Me and My Girl
Me and My Girl is a popular British stage musical, with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay.
It was originally performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London, in 1937, and starred Lupino Lane. At first attracting little notice, the production gained immediate success after a matinee performance was broadcast live on BBC radio, following the cancellation of a sporting event. Me and My Girl went on to run for a phenomenal 1,646 performances. The show's showstopper, "The Lambeth Walk", has the distinction of being the only popular song to be the subject of a leader in The Times. In October 1938, one of its leaders read, "While dictators rage and statesmen talk, all Europe dances - to The Lambeth Walk."
On 1 May 1939, a performance was televised from the theatre, one of the first times such a thing was done. In 1940, a movie version was filmed entitled, The Lambeth Walk.
Me and My Girl was revived in 1952, and again in 1984 at the Leicester Haymarket theatre, from where it transferred to London's West End for a successful eight year run at the Adelphi Theatre, later going on tour throughout Britain, and transferring to New York's Broadway at the Marquis Theatre in 1986.
Prominent songs
- "The Lambeth Walk"
- "The Sun Has Got His Hat On"
- "Leaning on a Lamp Post"
- "Me and My Girl"
External links
- Me and My Girl at Internet Broadway Database
- Me and My Girl 1939 BBC broadcast at [Internet Movie Database]
- The Lambeth Walk at Internet Movie Database
Me and My Girl was also the name of a British television sit-com starring Richard O'Sullivan and Tim Brooke-Taylor.