page_title: Du Barry Was a Lady
section_title: 1939 Broadway
hierarchical_section_title: Du Barry Was a Lady / Productions / 1939 Broadway
caption_attribution_description: Publicity photo of American entertainer, Bert Lahr promoting his role as Louis Blore in the Broadway production of DuBarry Was a Lady, 1939.
context_page_description: Du Barry Was a Lady is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and the book by Herbert Fields and Buddy DeSylva. The musical starred Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman and Betty Grable, and the song "Friendship" was one of the highlights. The musical was made into a 1943 Technicolor film Du Barry Was a Lady, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly and Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra.
context_section_description: The musical opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on December 6, 1939, transferred to the Royale Theatre on October 21, 1940 and closed December 12, 1940, after 408 performances. It was directed by Edgar MacGregor, choreographed by Robert Alton, with the orchestrations of Robert Russell Bennett and Ted Royal. The cast featured  Bert Lahr as Louis Blore, Ethel Merman as May Daly, Betty Grable as Alice Barton, Benny Baker as Charley, Ronald Graham as Alex Barton and Charles Walters as Harry Norton. Gypsy Rose Lee and Frances Williams later played the part of May Daly.
caption: Bert Lahr in the original Broadway production of Du Barry Was a Lady (1939)
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