 MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
Book by Sally Benson : Music & Lyrics by Hugh Martin &
Ralph Blane : Based on the Kensington Stories by Sally Benson
& the MGM motion picture "Meet Me In St. Louis"
Music copyrighted and published by EMI Music Publishing
Gershwin Theatre, Broadway - 2 November, 1989 (253 perfs)
Synopsis
A rare treasure, a show that sparkles with optimism and
good tunes, featuring the famous
"Trolley Song" and "Meet Me In St. Louis". The magic
begins at the site of what is to be the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904,
The Smith family are gathered at Shrinker Swamp to watch the ground breaking
ceremony for the Fair, the "greatest show that ever showed".
Ester has design's on her neighbour John Truitt to whom she has never
spoken. The two youngest Smith sisters complicate things by getting
into trouble and annoying everyone. Lon, the eldest Smith child invites
his friend, Douglas Moore, a West Point cadet, to dinner and Rose falls
for the handsome newcomer. He is off to Princeton and everyone is there
to say good-bye. That evening Ester and John fall in love as they snuff
out the candles in the Smith's house.
Mr. Smith is worried about his finances and announces that they will
all have to move to New York. Their whole lives will change,, the girls
will lose the only home they have ever known and Katie will only have
a small kitchen to cook in. Worst of all, they will miss the World's
Fair!
It is finally time to leave and the family gather in the living room
with boxes of their belongings. Mr. Smith arrives home and tries to cheer
the family up with a box of bon-bons. He suddenly realises how much the
family is dreading the move. In a sudden flash of clarity he realises
that they must stay in St. Louis. He announces to the family "We're
not moving to New York And l don't want to hear another word about it!".
Only in St. Louis in 1904 can such miracles occur!
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