Word: vesti
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Thrill of a Romance," playing on Friday, you get the formula musical, dull, plush, and empty. The main attractions here are Lauritz Melchior singing "Vesti la Giubba" in the lobby of a slick Western hotel, Esther Williams in some submarine contortions, and Van Johnson as his usual creamy self...
...Love in the Snow," Boston's latest musical romance, draws brazenly on a wide variety of sources, and imitates many more. It runs the gamut from Victor Herbert through Gilbert and Sullivan and Guiseppi Verdi, and ends on a climactic rendition of "Vesti La Giubba." The surprising thing is that the sum total is not chaos, but a lively and tuneful evening's entertainment. Though strongly reminiscent of past musical hits, and in part admitted cribbing, Ralph Benatzky's score is pleasant and melodious. It has to be, to compensate for uninspired lyrics and a book exceeding even the broad...