LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Shirley Jones: South Pacific
built 629 days ago
Shirley Jones appeared in the Broadway productions of South Pacific, Maggie Flynn and 42nd Street, but is best known for her work on the small and silver screens. She was the matriarch of "The Partridge Family" and ... starred in the films of "Oklahoma," "Carousel" and "The Music Man." Jones won an Academy Award for her performance in "Elmer Gantry."
Source:
When Shirley Jones walked into an open-call-audition to try out for a chorus part in their Broadway musical South Pacific, the search was over. There have been those who have said, "What luck!" Well, not quite; more like, "What talent!"
Source:
Following her apprenticeship there, Shirley set her sights on the big time. She borrowed $160 from her father to take on The Big Apple, promising to return home if the money ran out before she found acting work. It never happened. After learning of replacement tryouts for the chorus in South Pacific at the St. James Theatre, Jones tried out and got the part. And she still had $50 left over.
Source:
Discovering that replacement tryouts for the chorus of South Pacific were taking place at the St. James Theater, Shirley decided it was the right time for a professional audition. Upon reaching St. James, she found 85 girls scrambling for a place in line. Fifty-one girls later Shirley walked onto the stage and sang to the empty seats and darkened theater.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
South Pacific