THE CO-OPTIMISTS (1925) (11th Programme)

Composer: Melville Gideon
Lyricist: Greatrex Newman

Opened: c. December 21, 1925, His Majesty's Theatre, London
Performances: Unknown

Once Upon A Time (L: Alan Goodridge):

1. 78/HMV B2262 (Melville Gideon with alto saxophone, violin, and piano accompaniment)


(To) Pass The Time Away (L: Graham John):

1. 78/HMV B2262 (Melville Gideon with alto saxophone, violin, and piano accompaniment)


Pig-Tail Alley (M/L: Roger Eckersley):

1. 78/HMV B-2286 (Betty Chester with the Savoy Quartet)


The Pirates’ Lullaby:

1. 78/HMV B2269 (Melville Gideon with alto saxophone, violin, and piano accompaniment)
2. 78/HMV C1131 (Stanley Holloway) (as “The Pirate’s Song”) (unverified)


The Rich Man Drives By In His Carriage (M/L: R.P. Weston; Bert Lee):

1. 78/Columbia 3902 (Gilbert Childs with orchestra) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB25]

A Rolling Stone (L: Alan Goodridge):

1. 78/HMV B2295 (Melville Gideon with Carroll Gibbons, piano)


The Voice I Love:

1. 78/HMV B2119 (Melville Gideon, piano and voice) (as “I’ve Fallen In Love With A Voice”) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB25]
2. 78/HMV C-2441 (Melville Gideon with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)

Unrecorded Material:

The 8:15 (M: Wolseley Charles; L: Clifford Seyler)
Beware Of The Dragon (M: Wolseley Charles)
First In Black Books (M: Wolseley Charles)
Good Morning! (L: Austin Melford)
It’s A Wonderful Idea (L: Graham John)
The Modern Girl (L: Stanley West)
Operatic Lawn Tennis
The Song Of The Seasons (M: Wolseley Charles)
A S’painful Episode Or Onion Is Strength
They Always Put Me In First (M: Wolseley Charles; L: Austin Melford)
Where Have You Been All Of My Life (L: Austin Melford)
The Winkle (M: Jimmy Campbell; Reg. Connelly; L: Derek Barnes)
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