Tags: Musical.
For the Douglas Preston novel see Jennie (novel).For the name see Jennifer (given name)Jennie is a musical with a book by Arnold Schulman music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Howard Dietz and starred Mary Martin.The plot focuses on actors and married couple Jennie Malone and James O’Connor who tour the country in popular melodramas. Much of the action consists of elaborate spoofs of the type of entertainment offered to audiences in the early 20th century.