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18-529: [REDACTED] Look up New Yorker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. New Yorker may refer to: A resident of New York: A resident of the State of New York Demographics of New York (state) A resident of New York City and its suburbs List of people from New York City The New Yorker , a magazine founded in 1925 The New Yorkers ,

36-545: A 1930 musical by Cole Porter New Yorker (clothing) , a German fashion company New Yorker Films The New Yorker (fireboat) , a 1890 large fireboat operated by the FDNY The New Yorker (1833–1841), predecessor to the New-York Tribune The New Yorker (1901–1906), a weekly newspaper edited by Robert W. Criswell Chrysler New Yorker , an automobile The New Yorker Radio Hour ,

54-411: A 1930 musical by Cole Porter New Yorker (clothing) , a German fashion company New Yorker Films The New Yorker (fireboat) , a 1890 large fireboat operated by the FDNY The New Yorker (1833–1841), predecessor to the New-York Tribune The New Yorker (1901–1906), a weekly newspaper edited by Robert W. Criswell Chrysler New Yorker , an automobile The New Yorker Radio Hour ,

72-624: A radio program carried by public radio stations New Yorker Theatre , the former name of the Studio 54 theater in New York City Wyndham New Yorker Hotel , in New York City See also [ edit ] New York (disambiguation) Knickerbocker (disambiguation) Yorker Yorkie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

90-434: A radio program carried by public radio stations New Yorker Theatre , the former name of the Studio 54 theater in New York City Wyndham New Yorker Hotel , in New York City See also [ edit ] New York (disambiguation) Knickerbocker (disambiguation) Yorker Yorkie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

108-518: A romantic interlude with Al Spanish, a nightclub owner and bootlegger . During their time together, they escape from the police and go on many adventures. Jimmy Deegan and his buddies Ronald and Oscar aid in their escapades, invent a new alcoholic drink, murder Feet McGeehan and assist with the gangland wedding of Al and Alice, while offering tributes to money, wood, and "The Hot Patata". Jokes and songs about alcohol, and how far people will go to get it, such as "Drinking Song" and "Say It with Gin", reflect

126-1024: A successful vaudeville act.) The musical was performed at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois in 1996. "Musicals Tonight!" presented the musical as a staged concert in April 2003 in New York City. The "Lost Musicals" series presented The New Yorkers at Sadler's Wells Theatre , London, in March and April 2009, starring Anna Francolini as Alice and Dawn Spence as Mona Low. The New York City Center presented it in March 2017 in its Encores! staged concert series with Tam Mutu as Al Spanish, Scarlett Strallen as Alice Wentworth, and Kevin Chamberlin as Jimmie Deegan, directed by John Rando . Brooks Atkinson , theatre critic for The New York Times wrote that

144-476: Is based on a story by a cartoonist for The New Yorker , Peter Arno , and E. Ray Goetz . The musical satirizes New York types, from high society matrons to con men, bootleggers , thieves and prostitutes during Prohibition . The musical includes Porter's famous, sad song about a prostitute, " Love for Sale ", which was banned from the radio for its frank lyrics. The original Broadway production received mostly good reviews and ran for 168 performances. The musical

162-494: The Broadway Theatre on December 8, 1930, this theatre's first stage production, and closed on May 2, 1931 after 168 performances. Direction was by Monty Woolley , choreography by George Hale, special numbers staged and directed by Fred Waring , and production supervised by E. Ray Goetz . Costumes were by Peter Arno and Charles Le Maire, and the set design was by Dale Stetson, based on sketches by Peter Arno . The conductor

180-517: The Great Depression and so made The New Yorkers "as bright and sparkley as possible-from the variegated costumes and the Arno settings to the large and dynamic cast...He also featured a young group that had never appeared on Broadway as the stage band for the show: Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians." The clean-cut band sang as well as played instruments. Wealthy New York socialite Alice Wentworth has

198-486: The critic for the World , Charles Darnton, "excoriated" the song and called it "in the worst possible taste." The song was subsequently banned from the radio. The reviewer of the "Musicals Tonight!" 2003 concert noted that Peter Arno (who provided the story) was a cartoonist whose drawings appeared on the cover and pages of the magazine The New Yorker. "His subjects were jazz babies, society dames, gangsters, café habitues, with

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216-413: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up New Yorker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. New Yorker may refer to: A resident of New York: A resident of the State of New York Demographics of New York (state) A resident of New York City and its suburbs List of people from New York City The New Yorker , a magazine founded in 1925 The New Yorkers ,

234-401: The musical "manages to pack most of the madness, ribaldry, bounce and comic loose ends of giddy Manhattan into a lively musical." As for Porter's songs, "most ... hold well to the average of song-and-dance scores." The song "Love for Sale" was sung by an actress playing the role of a prostitute ("advertising young love for sale"). As recounted by Charles Schwartz in his biography Cole Porter ,

252-589: The musical's origin from the Prohibition period . Music and lyrics by Cole Porter except as noted Act 1 Act 2 †Music missing; Lyric partially lost; The New Yorkers began pre-Broadway tryouts at the Chestnut Street Opera House , Philadelphia on November 10, 1930 and then moved to the Shubert Theatre, Newark, New Jersey on November 24, 1930. The musical opened on Broadway at

270-464: The title New Yorker . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Yorker&oldid=1190777526 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages New Yorker From Misplaced Pages,

288-498: The title New Yorker . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Yorker&oldid=1190777526 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The New Yorkers The musical premiered on Broadway in 1930. It

306-536: Was Max Meth . The cast featured Frances Williams as the hostess Mona Low, Charles King as Al Spanish, Hope Williams as Alice Wentworth, Ann Pennington as Lola McGee, Marie Cahill as Gloria Wentworth, the Fred Waring Orchestra , Lou Clayton as Cyril Gregory, Eddie Jackson as Ronald Monahan, Jimmy Durante as Jimmie Deegan, Kathryn Crawford as May (later replaced by Elisabeth Welch ), and Oscar Ragland as Mildew. (Clayton, Jackson & Durante were

324-420: Was "built to order around star comic Jimmy Durante , indisputably featured special material (songs as well as bits) that wouldn't scan without Schnozzola himself delivering it." In fact, Durante himself wrote 5 of the 17 songs featured in the musical—the only 5 songs in which he was a featured performer. Ray Goetz, who was the producer of the show as well as production supervisor, wanted to help audiences forget

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