THE CHARLOT SHOW OF 1926
Composers: Noel
Gay; Richard Addinsell
Lyricists: Donovan Parsons; Rowland Leigh
Opened: October 5, 1926, Prince Of Wales Theatre, London
Performances: 87
Note: A complete song list is not available at this time. An unidentified selection of material written by Richard Addinsell and Noel Gay appears on British Light Music Premieres Volume Six, CD/Dutton Epoch CDLX 7283 (BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth).
The Elevator Belle:
1. 78/Columbia 4191
(Herbert Mundin and Hazel Wynne)
Friendly Ghosts (M: Richard Addinsell;
L: Rowland Leigh) (subsequently used in EARL CARROLL’S
VANITIES (1927)):
1. 78/Columbia 4192 (Jessie Matthews) [reissued on A Centenary Celebration, CD/Avid AMSC 907]
The Good Little Girl And The Bad (M:
Noel Gay; L: Ronald Jeans) (subsequently used in EARL
CARROLL’S VANITIES (1927)):
1. 78/Columbia 4189
(Jessie Matthews) [reissued on A Centenary Celebration, CD/Avid
AMSC 907]
Journey’s End (M: Noel Gay; L:
Donovan Parsons) (subsequently used in EARL CARROLL’S
VANITIES (1927)):
1. 78/Columbia 4192
(Jessie Matthews and Chorus) [reissued on A Centenary
Celebration, CD/Avid AMSC 907]
Silly Little Hill (M: Richard
Addinsell; L: Rowland Leigh) (subsequently used in EARL
CARROLL’S VANITIES (1927)):
1. 78/Columbia 4189 (Henry
Lytton, Jr. and Jessie Matthews with the London Theatre
orchestra) [reissued on A Centenary Celebration, CD/Avid AMSC
907]
Ukulele Liza Brown:
1. 78/Columbia 4191
(Henry Lytton, Jr.)
When The ‘Ansom Cabs Was Lined Up On
The Ranks (M: Noel Gay; L: Donovan Parsons) (subsequently
used in EARL CARROLL’S VANITIES (1927)):
1. 78/Columbia 4190
(Herbert Mundin with the London Theatre Orchestra) [reissued on
Revue 1919-1929, Parlophone (M) PMC 7150]
Whimsical Pedlar:
1. 78/Columbia 4190 (Dick
Francis)