Room Service is a farce written by Allen Boretz and John Murray.
History It was originally produced by George Abbott and debuted at the Cort Theatre in New York City on May 19, 1937. Its initial production ran for 500 performances, closing on July 16, 1938."Room Service" (1937) at the Internet Broadway Database
The original 1937 Broadway production starred Sam Levene as Gordon Miller, Eddie Albert as Leo Davis and Phillip Loeb as Harry Binion."Room Service" (1953) at the Internet Broadway Database
In 1953, the play, was revived on Broadway for a short run of 16 performances, starring Jack Lemmon in the role of Leo Davis.
Plot
The setting is in Gordon Miller's room in the White Way Hotel.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/11/23/chantilly-delivers-madcap-comedy/4b178566-29bb-48cc-b0e7-fdda5ac35c3f/
A nimble-witted producer, living on credit with several actors in a Broadway hotel, is desperately in need of an angel with $15,000.
Original 1937–38 Broadway cast CharacterActorLeo DavisEddie AlbertSasha SmirnoffAlexander AsroTimothy Hogarth Jack ByrneJoseph GribbleClifford DunstanHilda ManneyBetty FieldFaker EnglundTeddy HartSenator Blake's SecretaryWilliam HowardGordon MillerSam LeveneHarry BinionPhilip LoebGregory WagnerDonald MacBrideReprised the role in the 1938 film of the same title.Bank MessengerWilliam MendrekSenator BlakeRalph MorehouseChristine MarloweMargaret MullenDr. GlassHans RobertSimon JenkinsPhilip Wood*
Adaptation RKO Pictures purchased the film rights for a then-record $225,000 and used it as the basis for the 1938 film of the same title as a vehicle for the Marx Brothers.
In 1944, RKO released a musical film adaptation entitled Step Lively starring Frank Sinatra.
The basic plot of Room Service was used for the "Monkees, Manhattan Style" episode of The Monkees (season 1, episode 30, first broadcast April 10, 1967, also known as "Monkees in Manhattan").Pearlman, Louie "Every ‘Monkees’ Episode: “Monkees in Manhattan” (S1E30)" Rebeat Magazine"The Monkees in Manhattan" MonkeesTV
References
External links
Room Service (1937) at the Internet Broadway Database Room Service (1953) at the Internet Broadway Database Room Service at the Internet Broadway Database Room Service (mp3) at The Peccadillo Theater Company