(1938) Stage Play: You Never Know. Musical comedy. Music by
Cole Porter. Lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by
Rowland Leigh. Based on the play "By Candlelight" by Siegfried Geyer. Adapted from the Viennese operetta "Bei Kerzenleicht" by Robert Katscher and Karl Farkas. Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek. Additional orchestrations by Don Walker,
Maurice De Packh and Minati Salta. Additional lyrics by
Rowland Leigh, Edwin Gilbert and
Robert Katscher. Additional music by Alexander Fogarty and Dana Suesse. Musical Director: John McManus. Choreographed by
Robert Alton. Uncredited script doctoring by
George Abbott. Directed by
Rowland Leigh. Winter Garden: 21 Sep 1938- 26 Nov 1938 (78 performances). Cast:
Libby Holman,
Rex O'Malley,
Lupe Velez and
Toby Wing. Replacement actor:
June Havoc [replaced Toby Wing]. Note: Despite the seemingly sure-fire talent involved, the show was poorly reviewed and proved a test of wills between Holman (then a close personal friend of Webb) and Velez, who despised each other. Webb flatly refused to consider touring with the production after it closed on Broadway. Also notable as the play Cole Porter was working on when he suffered a severe leg injury (ultimately requiring amputation after numerous operations) while riding horseback.