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Babes In Arms
(April 26, 1937)
Having participated in the most refreshing musical show of
the previous season, On Your Toes, Messrs. Rodgers & Hart were
felicitated for having picked a novel notion this season for the
first show they ever provided with a book as well as songs and
lyrics, Babes in Arms. Lyricist hart -- never topped since he
observed in 1925 that "beans cold get no keener reception in a
beanery: bless our mountain greenery home!" -- still maintains
the lightest touch in the business. As usual, the Rodgers
melodies are fresh as a May wind, artful and surprising as the
flight of a barn swallow. George Balanchine's ballets,
particularly a long dream dance, continue to set marks for more
serious masters to shoot for.