London Revues

THE GATE REVUE Revue devised by Diana Morgan and Robert McDermott with contributions from Nicholas Phipps, Gerard Bryant, Arthur Marshall, Hermione Gingold, Reginald Beckwith, Dion Titheradge, David Yates Mason : Music: Geoffrey Wright. Lyrics: Diana Morgan and Robert McDermott. Ambassadors Theatre, London - 9 March 1939 (449 perfs) PROGRAMME 1. Open the Show - (Words by Nicholas Phipps; music by Geoffrey Wright) - The Company 2. Musical Snobs - (Words by Peter Dion Titheradge; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Joan Swinstead, Jack McNaughton, David Evans 3. The Guardsman - (Words by Diana Morgan & Peter Dion Titheradge; music by Geoffrey Wright) - The Singer - Kay Young; The Ouida Guardsman - Michael Wilding: Meadows - Jack McNaughton; Lady Dolly - Joan Swinstead 4. Sick to Death of Love - (Words by Gerard Bryant; music by Geoffrey Wright) 5. The Power of the Press - (Words by Gerard Bryant; music by Geoffrey Wright) - The Company 6. Happy Ending - (Words by Diana Morgan & Robert MacDermot; music by Ronnie Hill) - Miss Brown - Joan Swinstead: Miss Jones - Kay Young; Mr. Smith - Walter Crisham 7. Beauty, Beauty- (Words by Hermione Gingold and Robert MacDermot; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Hermione Gingold 8. Interview with the President - (Words by Nicholas Phipps; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Walter Crisham 9. Washing up to Shoobert - (Lyric by Gerard Bryant; music by Geoffrey Wright; dialogue by Hermione Gingold) - Lily - Kay Young; Doris - Carole Lynne; Bert - David Evans 10. Royal Occasion - (Reginald Beckwith) - Joan Swinstead, Walter Crisham 11. A Smack at the Blacks - (Arthur Marshall & Charles Hughes; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Sentries - (Michael Wilding, David Evans); General Wellington Boote - (Jack McNaughton); Lieut. Roy Rightabout - (Walter Crisham); Blanche - (Hermione Gingold); Seedi Ben Nevis - (Michael Morice) 12. We've Got You Taped - (Words by Peter Dion Titheradge; music by Geoffrey Wright) - - Hermione Gingold, Carole Lynne, Walter Crisham, Michael Wilding 13. The Bitzner - (Reginald Beckwith) - Joan Swinstead 14. Wet Week-end - (Words by Diana Morgan & Robert MacDermot; music by Ronnie Hill) - Host - Jack McNaughton: Hostess - Kay Young; The Guests - Michael Wilding, Carole Lynne 15. Spin - (Words by Nicholas Phipps & Hermione Gingold; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Hermione Gingold 16. There Has Been a Slump - (Words by Nicholas Phipps; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Walter Crisham 17. The Village Inn - (Words by Diana Morgan & Robert MacDermot; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Giles - Michael Wilding; George - Jack McNaughton; Polly - Carole Lynne; Percival - David Evans; Belinda (old style) - Muriel Byck 18. All Smart Women Must - ( Words by Diana Morgan & Robert MacDermot; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Hermione Gingold, Walter Crisham, Michael Wilding 19. The Stage Family Robinson - (Words by Gerard Bryant; music by Geoffrey Wright) - Joan Swinstead, Jack McNaughton, Kay Young, Carole Lynne, David Evans 20. The Snowman - (Reginald Beckwith) - David Evans, Michael Wilding, Jack McNaughton

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