House Of Flowers off Broadway cast CD

Originally opened on Broadway in 1954 where it received tepid critical notices although both score and cast were praised and how could they not be? The show based on a short story by Truman Capote didn't last long. However Capote had thought that production was too big too Broadway - "I wanted it to be a simple thing" Capote had said. And so in 1968 Capote and the show's original producer Saint Subber revived the show for the first time - not on Broadway but at the 299-seat Theater de Lys off- Broadway in a simplified pared-down version. As Capote said at the time "This is going to be the show we meant to present." Sadly even the simplified pared-down version received tepid notices and folded quickly. Limited Edition of 1000 copies

Tracklist:

1.     Preface (Smellin' of Vanilla) -- Orchestra     
2.     A Sleepin' Bee -- Yolande Bavan, Thelma Oliver, Hope Clarke     
3.     Somethin' Cold to Drink -- Josephine Premice     
4.     House of Flowers -- Robert Jackson, Yolande Bavan     
5.     Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree -- Thelma Oliver, Hope Clarke     
6.     Don't Like Goodbyes -- Yolande Bavan     
7.     Jump de Broom -- Charles Moore, Company     
8.     Smellin' Of Vanilla -- Thelma Oliver, Hope Clarke, Novella Nelson, Company     
9.     Waitin' -- Thelma Oliver, Hope Clarke     
10.     Woman Never Understan' -- Robert Jackson     
11.     I Never Has Seen Snow -- Yolande Bavan     
12.     Madame Tango's Particular Tango -- Novella Nelson, Carla Pinza, Hope Clarke, Thelma Oliver     
13.     What Is a Friend For? -- Tom Helmore, Josephine Premice     
14.     A Sleepin' Bee (Reprise)     
          I Never Has Seen Snow (Reprise) -- Robert Jackson, Yolande Bavan     
15.     Two Ladies In de Shade of de Banana Tree (Finale) -- Josephine Premice, Hope Clarke, Thelma Oliver, Company