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                  James Whitmore - Will Rogers' USA
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Artist...............: James Whitmore
Album................: Will Rogers' USA
Genre................: Vocal
Year.................: 1971
Codec................: LAME 3.98
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: avg. bitrate: 96kbps
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 32000 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v2.3
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers'_USA
 
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                       Tracklisting
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   1. James Whitmore - Opening Remarks                        [04:11]
   2. James Whitmore - Los Angeles & Hollywood                [03:24]
   3. James Whitmore - A Clean Act                            [01:18]
   4. James Whitmore - Cherokees - Grass & Water              [04:11]
   5. James Whitmore - Fourth Grade McGuffy's                 [01:04]
   6. James Whitmore - College Athletes  & Lawyers            [01:52]
   7. James Whitmore - Politicians: Republican Party Convention[03:43]
   8. James Whitmore - Democrats: William Harding             [06:01]
   9. James Whitmore - Dollar Diplomacy                       [03:00]
  10. James Whitmore - A Man Of Peace                         [01:50]
  11. James Whitmore - Passport To Europe                     [03:17]
  12. James Whitmore - Mussolini; The Prince of Wales; George Bernard Shaw[03:58]
  13. James Whitmore - War, Winners & Losers                  [00:37]
  14. James Whitmore - Rope Tricks                            [03:01]
  15. James Whitmore - All I Know Is What I Read in the Newspapers[01:30]
  16. James Whitmore - Traffic & New York City                [01:58]
  17. James Whitmore - Doctors                                [05:51]
  18. James Whitmore - A Funny Thing                          [02:09]
  19. James Whitmore - The Zieffeld Follies; The Motion Pictures; Writing[04:16]
  20. James Whitmore - Chewing Gum                            [01:06]
  21. James Whitmore - We Sure Love Slogans in This Country   [02:40]
  22. James Whitmore - Kids & Automobiles; Filling Stations   [01:04]
  23. James Whitmore - Charlie Russell; Artist                [04:51]
  24. James Whitmore - Women & Money                          [02:48]
  25. James Whitmore - The Congressional Record               [03:11]
  26. James Whitmore - Horses; Me & My Saddle; Dopey, the Pot-Bellied Pony[02:50]
  27. James Whitmore - The Joke Book                          [00:53]
  28. James Whitmore - Calvin Coolidge                        [07:02]
  29. James Whitmore - Pilgrims, Plymouth & Praying           [04:50]
  30. James Whitmore - News of the Day                        [02:01]
  31. James Whitmore - Women's Fashion; Skirts & Corsets      [05:49]
  32. James Whitmore - Great Ideas: Peace & Liberty           [04:56]
  33. James Whitmore - Wiley Post & Me                        [01:34]

Playing Time.........: 01:43:01
Total Size...........: 73.14 MB

Will Rogers' USA is a one-man play about humorist Will Rogers that James Whitmore appeared in for more than 30 years. It was first staged by Frankie Hewitt in a small theatre in Webster Groves, Missouri[2] and then at Ford's Theatre in 1970. It was broadcast on television in 1972 and had a limited run on Broadway in May 1974. The Broadway production was produced by George Spota. The play was produced and conceived by George Spota, adapted and directed by Paul Shyre, with research by associate producer Bryan Sterling. Whitmore changed his monologue each time he performed it, using actual quotations from Will Rogers to comment on current events at the time of the performance.

Gene McFall was reportedly the first person other than Whitmore to perform in the play, beginning in 1982 and continuing until 1989. He was stage manager and understudy to Whitmore while on tour in 1983 and 1984.[8] Another source says that actor Paul Tripp starred in a national tour of the play in 1974.

Whitmore reprised the role numerous times through February 2000, when he performed it for the eighth and final run at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.[10] His costume was later sent to the Smithsonian Institution.

The play was recently revived by Kaleidoscope Theatre Company.