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Douglas Furber

DOUGLAS FURBER

  (1885 - 1961)
Nationality:    English
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Douglas Furber's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Douglas Furber's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         It's Time To Dance         Me And My Girl         Nice Goings On

It's Time To Dance

Synopsis:
Harry Brown has his clothes stolen whilst bathing. In replacement clothes he is mistaken for a gang leader and arrested. Luckily gentleman detective Lord d'Arcy recognises him. He persuades Harry to pretend to be the gang leader Jim Anthony in order that the entire gang can be arrested

Notes:
Music and lyrics various; book by Douglas Furber; L Arthur Rose

1st Produced:
Winter Garden, London    22 Jul 1943

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Genre:
Musical

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Me And My Girl

Me And My Girl
a group of "young things" are going to the stately home of Hareford where they will meet the long lost heir to the estate. the 13th earl had married beneath him and soon parted from his wife. the heir is a cockney lad from Lambeth

Notes:
Music by Noel Gay; lyrics by Douglas Furber; lyrics by L Arthur Rose; book by Douglas Furber; book by L Arthur Rose.

1st Produced:
Victoria Palace Theatre, London    1937

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1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London,    -

Music:
Original (reconstructed) cast recording: Manhattan (CDP-746393) 1985

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Nice Goings On

Synopsis:
Olaf Henscuttle a lowly civil servant takes some compromising photographs of his superiors - he hopes to use them to gain promotion

Notes:
Music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Frank Eyton; Douglas Furber; book by Douglas Furber

1st Produced:
Strand Theatre, London    13 Sep 1933

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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