Gertrude Lawrence in The King & I, Lady in Dark & Nymph Errant

Richard Rodgers (Composer), Kurt Weill (Composer), Cole Porter (Composer), Frederick Dvonch (Conductor), Leonard Joy (Conductor), Ray Noble (Conductor), King and I Pit Orchestra (Orchestra), Lady in the Dark Pit Orchestra (Orchestra), Nymph Errant Pit Orchestra (Orchestra), Gertrude Lawrence (Performer), Doretta Morrow (Performer), Yul Brynner (Performer), Larry Douglas (Performer), Dorothy Sarnoff (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gertrude Lawrence, Doretta Morrow, Yul Brynner, Larry Douglas, Dorothy Sarnoff
• Orchestra: King and I Pit Orchestra, Lady in the Dark Pit Orchestra, Nymph Errant Pit Orchestra
• Conductor: Frederick Dvonch, Leonard Joy, Ray Noble
• Composer: Richard Rodgers, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter
• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B00016W7ZE
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,968 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture [From The King and I]

2. I whistle a happy tune [From The King and I]

3. My lord and master [From The King and I]

4. Hello young lovers [From The King and I]

5. March of the Siamese children [From The King and I]

6. A puzzlement [From The King and I]

7. Getting to know you [From The King and I]

8. We kiss in the shadow [From The King and I]

9. Shall I tell you what I think of you [From The King and I]

10. Something wonderful [From The King and I]

11. I have dreamed [From The King and I]

12. Shall we dance [From The King and I]

13. My ship [Lady in the Dark]

14. Jenny [Lady in the Dark]

15. This is new [Lady in the Dark]

16. One life to live [Lady in the Dark]

17. Glamour music - medley including O fabulous one, Huxley, & Girl of the

18. Princess of pure delight [Lady in the Dark]

19. The physician [Nymph Errant]

20. Experiment [Nymph Errant]

See all 23 tracks on this disc

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gertrude Lawrence King & I & other shows, September 5, 2010

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This review is from: Gertrude Lawrence in The King & I, Lady in Dark & Nymph Errant (Audio CD)

Gertrude Lawrence in The King & I, Lady in Dark & Nymph ErrantI waited a long time to get this apparently out of print item & got it from an Amazon Marketplace seller. I was pleased to get it. The King & I was Gertrude Lawrence's last Broadway & any other place show and was on the eve of taking it to her hometown of London that she was desperate to do but she died of cancer before this was to happen.

Not really a singer, but rather a sophisticated actress and childhood friend at acting school in London with Noel Coward. They made a number of dramatic sketches on 78rpm records together.

The set also includes songs from Lady in the Dark which was later filmed with Ginger Rogers in Technicolor at Paramount. Also included is her classic English recordings from the 1930s stage show Nymph Errant written by Cole Porter. Nymph Errant had been bought by Fox for a film version which was never made but this was the basis of the Julie Andrews film Star at Fox which was basically about Gertrude Lawrence.

The disc is well worth a listen and I have always liked these songs as performed by Gertrude Lawrence.