Panama HattieOriginal Broadway ProductionA Musical Comedy in Two Acts Tryouts began October 3, 1940 at the Shubert Theatre, New Haven Opened October 30, 1940 at the 46th Street Theatre, NYC SynopsisHattie Maloney, a brassy nightclub singer in Panama, tries to fit into the upper-crust world of her fiance, Nick Bullett, an officer in the armed forces, and the divorced father of an 8-year-old child. Hattie insists that he send for the girl before they are married, and spends most of Act I trying to get the child's endorsement of her as a prospective stepmother. In Act II, she wins over Nick's boss, Whitney Randolph, by foiling a plot to blow up the canal. CastEthel Merman (Hattie Maloney), Arthur Treacher (Vivian Budd), Betty Hutton (Florrie), James Dunn (Nick Bullett), Phyllis Brooks (Leila Tree), Joan Carroll (Geraldine Bullett), Rags Ragland (Woozy Hogan), Pat Harrington (Skat Briggs), Frank Hyers (Windy Deegan), Conchita (Mrs. Gonzales), Eppy Pearson (Mac), Nadine Gae (Chiquita), Linda Griffith (Fruit Peddler), Roger Gerry (Tim), Raymond blaine (Tom), Ted Daniels (Ted), Lipman Duckat [Larry Douglas] (Ty), Elaine Shepard (Mildred Turner), Ann Graham (Kitty Belle Randolph), Al Downing (Pete), Hal Conklin (First Stranger), Frank De Ross (Second Stranger), Jack Donahue (Mike), and James Kelso (Whitney Randolph) ScenesAct One Scene 1: Santa-Ana Plaza, Panama CityScene 2: Bar of Tropical Shore Scene 3: Street in Panama City Scene 4: Yard of Nick's Cottage, Canal Zone Scene 5: Esplanade Scene 6: Patio of Admiral Tree's Home Act Two Scene 1: Santa-Ana PlazaScene 2: Room in Barn Outside Panama City Scene 3: Street in Panama City Scene 4: Yard of Nick's Cottage Scene 5: Control House, Canal Zone Scene 6: Street in Panama City Scene 7: Patio of Admiral Tree's Home Musical Numbers
Act One Act Two
Cut Songs
Original Cast Recordings"Let's Be Buddies" / "Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please" - Ethel Merman [A-side with Joan Carroll]
"My Mother Would Love You" / "I've Still Got My Health" - Ethel Merman
12 Songs from Call Me Madam with Selections from Panama Hattie - Ethel Merman
Contemporaneous Recordings"Fresh as a Daisy" - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
"Let's Be Buddies" - Connie Boswell with the Harry Sosnik Orchestra
"Let's Be Buddies" - Les Brown
"Let's Be Buddies" - Eddie Duchin
"Let's Be Buddies" - Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
"Let's Be Buddies" / "Fresh as a Daisy" - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
"Let's Be Buddies" / "My Mother Would Love You" - Ruby Newman and His Orchestra
"Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please" / "My Mother Would Love You" - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
"Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please" - Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions in Music
"Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please" - Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
"My Mother Would Love You" - Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra
"My Mother Would Love You" - Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
"Visit Panama" - Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
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