ANIMAL CRACKERS
Composer: Harry
Ruby
Lyricist: Bert Kalmar
Opened: October 23, 1928, 44th Street Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 191
Butler's Song (written for the film version) :
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (Robert Grieg)
The Captain Between Two Womans [sic:
Women] (dialogue):
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
End Title:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (orchestra)
Everyone Says I Love You (added for the
1982 revival; originally used in the film HORSE FEATHERS):
1. 78/Victor 24118 (Isham
Jones and His Orchestra) [reissued on 1929-1934, CD/Jazz Oracle
8058]
2. Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549
(Zeppo Marx)
3. Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549
(Chico Marx)
4. Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549
(Harpo Marx)
5. Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549
(Groucho Marx)
6. Frank Ferrate As Groucho Sings Kalmar & Ruby, CD/No label
Groucho M-2274 (Frank Ferrante and Jim Frumston, piano)
7. Parolophone Girl: Piano Recordings Of 20s & 30s, Vol. 2,
CD/Shellwood Productions SWCD 18 (Raie Da Costa)
8. Great Songs Of 1932, CD/Delta BYD 77035 (Chick Bullock)
9. The Crown House Bands, Vol. 1, CD/The Old Masters 115 (Russ
Carlson)
10. The Sunny Side Of The Street, CD/Razor & Tie 2959 (John
Lithgow)
11. It's 'Bout Love, CD/MistDay Records (Stan Meyer)
12. Five Gorillas Walk Into A Bar, CD/DM Records 30285 (The Gas
House Gorillas)
13. Cinema, CD/Café Accordion Orchestra (Café Accordion
Orchestra)
14. No Knowledge Of Music Required, CD/Shimmy Disc 5103 (The
Du-Tels)
15. Jazz Wagon, CD/Intuition 394 (John Weber)
16. Living In Sin, CD/Cœur de Jeanette Productions 4 (Janet
Klein and Her Parlor Boys)
A radio transcription performed by The Honeymooners is also
known to exist.
Hooray For Captain Spaulding! (incl.
"Hello, I Must Be Going"):
1. 78/Decca 28158
(Groucho Marx with the Ken Lane Singers and orchestra directed
by Victor Young.) [also 10”/Decca DL-5405; reissued on Here's
Groucho, CD/Universal Special Products 20847]
2. An Evening With Groucho, A&M (S) SP-3515 (Marvin
Hamlisch, piano) [reissued as CD/A&M 6010]
3. An Evening With Groucho, A&M (S) SP-3515 (Groucho Marx
and Erin Fleming) [reissued as CD/A&M 6010]
4. Jack Kane Salutes The Comics, Dot (M) DLP 3143 (Jack Kane and
his Orchestra) "
5. Down In Jungle Town, MGM (S) SE-4405 (The Yum Yum Kids and
the MGM Territorial Orchestra)
6. Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549
(Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx, and Margaret Dumont)
7. Here's Groucho, CD/Universal Special Products 20847 (Groucho
Marx)
8. Here's Groucho, CD/Universal Special Products 20847 (Groucho
Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, and Company)
9. Frank Ferrate As Groucho Sings Kalmar & Ruby, CD/No label
Groucho M-2274 (Frank Ferrante, Craig Rubano, Carol Swarbrick,
and Jim Frumston, piano)
10. Frank Ferrate As Groucho Sings Kalmar & Ruby, CD/No
label Groucho M-2274 (Frank Ferrante with Jim Frumston, piano)
11. Everyone Says I Love You, CD/RCA Victor 09026-68756-2 (The
Helen Miles Singers)
12. Groucho: A Life In Revue, CD/Original Cast OCR-9498 (Frank
Ferrante) (2 tracks)
13. Jim Gill Sings Moving Rhythms For Modern Times, CD/Jim Gill
Music 500 (Jim Gill)
14. How To Cut And Paste: The Thirties Edition, CD/Boombox
Records UTD 007 (DJ Yoda)
15. Doctors Of Polka-Ology, CD/Accordion Princess Records (Big
Lou)
16. Televisions's Greatest Hits, Vol. 4, CD/ TVT Records 1600
(unknown performer)
17. Gratuitously Groucho, CD/Raven RVCD30 (Groucho Marx)
18. Hello! We Must Be Going, CD/Nato (Melody Four)
19. The Broadway Musicals Of 1928, CD/Original Cast OC 6827
(Eddie Korbich, Leah Hocking and Company with musical direction
by Ross Patterson)
I Represent:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
Introducing Mario [sic: Emanuel] Ravelli:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
Keep Your Undershirt On (added for the
1982 revival; originally used in TOP SPEED):
1. 78/Victor 22267 (Burt
Lorin with Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra) [reissued
on Vol. 4, 1929-1930, CD/Jazz Oracle 8026]
2. Keep Your Undershirt On, CD/Rialto SLRR-9001 (Paige O'Hara
and Jason Graae with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
Main Title:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (orchestra)
(We're Three Of The Four) Musketeers:
1. Frank Ferrate As
Groucho Sings Kalmar & Ruby, CD/No label Groucho M-2274 (Roy
Abramsohm, Craig Rubano, and Frank Ferreante with Jim Frumston,
piano)
Oh By Jingo! Oh By Gee (M: Albert Von
Tilzer; L: Lew Brown) (added for the 1982 revival):
1. Click here for
recordings of "Oh By Jingo! Oh
By Gee".
