Louisiana Purchase (musical)

Louisiana Purchase is a musical theater production from 1940. It has music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva.

Table of contents

1 The Songs 2 1940 Broadway production 3 1941 Paramount musical film

The Songs

• "Fools Fall In Love"
• "It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow"
• "Latins Know How"
• "The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul"
• "Louisiana Purchase"
• "Outside Of That I Love You"
• "What Chance have I?"
• "You Can't Brush Me Off"
• "You're Lonely And I'm Lonely"

1940 Broadway production

The show opened at the Imperial Theater, New York City on May 28, 1940 and ran for 444 performances. It was directed by Edgar MacGregor with orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett.

Cast:

• Jim Taylor played by William Gaxton
• Marina Van Linden played by Vera Zorina
• Senator Oliver P. Loganberry played by Victor Moore
• Madame Bordelaise played by Irene Bordoni
• Beatrice played by Carol Bruce
• Lee Davis played by Nick Long Jnr

1941 Paramount musical film

The film version was directed by Irving Cummings.

Cast:

• Jim Taylor played by Bob Hope
• Marina Van Linden played by Vera Zorina
• Senator Oliver P. Loganberry played by Victor Moore
• Madame Bordelaise played by Irene Bordoni
• Beatrice played by Dona Drake