THE CO-OPTIMISTS (1921) (First Programme)
Composer: Melville
Gideon
Lyricists: Davy Burnaby; Laddie Cliff; Archibald De Bear
Opened: June 27, 1921, Royalty Theatre, London
Performances: Unknown
Amapoo (L: Edward Knoblock):
1. 78/Zonophone 2247
(Melville Gideon, piano and voice)
2. 78/Zonophone 2297 (Melville Gideon, piano and voice)
[reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB 25]
3. On Stage, EMI (M) EM 29 0573 3 (Peter Dawson with Bessie
Jones, Walter Glynne, and orchestra conducted by George Byng)
Coal Black Mammy (M: Ivy St. Helier; L:
Laddie Cliff):
1. 78/HMV B1289 (George
Baker (as Walter Jefferies) with orchestra conducted by George
W. Byng)
2. 78/Path 020820 (Majestic Dance Orchestra) [also 78/Perfect
14046]
3. 78/Muse 272 (Velvetone Dance Orchestra) [also 78/Cameo 272]
4. 78/Gennett 4945 A (Ernest Hare with orchestral
accompaniment)
5. 78/Federal 5208 (Nathan Glantz and His Orchestra)
6. 78/Winner 3625 (Southern Rag-A-Jazz Band)
7. 78/Columbia A 3697 (Eddie Elkins’ Orchestra)
8 . 78/Victor 18939 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
9. 78/Columbia A 3854 (Al Jolson with orchestral accompaniment)
[reissued on Al Jolson, Vol. 2: The Salesman Of Song 1911-1923,
CD/Pearl Flapper PASTCD 9796]
10. 78/Okeh 4677 (Aileen Stanley with orchestra)
11. Hail Variety, CD/Lismor LCOM 5249 (Jack Hylton &
Orchestra)
12. The Essential Collection, CD/Avid/West End Records AVC 947
(Freddy Gardner)
13. The Banjo’s Back In Town, CD/Rex REXX 329 (Big Ben Banjo
Band)
14. HMV Sessions, Vol. 2: 1930-1934, CD/Dutton/Vocalion CDEA
6010 (Al Bowlly with Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
15. Stephane’s Tune: Original Recordings, Vol. 1 1938-1942,
CD/Naxos Jazz 8120570 (Stephane Grappelli)
16. The Black And White Minstrel Show, CD/Hallmark 709962 (The
George Mitchell Minstrels)
Current Puns (added after opening):
1. 78/HMV C2800 (Effie
Atheron, Webster Booth, Olive Groves, and Stuart Robertson with
orchestra conducted by George Scott Wood)
M'Yes, M’No (added after opening):
1. 78/HMV C2800 (Effie
Atheron, Webster Booth, Olive Groves, and Stuart Robertson with
orchestra conducted by George Scott Wood)
Roast Beef Of Old England (M/L: Mayo):
1. 78/HMV B1335 (George
Baker as Walter Jefferies with orchestra conducted by George W.
Byng)
2. Regimental Marches Of The British Army, Vol. 2, CD/Chandos
6564 (Regimental Band Of The Coldstream Guards) (unverified)
3. America’s Bugle Calls, CD/Orchard 801827 (Matthew Farquhar
and Sun Harbor’s Chorus) (unverified)
4. Pass’d Times: Popular Music Of The
Revolutionary Era, CD/Kitchenian (Sara Johnson) (unverified)
5. Roast Beef Of Old England, CD/Ess.a.y Recordings CD-5001
(Jerry Bryant)
Sea Fever (M: John Ireland; L: John
Masefield):
1. 78/HMV C2800 (Effie
Atheron, Webster Booth, Olive Groves, and Stuart Robertson with
orchestra conducted by George Scott Wood)
Unrecorded Material:
Ah, Me!
April Morn (April Love) (cut after opening)
Bow-Wow!
Choosing The Test Team (cut after opening)
Finale
Fool-Dog Gerald (skit)
The Junior Turf
Off To Buffalo’s
The Old Nigger
On Our honeymoon (added after opening)
Operatic Golf
A Pill Of Divorcement (cut after opening)
Semi-Finale
Send Me A Letter From Your Garden (added after opening)
She Didn’t Know Enough About The Game
Sincerest Form Of Flattery
The Success Of The Dance
Wind In The Trees