• Mary Hay as Polly Tees
• Dorothy Jordan as Betty
• Gertrude Lawrence
  Gertrude Lawrence
  Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End theatre district of London and on Broadway.-Early life:...
  
   as Ann Wainwright
• Gertrude McDonald as Mary Grimes
• Peggy O'Neill as Kitty
• Edwin Preble as Postman
• Clifton Webb
  Clifton Webb
  Clifton Webb was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Sitting Pretty...
  
  as "Nat" McNally

External links

• Recording of songs from Treasure Girl