"Adelaide's Lament" is a #showTune from the #Broadway #musical #GuysAndDolls, written by #FrankLoesser, which opened at the #46thStreetTheatre on November 24, 1950. It was performed on stage by #VivianBlaine, who later reprised her role as Miss Adelaide in the 1955 film version of the play; in its biography of Blaine, the #EncyclopædiaBritannica describes her as "best remembered for her showstopping rendition of 'Adelaide's Lament' in both the Broadway.
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Adelaide's Lament

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"Luck Be a Lady" is a song written and composed by #FrankLoesser in 1950 and first performed by #RobertAlda. The song was featured in the musical #GuysAndDolls. The lyrics relates the expected etiquette that a lady will stay with the gentleman who escorts her and not wander. The #gambler, #SkyMasterson, hopes that he will win a bet if luck is truly a lady who is by his side.
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Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady

Frank Sinatra performing “Luck Be A Lady,” part of Sinatra And Friends/The Man And His Music.Listen to Frank Sinatra's greatest hits: https://www.youtube.com...

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Guys and Dolls is a better film whenever it forgets it’s a musical. Brando charms, Sinatra cracks wise, and the songs mostly get in the way. A story about faith, chance, and what happens when talking outshines singing.
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The Quiet Virtues of Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls (1955) would be a great film, not to mention a whole lot shorter, if it weren’t for all those songs. I’m serious. I know it’s a musical, which is why it’s somewhat ironic that the mo…

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