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Pardonmyenglish

Pardon My English.

Pardon My English is a stage musical.

Cast[]

  • Carl Randall - Johnny Stewart
  • Barbara Newberry - Gerry Martin
  • Lyda Roberti - Gina
  • George Givot - Michael Bramleigh
  • Jack Pearl - Commissioner Baeur
  • Josephine Huston - Ilse Baeur
  • Ruth Urban - Magda
  • John Cortez - Karl

Plot[]

In order to promote the sale of beer and wine, the German government bans the sale of all non-alcoholic beverages. In retaliation, Golo Schmidt opens Club 21, a speakeasy where patrons can imbibe such forbidden drinks as cream soda and ginger ale. Police Commissioner Bauer makes it his mission to shut down the illegal operation.

Golo decides to disrupt a birthday celebration for Bauer, but while en route to the party he is struck by a car and knocked unconscious. When he awakens in Bauer's home, he believes he is Michael Bramleigh, a wealthy, sophisticated member of British society. He eventually falls in love with Bauer's daughter Ilse and proposes marriage.

A birdhouse falls on Bramleigh, and his memory returns. Golo once again, he has no memory of his relationship with Ilse and returns to Club 21 and his sweetheart Gita Gobel. Hearing Bauer's daughter is about to marry, he plans to kidnap the bride and hold her for ransom. At the wedding, Golo locates Ilse, who naturally thinks he's her fiance Michael, and the two escape to an inn in Schandau.

Golo, inexplicably thinking he's Michael once again, returns to Bauer's house and apologizes for missing the wedding. The two plot to find Ilse and save her from her kidnapper. Recognized as Golo by some and Michael by others, the hero becomes involved in a series of comic misadventures.

Musical numbers[]

Act I
  • "In Three Quarter Time" - Karl, Magda and Ensemble
  • "The Lorelei" - Johnny, Gerry and Ensemble
  • "Pardon My English" - Gita and Michael
  • "Dancing in the Streets" - Ensemble
  • "So What?" - Baeur and Ilse
  • "Isn't It a Pity?" - Michael and Ilse
  • "My Cousin in Milwaukee" - Gita and Ensemble
  • "Hail the Happy Couple" - Johnny, Gerry and Ensemble
  • "The Dresden Northwest Mounted" - Baeur and Ensemble
  • "Luckiest Man in the World" - Michael and Ensemble
  • "What Sort of Wedding Is This?" - Baeur, Magda and Ensemble
Act II
  • "Tonight" - Michael and Ilse
  • "Where You Go, I Go" - Gita and Baeur
  • "I've Got to Be There" - Johnny, Gerry and Girls
  • "The Dresden Northwest Mounted" (Reprise) - Baeur and Ensemble
  • "He's Not Himself" - Full Company
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