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April 14, 1926
- The musical opened in the West End at the Empire Theatre on April 14, 1926, again starring Fred and Adele Astaire.
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Fred and Adele Astaire perform "Swiss Miss" in the London production. Lady, Be Good premiered on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre on December 1, 1924 and closed on September 12, 1925, after 330 performances.
Aug 15, 2019 · On April 14, 1926, the show moved to London, where it opened at the Empire Theatre in the West End, again starring the Astaires. The show was a huge hit, playing for 326 performances and making international stars of the Astaires and the Gershwins.
The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title.
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During the 1920s, Fred and Adele appeared on Broadway and the London stage. They won popular acclaim with the theater crowd on both sides of the Atlantic in shows such as Jerome Kern 's The Bunch and Judy (1922), George and Ira Gershwin 's Lady, Be Good (1924), and Funny Face (1927) and later in The Band Wagon (1931).
Nov 15, 2011 · Astaire, Burns, Allen In 'Distress' In London Town. A Damsel in Distress was the third of only four films on which George Gershwin and his brother Ira collaborated. The star is Fred Astaire,...
View the timeline of George and Ira Gershwin and their legacy today.
Seventy years ago Fred Astaire took Broadway by storm with the musical Lady, Be Good! In London's Open Air theatre at Regent's Park British actors still manage to do justice to this famous George Gershwin hit, although there are no skyscrapers around to add the Broadway touch. Bernard Cribbins steals the show.
