Whirled into Happiness
Musical by Robert Stoltz and Harry Graham
Whirled into Happiness is a musical comedy with music by Robert Stolz, and book and lyrics by Harry Graham, adapted from Stolz's Der Tanz ins Glück, with a libretto by Robert Bodanzky and Bruno Hardt-Warden. The work, billed as a "musical farce", was presented in London in 1922.
History
The musical was staged in London by George Edwardes Ltd, a company controlled by the financier James White after the death of its founder George Edwardes. The piece opened at the Lyric Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue on 18 May 1922 and ran for 246 performances, closing on 16 December 1922. The production was taken on tour in the provinces, with Mai Bacon from the original cast, and Derek Oldham, Winnie Melville, George Gregory and Bert Weston. The J. C. Williamson company presented a production that toured Australia in 1924–25.
A revised version of the show was staged in New York in 1925, under the title Sky High, and ran for 217 performances. Der Tanz ins Glück was also adapted into Italian as Dance la Fortuna and French as Danse vers le bonheur.
The work was adapted into the 1951 film Dance Into Happiness.
Roles and original London cast
Matthew Platt – Billy Merson
Horace Wiggs – Austin Melford (replaced by Derek Oldham from 3 July 1922)
Florence Horridge – Lily St.
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