BE
YOURSELF!
Composers: Lewis E.
Gensler; Milton Schwartzwald
Lyricists: Marc Connelly; George S. Kaufman
Opened: September 3, 1924, Sam H. Harris Theatre,
N.Y.C.
Performances: 93
I
Came Here (M: Lewis E. Gensler; L: Marc Connelly; Ira
Gershwin; George S. Kaufmann) (cut after opening):
1. The Ira Gershwin Album,
CD/Fynsworth Alley FA-2113-SE (Christiane Noll with music
conducted by Lanny Meyers)
(A) Little Bit Of This (M: Lewis
Gensler):
1. 78/Brunswick 2759 (Carl
Fenton’s Orchestra)
My Road (M: Lewis Gensler):
1. 78/Victor 19461 (Paul
Whiteman and His Orchestra)
Unrecorded Material:
All Of Them Was Friends
Of Mine (M: Lewis E. Gensler) (not in program; no music
survives)
Bonga Boo (M: Milton Schwartzwald; L: Owen Murphy) (added after
opening)
Can’t You See I’m In Love (L: Owen Murphy) (added after opening)
The Decent Thing To Do
Do It Now
Finale (Act 1)
Finale (Act 2)
(Grandma’s) A Flapper Too
A Good Hand-Organ And A Sidewalk’s All We Need
High In The Hills
Life In Town (cut after opening)
Money Doesn’t Mean A Thing (M: Lewis Gensler; L: Ira Gershwin)
(cut after opening; no music survives)
Rain
Tennessee (cut after opening)
They Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Any More (M: Lewis E. Gensler; L:
Ira Gershwin) (no music survives)
Uh-Uh (M: Milton Schwartzwald; L: Marc Connelly; Ira Gershwin;
George S. Kaufman)
What Of It? (M: Lewis E. Gensler; L: Ira Gershwin) (cut; no
music survives)
The Whole World’s Turning Blue (M: Lewis Gensler; L: Morrie
Ryskind; Ira Gershwin) (possibly intended for but not used in
show; no music survives)
(The) Wrong Thing At The Right Time (M: Milton Schwartzwald; L:
Marc Connelly; Ira Gershwin; George S. Kaufman)
You Must Come Over Blues (M: Lewis E. Gensler; L: Ira Gershwin)
(not used; later used in CAPTAIN JINKS)