Bloomer Girl
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In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
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Cast
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Barbara Cook
Evelina Applegate
Known for
Thumbelina
Keith Andes
Jefferson Calhoun
Known for
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Clash by Night
Carmen Mathews
Dolly Bloomer
Known for
Sounder
Paul Ford
Horatio Applegate
Known for
The Music Man
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Rawn Spearman
Pompey
No other roles listed
Nydia Westman
Serena Applegate
Known for
The Cat and the Canary
Little Women
Patricia Hammerlee
Daisy
Brock Peters
Alexander
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Soylent Green
Dorothy Lang
Applegate Sister
No other roles listed
Margot Moser
Applegate Sister
Also in
There Goes The Bride
The Doctors
Peggy O'Hara
Applegate Sister
No other roles listed
Elise Rhodes
Octavia Applegate
No other roles listed
Alex Segal Director · Sig Herzig Author Fred Saidy Author
United States release May 28, 1956 · Produced in United States
Production
Showcase Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 28, 1956
TV · NBC
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