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- Babes In Arms
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- (April 26, 1937)
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- Having participated in the most refreshing musical show of
- the previous season, On Your Toes, Messrs. Rodgers & Hart were
- felicitated for having picked a novel notion this season for the
- first show they ever provided with a book as well as songs and
- lyrics, Babes in Arms. Lyricist hart -- never topped since he
- observed in 1925 that "beans cold get no keener reception in a
- beanery: bless our mountain greenery home!" -- still maintains
- the lightest touch in the business. As usual, the Rodgers
- melodies are fresh as a May wind, artful and surprising as the
- flight of a barn swallow. George Balanchine's ballets,
- particularly a long dream dance, continue to set marks for more
- serious masters to shoot for.
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