When Magnolia, the beloved daughter of Captain Andy on the old show boat Cotton Blossom, marries Gaylord Ravenal the gambler, they move to Chicago. It is a city of cries and whispers that fill the ...

and her romance with the dashing but suspect riverboat gambler Gaylord Ravenal (baritone Michael Todd Simpson, in a formidable and vocally robust company debut) plays out in fragrant love duets.

Basic tender romance [from Edna Ferber's novel] between Magnolia (Irene Dunne) and Gaylord Ravenal (Allan Jones), romantic wastrel of the Mississippi river banks, has been most effectively ...

Begins Performances at American Rep JEREMIAH JAMES* (Gaylord Ravenal): JEREMIAH JAMES is an International Recording Artist, Producer, Writer, and Director. West End: Billy Bigelow, Carousel.

Though this LP offers a fraction of the music on John McGlinn`s new recording, it`s notable for John Raitt`s seductive portrayal of Gaylord Ravenal. There`s also a majestic ”Ol Man River” sung ...

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Among the crowd is a handsome young gambler, Gaylord Ravenal (Allan Jones), who is looking for a ride. Gay meets and flirts with Nola, short for Magnolia (Irene Dunne), the 18-year-old daughter of ...

In the opening scene of “Show Boat,” an 18-year-old ingenue named Magnolia Hawks sets eyes on a suave young fellow named Gaylord Ravenal, a gambler on the Mississippi riverboat circuit.

Magnolia’s marriage to the dashing gambler Gaylord Ravenal, who eventually goes broke and abandons her; and finally her successful career as a singer. In the libretto for the 1927 musical ...

Allan Jones plays debonair leading man Gaylord Ravenal and Irene Dunne is the enchanting Magnolia in the 1936 film version of Show Boat, which has just been released on DVD. Broadway had never ...

As previously announced, the cast will be led by Tony nominee Vanessa Williams as Julie, Julian Ovenden as Gaylord Ravenal, Lauren Worsham as Magnolia, Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald as Frank ...