Funny Face (musical) contributed to the script, to walk out. The rewrites and changes continued as the musical moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. (October 31); to Atlantic City (November 7); to Wilmington (November 14); before reaching Broadway and the Alvin Theatre on November 22, now renamed "Funny Face". It became a major Broadway hit, and after 244 performances, the whole company transferred it to London, where Fred and Adele Astaire had a successful run of "Lady, Be Good!" just before starting the rehearsals of "Smarty" in Philadelphia. Jimmy Reeve is the legal guardian of three pretty sisters, Dora, June and Frankie, whose
Ira Gershwin write the songs for his next show, "Two Little Girls in Blue", ultimately produced by Abraham Erlanger, along with co-composers Vincent Youmans and Paul Lannin. So as not to appear to trade off George's growing reputation, Ira wrote under the pseudonym "Arthur Francis", after his youngest two siblings. His lyrics were well received, allowing him successfully to enter the show-business world with just one show. Later the same year, the Gershwins collaborated for the first time on a score; this was for "A Dangerous Maid", which played in Atlantic City and on tour. It was not until 1924 that Ira