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Call Me Madam - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Abbess, Chatelaine, Dame, Donna, Dowager, Gigolo, Homemaker, Housewife, Lady, Madame, Matriarch |
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Call Me Madam is one of Irving Berlin's last musical comedies.
Songs from the score include:
- "You're Just in Love"
- "The Hostess with the Mostes'"
- "The International Rag"
The plot concerns a well-meaning-but-ill-informed socialite widow who is appointed US ambassador to the fictional European country of Lichtenberg. While there, she and her press attache each fall in love with officials of the Lichtenberg government.
The film version starred Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen and Billy DeWolfe.
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