Whoopee! (Musical)
Whoopee! is a musical with the music of Walter Donaldson and the lyrics by Gus Kahn . The book by William Anthony McGuire is based on the piece "The Nervous Wreck" by Owen Davis. The show was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in the lead role played by Eddie Cantor . The premiere took place on December 4, 1928 at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York .
action
Henry Williams, a wealthy hypochondriac, came to Mission Rest in Arizona to recover. But he does not succeed, because on the one hand his nurse Mary Custer is keen on him and on the other hand the local Sally Morgan involves him in situations that he does not see through.
Sally is supposed to marry Sheriff Bob Wells soon, but loves Wanenis, an educated Indian youth from the nearby reservation. Sally now arranges a trip with Henry in such a way that the whole place including Sheriff Bob and Sister Mary think they have run away. This is the beginning of an intricate chase.
Henry and Sally run out of fuel in the middle of the wilderness while the local people are in pursuit. The two get new gasoline from the richest family in the area, the Underwoods, through a robbery that only happens because Sally puts a gun in Henry's hand. After that, the two are also wanted as bandits.
Nevertheless, the story ends happily; Henry's nurse can finally convince him, Sally gets her Indian and Sheriff Bob finds a replacement in Harriet Underwood.
Well-known music numbers
- Makin 'whoopee
- Love Me, or Leave Me
- My Baby Just Cares For Me - composed by Donaldson for 1930 film production
filming
" Whoopee! “Was made into a film in 1930 by director Thornton Freeland, also starring Eddie Cantor.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Whoopee! in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)
- TIME Magazine Review of December 17, 1928 for the launch of Whoopee! (English)