Russel Crouse

National Theatre, Leland Hayward presents Ethel Merman in "Call Me Madam," with Richard Eastham, Alan Hewitt, Russell Nype, Pat Harrington, Galina Talva, Jay Velie, Robert Chambers, E.A. Krumschmidt, music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, directed by George Abbott, dances and musical numbers staged by Jerome Robbins, scenery and costumes by Raoul Pene Du Bois, Miss Merman's dresses by Main Bocher, musical conductor...

[Disc 1]. In Arsenic and old lace, a drama critic about to marry discovers insanity runs in his family. In A night at the opera, a New York scandal, a riot on a ship, and an evening of insanity in a concert hall are some of the problems resulting from Groucho's outrageous business schemes. The goal-- to bring Milan's finest opera stars to Manhattan. [Disc 2]. In The long, long trailer, newlyweds hit the honeymoon road with a 40-foot trailer in tow....