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''Banjo Eyes'' is a musical based on the play ''Three Men on a Horse'' by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. It has a book by Joseph Quinlan and Izzy Ellinson, music by Vernon Duke, and lyrics by John La Touche and Harold Adamson. Produced by Albert Lewis and staged by Hassard Short, the Broadway production opened on December 25, 1941 at the Hollywood Theatre, where it ran for 126 performances. The cast included Eddie Cantor, Lionel Stander, and William Johnson. Although Cantor was known as "Banjo Eyes," the title referred not to his character but to a talking race horse, played in costume by the vaudeville team of Morton and Mayo.〔https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3717799/interview_with_andy_mayo/〕 In dream sequences, Banjo Eyes would give Cantor's character tips on which horses were going to win different races, but warned him his supposed talent for picking the winners would vanish if he ever placed a bet himself. The book was a very loose adaptation of its source, and the World War II anthem "We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)" by Charles Tobias and Cliff Friend was interpolated into the score for no apparent reason other than to stir up patriotism among audience members. Cantor closed the show by singing a medley of his hits in his customary blackface. The show closed when its star suffered a medical emergency.〔Mordden, Ethan, ''Beautiful Mornin': The Broadway Musical in the 1940s''. Oxford University Press 1999. ISBN 0-19-512851-6, p. 26〕 ==Song list== ;Act 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 ;Act II * Make with the Feet * We’re Having a Baby * Banjo Eyes * The Yanks are on the March Again * Not a Care in the World * We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Banjo Eyes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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