On My Old Kentucky Home:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
Piano Stravaganza:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (Chico Marx, piano)
Poem (by Groucho Marx) (used for scene
change):
1. An Evening With
Groucho, A&M (S) SP-3515 (Groucho Marx) [reissued as
CD/A&M 6010]
Presenting The Professor:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
Show Me A
Rose (added for the 1982 revival):
1. 78/Decca 28158 (Groucho
Marx with the Ken Lane Singers and orchestra directed by Victor
Young) [also 10"/Decca DL-5405; reissued on Here's Groucho,
CD/Universal Special Products 20847]
2. An Evening With Groucho, A&M (S) SP-3515 (Groucho Marx
with Marvin Hamlisch, piano) [reissued as CD/A&M 6010]
3. Songs My Mother Never Sang, Vanguard VRS-9299 (Zero Mostel
with orchestra conducted by Sol Kaplan)
4. Groucho: A Life In Revue, CD/Original Cast OCR-9498 (Frank
Ferrante with musical direction by
Jim Grady)
5. Frank Ferrate As Groucho Sings Kalmar & Ruby, CD/No label
Groucho M-2274 (Frank Ferrante with Jim Frumston, piano)
6. Nevertheless The Kalmar And Ruby Songbook, CD/Audiophile
ACD-344 (Ronny Whyte , piano and voice, with Boots Maleson,
bass, David Silliman, drums)
Some Of These Days (M/L: Shelton Brooks):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard beyond
original film cast and composer performances.
1. The Way We Were!, AEI Records 1155 (Lillian Roth)
2. Carousel Of American Music, CD/Music & Arts CD-971
(Shelton Brooks)
3. Legends & Songwriters In Concert 1941, CD/Original Cast
OC-9839 (Shelton Brooks)
Somewhere I Love Lies Sleeping:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
A Tall African Tale (dialogue):
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
Three Little Words (added for the 1982
revival; originally used in the films CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK
and THREE LITTLE WORDS):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard beyond
composer renditions.
1. Carousel Of American Music, CD/Music & Arts CD-971 (Bert
Kalmar and Harry Ruby)
2. Legends & Songwriters In Concert 1941, CD/Original Cast
OC-9839 (Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby)
Watching The Clouds Roll By:
1. 78/Brunswick 4145 (Eddy
Thomas with the William F. Wirges Orchestra) [reissued on
Memories Of Old Broadway, CD/Take Two TT510CD]
2. 78/Columbia 1625 D (Clicquot Club Eskimos directed by Harry
Reser)
3. 78/Diva 2775 G (Billy Murray with the Golden Gate Orchestra)
[also 78/Harmony 775 H]
Why Am I So Romantic? (written for the
film version):
1. Flappers, Vamps &
Sweet Young Things, CD/ASV Living Era CD AJA 5015 (Lilian Roth
and Hal Thompson with the Paramount Studio Orchestra)
2. 78/Velvet Tone 2200 V (Wally Edwards, vocal, with Wally
Edwards & His Orchestra)
3. 78/Perfect 15355 (Chester Hale with The Clevelanders)
4. Horse Feathers/Animal Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549
(Lillian Roth and Louis Sorin)
5. The Marx Brothers Sing & Play Vol. 1, CD/Chansons Cinema
CIN 001 (Harpo Marx, harp)
You Must Do Your Best Tonight:
1. Horse Feathers/Animal
Crackers, CD/Soundtrack Factory 33549 (unknown performer)
Unrecorded Material:
Abie The Fisherman
(written for the film version; no music)
Cool Off
Finale (Act 1)
Finale (Act 2)
Go Places And Do Things
The Long Island Low Down
News
Opening Chorus
Original Piano Ditty (M: Chico Marx) (written for the film
version; same music as "I'm Daffy Over You" in the film MONKEY
BUSINESS and "Lucky Little Penny")
Waiting (ASCAP/Library Of Congress only)
When Things Are Bright And Rosy
Who's Been Listening To My Heart?