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| Decade | 1960s |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 1964 |
| Medium / Genre | Regional Theater |
| Production / Project / Activity | Flower Drum Song |
| Name of Theatre / Venue / Vehicle | South Shore Music Circus and Cape Cod Melody Tent |
| City | Cohasset, MA, and Hyannis, MA |
| About the Theatre / Venue / Vehicle | South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset and Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis shared productions and the beauty of the areas was icing on the cake! |
| Function / Type of Job | Actress/Singer |
| Role | Mei Li |
| Important People | Helen Gallagher, Roy Stuart, Alvin Ing, Jack Eddleman |
| Director | Gene Bayliss |
| Playwright | Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields | Based on the novel by C.Y. Lee |
| Composer | Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Notes / Anecdotes | Reviews: "Mei Li, the picture bride, who is smuggled into San Francisco and eventually wins he heart of young Wang Ta ... is an adorable heroine, adorably presented byVirginia Wing, a tiny , talented and appealing young lady, who is as successful with "I Am Going to Like It Here" as she is with lanky Roy Stuart (Sammy Fong) in the show-stopping, antiromantic duet, "Don't Marry Me." The Boston Herald, Tuesday, August 25, 1964. Theater, Delightful Performance for 'Flower Drum Song' by Elinor Hughes, "Virginia Wing is a charmer as Mei Li, good old-fashioned Chinese girl, fresh off the gangplank from Formosa. She is a tiny young thing, quite fetching in long straight black hair, and shy little-girl mannerisms. Her soprano is slight but ably carries the light-weight tunes assigned her." Unnamed newspaper, The Playgoer, A Slow Boat to China Gets a Needed Shove, by T.K. Morse. "Virginia Wing's Mei Li is a delightful portrayal, a little diffident perhaps, but none the less charming. One of the memorable songs, "A Hundred Million Miracles," is a joy, as is her "I Am Going to Like it Here." "As bouncy as Miss Gallagher is, Virginia Wing is, in sharp contrast, quiet and restrained as the Chinese girl who is pledged to be married. Miss Wing looks like a lovely Mandarin doll, sings in a high but pleasant voice and has a flair for proper comic timing. " Cape Cod Standard-Times, Tuesday, September 1, 1964. Helen is Like Cleo, She Blows Up a Storm, by M.H.C. Cast: Lucretia Gould, Jaque Dean, Arno Selco, Alvin Ing, Jack Eddleman, Roy Stuart, Francisco Salvacion, Virginia Wing, Helen Gallagher, Sandra Eames, George Comptois, Joe Lorden, Carleton Davis, Ellen Mitchell |
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| Reflections / Significant Moments | This was a fabulous job! In Cohasset we stayed in Mrs. Toll's house and called ourselves the Toll House Cookies. Transportation was bikes and we would ride them to the ocean on breaks and whenever else we could. Chicken lobsters were fresh, fresh, fresh, and $5 for 4 or 5. And I met some lifelong friends on this show! What could be better? |
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