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- Directed by Vincente Minnelli. With Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer. Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
- This is the soundtrack for the 1944 musical film Meet Me in St. Louis.A story about a family in St. Louis living their lives as they get ready for the 1904 World’s Fair that’s coming to their.
Behind the Scenes:
Do you wonder what it’s like behind the green screens of our Performances on Screen? Read this article in The New York Times from cast member Melissa Errico about her experiences “making a Meet Me in St. Louis where no one ever meets.”
Louis is a 1944 American Christmas musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis, leading up to the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (more commonly referred to as the World's Fair) in the spring of 1904. As noted, Carnegie Hall sat at #1 for 13 weeks. Plus A Star is Born at #5, Meet Me in St. Louis at #2, Miss Show Business at #5, and Alone and Judy both at #17. So that's 6 charted albums and 17 charted singles. It may pale by comparison to some contemporaries, but her career in other areas (especially film) likely equals or outshines theirs. And so here we are. Not far at all from the site of the 1904 World’s Fair. More modern food favorites were catapulted into The Big Time at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition than at any other single event in history.
Watch the ninth episode of Melissa Errico‘s Instagram series “How Do We Go On Singing,” in which she talks to fellow cast member Shereen Ahmed about her career of art and activism, as well as the two actresses’ experiences playing Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
Meet Me Me In St Louis
What to Listen to:
Settle in with the music of Meet Me in St. Louis and listen to the Original Broadway Cast Album, featuring our Co-Founder and Artistic Director Charlotte Moore as Anna Smith. Hear her on “Wasn’t It Fun!”
Episode 70 of Jim and Tomic’s Musical Theatre Happy Hour, “Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Podcast,” is all about Meet Me in St. Louis and its many iterations.
What to Watch:
Watch our director, Charlotte Moore; our music director, John Bell; and our Anna, Melissa Errico, in “Meet the Musical Makers” from our #IRTMeetTheMakers series.
The classic 1944 film, starring Judy Garland, is available to rent on Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu.
The World’s Greatest Fair offers an exploration of the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, complete with images, footage, and interviews.
What to Read:
Read Sally Benson‘s Meet Me in St. Louis (or The Kensington Stories), on which the movie and stage production are based!
MGM’s Greatest Musicals takes you behind-the-scenes of Arthur Freed‘s host of classic movie-musicals, including Meet Me in St. Louis.
Traverse the 1904 World’s Fair in this photo-filled article from The Atlantic.
The Judy Room‘s Meet Me in St. Louis page has everything you could ever want to know about the 1944 film, including a timeline and photos!
What to Eat and Drink:
“If you believe the popular tales, more new American foods were invented at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, than during any other single event in history. The list includes the hamburger, the hot dog, peanut butter, iced tea, the club sandwich, cotton candy, and the ice cream cone, to name just a few.”
As you cozy up to watch Meet Me in St. Louis, enjoy these Irish spins on foods from the 1904 World’s Fair:
The Irish Burger is complete with a Jameson glaze and Guinness-caramelized onions. Yes, please!
We all know Irish coffee, but have you ever had Irish iced tea? Grab some Jameson for a refreshing showtime cocktail.
Nothing says the holiday season quite like mulled wine. Try out this recipe from The Irish Countrywomen’s Association.
Whip up some corned beef and cabbage to share a meal with the Smith family while you watch Meet Me in St. Louis!
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Learn more about Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and on Screen and make a reservation here.
| 'Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis' | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1904 |
| Composer(s) | Kerry Mills |
| Lyricist(s) | Andrew B. Sterling |
'Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis', better known as just 'Meet Me in St. Louis', is a popular song from 1904 which celebrated the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair. The words were by Andrew B. Sterling; the music, by Kerry Mills. The song was published in 1904 in New York by Mills's firm operating under the name F. A. Mills. It was recorded that year by many artists, including William F. Denny,[1]Billy Murray and Arthur Collins.
The song and the fair were focal points of the Judy Garlandmovie, Meet Me in St. Louis. Garland recorded the song in 1944.[2]Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album Join Bing and Sing Along (1959)
Overview[edit]
'Louis' in the song is pronounced 'LOO-ee', akin to the French. The song is one of the few instances of pronouncing the city's name that way. It is normally pronounced 'LOO-is'.
The song, which is generally styled in the form of a limerick, has many and varied verses, few of which are remembered today — unlike the chorus. In the original sheet music, the chorus is the same for the first two verses but varies in verses three through six, which are essentially jokes with the punch line in the chorus.
In popular culture[edit]
The song was also featured in the film The Strawberry Blonde with James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, some four years prior to Meet Me in St. Louis.
The chorus was sung by Jimmy and Jerry Gourd in the VeggieTales episode 'Are You My Neighbor?'
The song is played at the home games of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues.
Larry Groce released a version on Disney Children's Favorite Songs 4.
References[edit]
- ^Gracyk, Tim and Hoffman, Frank W. (2000). Popular American recording pioneers, 1895-1925. Psychology Press, Binghamton, NY. ISBN978-1-56024-993-1.
- ^'Meet Me in St. Louis'. International Movie Database. IMDb. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
External links[edit]
Meet Me In St Louis Street
- Listen to 'Meet Me In St. Louis Louis' on YouTube (Judy Garland)