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.

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Musical - Douglas Furber - L. Arthur Rose - Noel Gay

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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."

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Victoria Palace Theatre - London - 1937 - Lupino Lane - BBC - The Lambeth Walk

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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.

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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.

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Adelphi Theatre - New York - Broadway - Marquis Theatre

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