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Frankie and Johnnie

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Frankie and Johnnie
Johnnie, unfaithful to Frankie, is shot by her; there are nearly 500 versions of the song. [Am. Music: Misc.]

Frankie and Johnnie
“sporting woman” shot her man for “doing her wrong.” [Pop. Music: Leach, 415]

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Hers is one in a long line of comic works Whitener has brought into the KCB repertoire, such as de Mille's Rodeo and Debut at the Opera, Tudor's Gala Performance, Ruth Page's Frankie and Johnnie, and Balanchine's Renard.
Think of the other survivors: Lew Christensen's Filling Station, perhaps Ruth Page's Frankie and Johnnie, and, of course, Jerome Robbins' Fancy Free.
 
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