tom drake played john truitt in meet me in st louis.
tom drake played john truitt in meet me in st louis.
who played john truitt in meet me in st louis?
tom drake
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the musical opens in the summer of 1903. the family is going about their daily businesses – tootie is playing with her dolls, agnes is practicing her stilt walking, esther is playing tennis, rose is relaxing, lon received his princeton catalog in the mail, mrs. smith and katie, their maid, went shopping, grandpa is playing with agnes, and mr. smith was at work ("opening" / "meet me in st. louis"). upon request from esther, katie asks mrs. smith if they could have dinner an hour earlier because her sister is having trouble with her husband. we soon learn that the real reason is that warren sheffield, a yale scholar and heir to a grand fortune, is calling rose long-distance at 6:30, when they usually eat dinner. esther was trying to get dinner to be an hour earlier so the family would be out of the room when he called. soon rose enters and tells esther that john truitt, their neighbor and the boy that esther has a crush on, is outside with his friend. they pretend to want to go to the pool, and try to attract the boys' attention. however, agnes enters looking for her cat, and john leaves, causing esther to lament about how john truitt never notices her ("the boy next door").
meet me in st. louis (musical)