No, No Nanette Theatrical Performance 1925-09-16 Globe Theater A musical comedy in three acts. Book staged H. H. Frazee. By Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. Dances and ensembles arranged by Sammy Lee. Opened 16 September 1925 at the Globe Theatre and closed 19 June 1926 after 321 performances. Through 6/19/1926. Musical comedy directed by H.H. Frazee with musical staging by Sammy Lee starring Louise Groody (Nanette) and Charles Winninger (Jimmy Smith). A musical version of "His" in which Clifton Crawford had starred and for which he wrote incidental songs in 1919. "Lady Friends." Hit songs "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy" "Take A Little One-Step." Plot: Nanette is the unconventional flapper ward of wealthy Bible salesman Jimmy Smith (Charles Winnegar) who has a weakness for sharing some of his wealth with pretty young ladies. According to Fred Kelly, "There was only one kind of metal tap in those early days. The man who invented them was Haney, who lived in Gary, Indiana. He sold the show No, No Nanette (1925) on the idea of metal taps. He was the only manufacturer of taps for one year. Well, then the business exploded-- over a thousand patents! Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Frank, Rusty E.: Tap! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and their Stories 1900-1955. New York, William Morrow. (1990). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.452