History Theatre / Mame

* TitleThemeTune: Sung to Mame after she (accidentally) wins the fox hunt toward the end of act 1.

* GuessWhoImMarrying: Patrick is due to be married to Gloria Upstein, whom Mame finds, along with her parents, to be boring and bigoted.

* ChristmasCreep: In the song "We Need a Little Christmas", Mame deliberately applies this, since she's at a low point in her life (having gotten wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash) and needs Christmas to cheer her up. Her nephew Patrick protests, "But, Auntie Mame, it's one week past Thanksgiving Day now!", implying that it's far too early to be getting into holiday festivities. Since around the TurnOfTheMillennium that lyric sometimes gets changed to "one week ''from'' (or '' 'til'') Thanksgiving Day", as even most critics of Christmas Creep would not consider any time post-Thanksgiving to be particularly early by modern-day standards.

* ChristmasCreep: In the song "We Need a Little Christmas", Mame deliberately applies this, since she's at a low point in her life (having gotten wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash) and needs Christmas to cheer her up. Her nephew Patrick protests, "But, Auntie Mame, it's one week past Thanksgiving Day now!", implying that it's far too early to be getting into holiday festivities. Since around the TurnOfTheMillennium that lyric is often changed to "one week ''from'' (or '' 'til'') Thanksgiving Day", as even most critics of Christmas Creep would not consider any time post-Thanksgiving to be particularly early by modern-day standards.

* ChristmasCreep: In the song "We Need a Little Christmas", Mame deliberately applies this, since she's at a low point in her life (having gotten wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash) and needs Christmas to cheer her up. Her nephew Patrick protests, "But, Auntie Mame, it's one week past Thanksgiving Day now!", implying that it's far too early to be starting the Christmas season. Since around the TurnOfTheMillennium that lyric is often changed to "one week ''from'' (or '' 'til'') Thanksgiving Day", as even most critics of Christmas Creep would not consider any time post-Thanksgiving to be early by modern-day standards.

* ChristmasCreep: In the song "We Need a Little Christmas", Mame deliberately applies this, since she's at a low point in her life (having gotten wiped out in the 1929 stock market crash) and needs Christmas to cheer her up. Her nephew protests, "But, Auntie Mame, it's one week past Thanksgiving Day now!", implying that it's far too early to be starting the Christmas season. Since around the TurnOfTheMillennium that lyric is often changed to "one week ''from'' (or '' 'til'') Thanksgiving Day", as even most critics of Christmas Creep would not consider any time post-Thanksgiving to be early by modern-day standards.

* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: Immediately after the "We Need a Little Christmas" number in the 1974 film, it starts snowing. (Not entirely unheard-of for New York in November, but still...)

Based on the ''Literature/AuntieMame'' novels by Patrick Dennis, it tells of the adventures of a young boy, orphaned by the death of his father, being raised as the ward of his wealthy, eccentric, and impulsive aunt during TheGreatDepression.

It was made into a [[TheFilmOfThePlay 1974 film]] starring Creator/LucilleBall (in her final film performance), with Creator/BeaArthur and Jane Connell reprising their stage roles as Vera Charles and Agnes Gooch respectively. Gene Saks, who'd directed the Broadway production, also helmed the film version.

* ShoutOut / TakeThat: To Coco Chanel, Vera talks up her brilliance in fashion design but also did mutter "Would sell her own mother if she could."

Based on the ''Literature/AuntieMame'' novels, it tells of the adventures of a young boy, orphaned by the death of his father, being raised as the ward of his wealthy, eccentric, and impulsive aunt during TheGreatDepression.

It was made into a 1974 film starring Creator/LucilleBall (in her final film performance), with Creator/BeaArthur and Jane Connell reprising their stage roles as Vera Charles and Agnes Gooch respectively. Gene Saks, who'd directed the Broadway production, also helmed the film version.

It was made into a 1974 film starring Creator/LucilleBall, with Creator/BeaArthur and Jane Connell reprising their stage roles as Vera Charles and Agnes Gooch respectively. Gene Saks, who'd directed the Broadway production, also helmed the film version.

You charm the husk right off the corn, Mame..."''

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It was made into a 1974 film starring Creator/LucilleBall, with Creator/BeaArthur and Jane Connell reprising their stage roles as Vera Charles and Agnes Gooch respectively.

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A 1966 {{musical}} with book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music by Jerry Herman, ''Mame'' debuted on Broadway with Creator/AngelaLansbury in the title role.

''Mame'' is a Broadway musical, with a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music by Jerry Herman, that debuted in 1966 with Creator/AngelaLansbury in the title role.

''Mame'' is a Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that debuted in 1966 with Creator/AngelaLansbury in the title role.

Based on the ''Literature/AuntieMame'' novels, it tells of the adventures of a young boy being raised as the ward of his wealthy, eccentric, and impulsive aunt during TheGreatDepression.

Based on the ''Literature/AuntieMame'' novels, it tells of the adventures of a young boy being raised as the ward of his eccentric, impulsive, wealthy aunt.

* ChristmasSongs: "We Need a Little Christmas"

''Mame'' is a musical by Jerry Herman that debuted in 1966 with Creator/AngelaLansbury in the title role.

It was made into a 1974 film starring Creator/LucilleBall.

* ShoutOut/TakeThat: To Coco Chanel, Vera talks up her brilliance in fashion design but also did mutter "Would sell her own mother if she could."