Word: bloomerism
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...cast actually manages to seem Scottish. From David Brooks, who sang "Evalina" in "Bloomer Girl," through Lidija Franklin and Virginia Bosler, two talented dancers in the best DeMille tradition, down to all the various people who hang around in the mob scenes, the show smacks of authenticity, an effect which is boosted by David Ffolkes' costumes. It is, in fact, this quality that is the show's outstanding virtue. It's a sort of "Okla homa!" set in Scotland...
Born. To Celeste Holm, 27, blithe-spirited musicomedienne (Bloomer Girl, Oklahoma!), now 20th Century-Fox's rising star (Three Little Girls in Blue), and third husband A. Schuyler Dunning, 36, American Airlines executive: their first child, a son; in Hollywood. Name: Daniel. Weight...
...Sweet? This was the year when 16-year-old Jeanne had crushes on the captain of Central's football team and also on her handsome French teacher, the year when the debating society was her great pride and a broken bloomer elastic her great shame, the year of ice skating, theme writing, coonskin coats, and a senior prom that was the world's most breathlessly important event...
...Bloomer Girl, at the Shubert. Last musical of the local season and probably the best...
...show offers a good many consolation prizes. Joan McCracken (Oklahoma!, Bloomer Girl) is engaging as the hard little heel, besides dancing her nimble feet off. Mitzi Green (Babes in Arms) plays the part and catches the color of a Texas Guinan. There is a wonderful takeoff of a big Ziegfeldish production number in which showgirls appear as bright-plumaged birds. There is a funny ballad in which a gangster reminisces about his rubbed-out pals. Most of Jerome Robbins' dances are lively and amusing; some of Morton Gould's tunes are witty, if not very tuneful...