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Follow the girls (excerpts)

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Follow the girls (excerpts)

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Title
Follow the girls (excerpts)
Names
Baronova, Irina (Performer)
Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987 (Performer)
West, Buster, 1901-1966 (Performer)
Keller, Dorothy (Performer)
Valentinoff, Valya (Performer)
Herbert, Tim (Performer)
Niesen, Gertrude (Performer)
Parker, Frank, (Vocalist) (Performer)
Horovitz, Oscar H (Cinematographer)
Delmar, Harry, 1882-1984 (Director)
Littlefield, Catherine (Choreographer)
Bay, Howard (Set designer)
Bay, Howard (Lighting designer)
Eisele, Lou, 1905-2003 (Costume designer)
Irwin, Will, 1907- (Conductor)
Di Gatano, Adam (Performer)
Di Gatano, Jane (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1944
Table of Contents
DANCE CONTENTS. - Ensemble dance for sailors and girls. - "Strip flips hip," perf. by Niesen, male ensemble. - "Thanks for a lousy evening," perf. by Keller, West, Herbert. - "You're perf," perf. by ensemble, with ballet solo by Baronova. - "Out for no good," perf. by West. - Solo perf. by Keller. - Waltz reprise: "You don't dance," perf. by ensemble. Duet by Jayne and Adam Di Gatano. - Flamingo dance, perf. by Baronova. - "Follow the girls," perf. by Niesen, ensemble. - "John Paul Jones," perf. by Valentinoff, ensemble. - "I wanna get married," perf. by Niesen, female ensemble. - Reprise: "You're perf," perf. by ensemble. Solo by Baronova. - Specialty dance perf. by Herbert. - Finale perf. by entire cast.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9375
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1924 (former)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Notes
Creation/production credits: Director: Harry Delmar. Choreography: Catherine Littlefield. Music/lyrics: Dan Shapiro, Milton Pascal, and Phil Charig. Book: Guy Bolton and Eddie Davis. Scenery/lighting: Howard Bay. Costumes: Lou Eisele. Conductor: Will Irwin.
Performers: Performed by Gertrude Niesen (Bubbles LaMarr), Frank Parker (Bob Monroe), Irina Baronova (Anna Viskinova), Jackie Gleason (Goofy Gale), Buster West (Dinky Riley), Tim Herbert (Spud Doolittle), Val Valentinoff (Sailor Val), Dorothy Keller (Peggy Baker), Jayne & Adam DiGatano (Dance team), and others.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (25 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Motion picture shot by Oscar H. Horovitz in 1944 as a record of the musical comedy Follow the girls. Excerpts of its dances and musical numbers are prefaced by general remarks about the genre. Note however that the soundtrack does not necessarily play the actual accompaniment to the excerpts.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896028947-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167516
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1b8f7270-9180-0135-6739-65f746978e72
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1944: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Follow the girls (excerpts)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1944. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9d4cdab4-aebe-41ae-9006-37675ddb0995

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Follow the girls (excerpts)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9d4cdab4-aebe-41ae-9006-37675ddb0995

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1944). Follow the girls (excerpts) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9d4cdab4-aebe-41ae-9006-37675ddb0995

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Follow the girls (excerpts)