The Beauty Prize
A musical
| Book: | George Grossmith and P. G. Wodehouse
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| Lyrics: | George Grossmith and P. G. Wodehouse
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| Music: | Jerome Kern
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First produced 5 September 1923 at the Winter Garden Theatre, London.
US premiere 26 April 2005, 45th Street Theater, New York in a production by Musicals Tonight!
Synopsis
A rich girl and a rich man both go to London trying to find someone to love them for themselves and find each other, not knowing the other is wealthy. When the girl is entered into a beauty contest by a friend without her knowledge, she wins the first prize - a man that she must marry! Naturally, they all head off to America by boat for further complications until they get to Long Island where the partners are finally sorted out.
Recordings
The Land Where the Good Songs Go - on Harbinger Records, catalogue HCD 1901, containing You Can't Make Love By Wireless, Non-stop Dancing and 14 songs with lyrics by Wodehouse from other shows.