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Louise Groody ( March 27,1897–1961) was an American Broadway musical comedy star of the 1920s who introduced to New York audiences the song "Tea for Two" in the musical No, No, Nanette.
Singer, Actress. (1897 - 1961) Louise Groody enjoyed a successful but short career which started in cabaret. In 1920 she appeared in the Jerome Kern /Anne Caldwell Broadway production, Night Boat. One reviewer called her the “break-out” star of the show in which she sang “A Heart for Sale.”. She worked with the Kern/Caldwell team again ...
When the show finally hit Broadway on September 16, 1925, Nanette was played by Louise Groody, and her duet with Barker of "Tea for Two" was a hit. The song went on to become the biggest success of Youmans' career.
Victor 20609-A. Music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar. Introduced in the Broadway show Hit the Deck (1927) by King and Groody.
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Louise Groody. (1897—1961) Quick Reference. (1897–1961), actress and singer. One of the brightest musical comedy stars of the 1920s, the vivacious, dimpled performer was born in Waco, Texas, and began her career in cabarets, then ... From: Groody, Louise in The Oxford Companion to American Theatre » Subjects: Performing arts — Theatre.
A dimple incarnate . . . a five-foot bundle of singing and dancing energy who sparked major musicals by Jerome Kern ("Night Boat," "Good Morning, Dearie") and Vincent Youmans ("No, No, Nannette," "Hit the Deck"), Louise Groody was a performer who emblematized an age.
Louise Groody ( March 27,1897–1961) was an American Broadway musical comedy star of the 1920s who introduced to New York audiences the song "Tea for Two" in the musical No, No, Nanette.
