Banjo Eyes

Banjo Eyes

Infobox Musical
name= Banjo Eyes
subtitle=


caption= Page from souvenir program (cropped)
music= Vernon Duke
lyrics= John La Touche
book= Joseph Quinlan and Izzy Elinson
productions= 1941 Broadway
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"Banjo Eyes" is a musical with a book by Joseph Quinlan and Izzy Ellinson, based on the play, “Three Men on a Horse” by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott, with music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by John La Touche, additional lyrics by Harold Adamson and song “We Did It Before” by Charles Tobias and Cliff Friend. The show was staged by Hassard Short. Produced by Albert Lewis, the Broadway production, opened on December 25, 1941 at the Hollywood Theatre, where it ran for 126 performances. Cast starred Eddie Cantor, with Lionel Stander.

This show did not follow the play it was based on. In the musical, the greeting card writer gets his tips on the horses in a dream, where he talks to the horses to find out the winner. Because the show opened shortly after Pearl Harbor, one of the moving songs of World War II was interpolated into the show, “We Did It Before (We’ll Do It Again).” The show stopper, however, was “We’re Having a Baby” replete with Eddie’s famous rolling eyes and clapping hands.


=Songs=col-begincol-2Act I
* Birthday Card
* Valentine’s Day Card
* Easter Greetings
* Merry Christmas
* Mother’s Day
* I’ll Take the City
* The Toast of the Boys at the Post (music and lyrics by George Sumner)
* I’ve Got to hand It to You
* A Nickel to My Name
* Who Started the Rhumba?
* It Could Only Happen in the Movies (lyrics by Harold Adamson)Act II
* Make With the Feet (lyrics by Harold Adamson)
* We’re Having a Baby (lyric by Harold Adamson)
* Banjo Eyes
* The Yanks Are on the March Again
* Not a Care in the World
* We Did It Before (We’ll Do It Again) (lyrics by Charles Tobias; music by Cliff Friend)

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