Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing is a musical set in the White House, with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, to a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. It opened on Broadway in 1931, and ran for 441 performances.

Plot

When John P. Wintergreen runs successfully for President, his campaign platform is love. The staged beauty contest for Miss White House ("sexy" is rhymed with "Mrs. Prexy") is overturned when Wintergreen falls for a simple secretary, who woos him with corn muffins. When they settle down to business in the White House at double desks, her "desk" back-to-back with his, is a fully-loaded tea-table. (See gender role.)

Related Topics:
Love - Gender role

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