Ruth Tester
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Ruth Tester was a singer and dancer in Broadway
musicals of the 1920s and 1930s. Tester was born on August 17, 1903. She was married for 59 years to Fredrick Carothers. In her later years, Tester and her husband, Carothers, lived in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Carothers worked as a sales executive, and predeceased Testor in 1990. Tester sang "Sing Something Simple" in the "The Garrick Gaieties
" of 1930 at the Guild Theatre in New York City
and performed with Rosalind Russell
and Imogene Coca
. She also sang and danced in the short subject film, "Makers of Melody (1929)", with Allan Gould singing the Rodgers and Hart song "Manhattan
", often called, "I'll Take Manhattan". Richard Rodgers
and Lorenz Hart
appeared in this short as themselves. Manhattan was Rodgers and Hart's first hit and started them as a team. Tester died at the age of 89 in a nursing home in Weston, Massachusetts
on March 21, 1993.
Broadway (New York City)
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musicals of the 1920s and 1930s. Tester was born on August 17, 1903. She was married for 59 years to Fredrick Carothers. In her later years, Tester and her husband, Carothers, lived in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Carothers worked as a sales executive, and predeceased Testor in 1990. Tester sang "Sing Something Simple" in the "The Garrick Gaieties
The Garrick Gaieties
The Garrick Gaieties is a revue with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, the first of many musicals by this songwriting team....
" of 1930 at the Guild Theatre in New York City
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and performed with Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame...
and Imogene Coca
Imogene Coca
Imogene Fernandez de Coca was an American comic actress best known for her role opposite Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows....
. She also sang and danced in the short subject film, "Makers of Melody (1929)", with Allan Gould singing the Rodgers and Hart song "Manhattan
Manhattan (song)
"Manhattan" is a popular song and part of the Great American Songbook. It has been performed by Lee Wiley, Oscar Peterson, Blossom Dearie, Tony Martin, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme, among many others....
", often called, "I'll Take Manhattan". Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
and Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz "Larry" Milton Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart...
appeared in this short as themselves. Manhattan was Rodgers and Hart's first hit and started them as a team. Tester died at the age of 89 in a nursing home in Weston, Massachusetts
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261....
on March 21, 1993.
Broadway stage credits
- The Gangs All Here Imperial Theatre (February 18, 1931 - March 9, 1931)... as Peggy
- The Garrick Gaieties of 1930 Guild Theatre (October 16, 1930 for 10 performances), Ruth Tester... as Herself
- Second Little Show Royale Theatre (September 2, 1930 - October 1930)
- The Garrick Gaieties of 1930 Guild Theatre (June 4, 1930), Ruth Tester... as Herself
- The Ramblers Lyric TheatreLyric Theatre (New York)The Lyric Theatre was a prominent Broadway theatre built in 1903 in Manhattan, New York City in the 42nd Street Theatre District. It had two entrances, one at 213 West 42nd Street and another at 214-26 West 43rd Street and was one of the few New York houses that had two formal entrances. In 1934,...
(September 20, 1826 - May 28, 1927)... as Jenny Wren - Bunk of 1926 Heckscher Theater and Broadhurst TheatreBroadhurst TheatreThe Broadhurst Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 235 West 44th Street in midtown Manhattan.It was designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, a well-known theatre designer who had been working directly with the Shubert brothers; the Broadhurst opened 27 September 1917...
(February 16, 1926 - May 19, 1926) - A Lucky Break Cort Theater (August 11, 1925 - August 1925)... as Claudia
- Lollipop Knickerbocker TheatreKnickerbocker Theatre (Broadway)The Knickerbocker Theatre — previously known as Abbey's Theatre and Henry Abbey's Theatre — was a Broadway theatre located at 1396 Broadway in New York City. It operated from 1893 to 1930...
(January 21, 1924 - May 31, 1924)... in ensemble
External links
- Ruth Tester singing the Rogers and Hart song, "Manhattan" in the short "Makers of Melody" with Allan Gould http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIgQdOoEV0
- New York Times Obituatary http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/25/obituaries/ruth-tester-carothers-singer-89.html
- Sing Something Simple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuqVk1S5uks