Naughty Marietta

"Naughty Marietta" is an American television episode of the 1910 operetta Naughty Marietta. The music for the operetta was composed by Victor Herbert. The book and the lyrics were written by Rida Johnson Young. First telecast live in the United States on January 15, 1955, the conductor for the production was Charles Sanford. The television version, which is slightly different from the operetta, as well as different from the film, was made twenty years after the film version with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. "Naughty Marietta" marked the first musical television appearance by Alfred Drake. Cast members Marietta (Countess d'Altena) — Patrice Munsel Captain Richard Warrington — Alfred Drake Lieutenant Governor Le Grange — John Conte Yvonne — Gale Sherwood Louis D'Arc — Donn Driver Captain of Ship — Robert Gallagher Rudolfo — William LeMassena Dancers — Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander (dancer) Charles Dagmar and his Punch & Judy. Plot It is 1790 and Captain Richard Warrington, of the United States Army, arrives with his infantry in New Orleans ("Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!"), where Warrington wants to see Lieutenant Governor Le Grange, on official business. Captain Warrington finds the Governor at the casino, where Le Grange's girlfriend, Yvonne, is an entertainer ("We're the Love of Old New Orleans"). When Warrington asks Le Grange for permission to search for the French pirate Bras Piqué, who has been robbing American ships, the Governor refuses the request and orders Captain Warrington and his men to leave New Orleans.