Louise Groody (â€") was an American Broadway musical comedy star of
the s who introduced to New York audiences the song "Tea for Two" in
the musical No, No, Nanette.Louise Groody was born on March , , in
Waco, Texas, the first of three girls and a boy raised by Thomas and
Irene Groody. Her father, a native of Pennsylvania, supported his
family as a drug store manager and pharmacist. Irene Groody was from
Louisiana and had married Thomas in . During the early years of her
childhood Louise Groody's family would live in Houston and later
Atlantic City, New Jersey.Groody began as cabaret dancer in New York
and while still in her teens drew the attention of Broadway producer
Charles Dillingham that led to a dancing role in the C. M. S.
McLellan musical revue Around the Map. She would go on to appear in
nine more Broadway productions, mostly musical comedies, of which four
would prove to be major hits with runs of well over performances. In
the diminutive five-foot brunette played Barbara, a principal role in
The Night Boat, at the Liberty Theatre, and the following year she
played Rose-Marie in Good Morning Dearie at the Globe Theatre. She
played the title role Nanette in the hit No, No, Nanette, also staged
at the Globe and in , her favorite role, Loulou in Hit the Deck, at
the Belasco Theatre. Audiences of the day most likely best remembered
Louise Groody for the popular song "Tea for Two", from No, No,
Nanette.Groody married on April , , actor William Harrigan, the son of
a prominent lawyer. The couple had hoped the ceremony would be
conducted by Newark, N.J. Mayor, Charles P. Gillen, but as he became
unavailable, settled upon Police Judge Michael J. Quigley instead.
the s who introduced to New York audiences the song "Tea for Two" in
the musical No, No, Nanette.Louise Groody was born on March , , in
Waco, Texas, the first of three girls and a boy raised by Thomas and
Irene Groody. Her father, a native of Pennsylvania, supported his
family as a drug store manager and pharmacist. Irene Groody was from
Louisiana and had married Thomas in . During the early years of her
childhood Louise Groody's family would live in Houston and later
Atlantic City, New Jersey.Groody began as cabaret dancer in New York
and while still in her teens drew the attention of Broadway producer
Charles Dillingham that led to a dancing role in the C. M. S.
McLellan musical revue Around the Map. She would go on to appear in
nine more Broadway productions, mostly musical comedies, of which four
would prove to be major hits with runs of well over performances. In
the diminutive five-foot brunette played Barbara, a principal role in
The Night Boat, at the Liberty Theatre, and the following year she
played Rose-Marie in Good Morning Dearie at the Globe Theatre. She
played the title role Nanette in the hit No, No, Nanette, also staged
at the Globe and in , her favorite role, Loulou in Hit the Deck, at
the Belasco Theatre. Audiences of the day most likely best remembered
Louise Groody for the popular song "Tea for Two", from No, No,
Nanette.Groody married on April , , actor William Harrigan, the son of
a prominent lawyer. The couple had hoped the ceremony would be
conducted by Newark, N.J. Mayor, Charles P. Gillen, but as he became
unavailable, settled upon Police Judge Michael J. Quigley instead.
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