Max Gordon presents The cat and the fiddle
Subtitle: a musical love story
By: by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach
Published: 193u
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Musicals; Librettos
Other titles: Cat and the fiddle
Work titles: Cat and the fiddle
Description: "The musical takes place in Brussels and tells of the attraction between a Romanian classical composer, Victor Florescu, and a vivacious woman jazz composer from America, Shirley Sheridan. Their music styles clash when a producer tries to lighten Victor's operetta, The Passionate Pilgrim, with some of the jazz composer's uptempo numbers. However, as in all operettas, everything turns out fine and the two find true love together." (Richard Connema) The play was the basis of the 1934 movie of the same name, directed by William K. Howard and starring Ramon Navarro and Jeanette MacDonald.
Notes: Playscript; reproduced from typescript.

The play opened at the Globe Theatre in New York City on October 15, 1931, (before transferring to George M. Cohan's Theatre on May 24, 1932) and ran for a total of 395 performances. The opening night cast included Bettina Hall as Shirley Sheridan, Georges Metaxa as Victor Florescu, Odette Myrtil as Odette, and Eddie Foy, Jr., as Alexander Sheridan.

Sticker on front cover has: Rialto Service Bureau, Inc., 1501 Broadway, New York City, CH. 4-1294.

Produced by Max Gordon, staged by Jose Ruben with ensemble dances staged by Albertina Rasch.