Orange Blossoms (musical)

Setting: Lawyer's Office, Paris and Kitty's Villa at Cannes. Baron Roger Belmont's aunt has recently died, leaving him her inheritance if he marries within a year of her death. He is in love with Helene de Vasquez, but is unable to marry her as his aunt's will specifies he cannot marry a divorcee. His lawyer, Tillie Jones, suggests Belmont enter into a marriage of convenience with her niece Kitty, allowing him to receive his full inheritance before divorcing Kitty and marrying Helene. However, Belmont and Kitty do end up falling in love. == Productions ==

Although the Broadway production closed after three months, unable to recoup its investment, the show went on to tour, first stopping for two weeks at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. with revised lyrics by Michael Phillips and Cynthia Edwards, and orchestra reconstructions by Brian Kerns and Christian Smythe, conducted by Evans Haille at the piano. == Cast ==

Act l • (Opening) – Lawyer Brassac, (Ladies) • "This Time It's Love" – Roger Belmont • "A Kiss in the Dark" – Kitty Savary • "New York Is the Same Old Place" – J.J. Flynn, Tillie Jones • "Then Comes the Dawning" – Roger Belmont, Helene de Vasquez • "I Can't Argue With You" – Roger Belmont, Helene de Vasquez, Lawyer Brassac, (a Lady client) • "In Hennequeville" – Kitty Savary • "A Kiss in the Dark" (reprise) – Kitty Savary Act ll • "On the Riviera" – (Ladies and Gentlemen) • "The Lonely Nest" – Kitty Savary • "I Missed You" – Kitty Savary, Roger Belmont, Lawyer Brassac, Ninetta • "Just Like That" – J.J. Flynn, Ninetta • "Orange Blossoms" – Kitty Savary, (Gentlemen) Act lll • "Mosquito Ballet" – (Dancers) • "Way Out West in Jersey" – J.J. Flynn, Tillie Jones • "Let's Not Get Married" – (Ladies and Gentlemen) • "This Time It's Love" (reprise) – Roger Belmont • (Finale) – (Company) == Reception ==

The original Broadway production was generally well-received, with positive reviews from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn Life, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Evening World, the New York Herald, the New York Journal, the New York Telegraph, and the New York Times. == References ==