Jubilee is a musical comedy with a book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It premiered on Broadway in 1935 to rapturous reviews. Inspired by the recent Silver Jubilee of George V of Great Britain, the story is of the royal family of a fictional European country. Several of its songs, especially "Begin the Beguine" and "Just One of Those Things", became independently popular and have become part of the American Songbook.
Original Broadway Poster
Moss Hart was an American playwright, librettist, and theater director.
Hart in 1940
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart in 1937
Hart was the host of an early television game show, Answer Yes or No, in 1950. Arlene Francis was one of the panelists.