Ace in the Hole (Cole Porter song)

{{Infobox song|name=Ace in the Hole|cover=Aceinthehole.jpg|alt=Poster of Let's Face It!|border=yes|caption=Original poster for Let's Face It!|type=Song|artist=Mary Jane Walsh & Nanette Fabray|genre=Musical theatre|writer=Cole Porter}}

"Ace in the Hole" is a popular song composed by Cole Porter. The song was written expressly for Porter's musical Let's Face It! which debuted at New York City's Imperial Theatre on 29 October 1941.Green, p. 249. In the original production, "Ace in the Hole" was performed by Mary Jane Walsh (as Winnie Potter) and Nanette Fabray (as Jean Blanchard). The song was one of the hits of the showBotto, Viagas, & Mitchell, p. 160. throughout its 547 performances on Broadway and its 1943 movie adaptation.Green & Green, p. 115.

Copyright status

The song was copyrighted in 1941 by the music publisher Chappell & Co. which transferred the renewed copyright to John F. Wharton, Trustee of the Cole Porter Musical & Literary Property Trusts.Kimball & Porter, p. 475.

Notable recordings

Mabel Mercer - Sings Cole Porter (1955){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-cole-porter-mw0000318672|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-the-cole-porter-song-book-mw0000319703|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=May 12, 2024}}
Johnny Mathis - Live It Up! (1961){{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-it-up%21-mw0000849353|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}
Joel Grey - Only the Beginning (1967)/Black Sheep Boy (1969){{cite web|title=www.masterworksbroadway.com|url=https://masterworksbroadway.com/music/joel-grey-only-the-beginning-1967-black-sheep-boy-1969/|website=masterworksbroadway.com|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}

References

{{cite ATT Broadway}}
{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre |last=Green |first=Stanley |author-link1=Stanley Green (historian)|year=1980 |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=USA |isbn=0-306-80113-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/trent_0116403559523 |url-access=registration }}
{{cite book |title=Broadway Musicals, Show by Show |last=Green |first=Stanley |author-link1=Stanley Green (historian)|author2=Green, Kay |year=1996 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corp. |location=USA |isbn=0-7935-7750-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/broadwaymusicals00gree }}
{{cite book |title=The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter |last=Kimball |first=Robert |author2=Porter, Cole |year=1992 |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=USA |isbn=0-306-80483-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/completelyricsof00port }}

Notes

Category:Songs from Let's Face It!

Category:Songs written by Cole Porter

Category:1941 songs