THE CO-OPTIMISTS (1926) (12th Programme)



Composer: Melville Gideon
Lyricist: Various

Opened: c. October 18, 1926, His Majesty’s Theatre, London
Performances: Unknown


(We Will Got To) Amsterdam (L: Archibald De Bear) (added for the subsequent tour):

1. 78/HMV C1284 (Melville Gideon with the Berkeley Trio) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB25]


Captain Stratton’s Fancy (M: Deems Taylor; L: John Masefield):

1. Songs For Seafarers, CD/Proper Records CLCD 12803 (The Sheringham Shantymen)
An unverified radio transcription performed by Lawrence Tibbett with Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra is also known to exist.


I Used To Sing (L: Austin Melford):

1. 78/HMV B2358 (Melville Gideon, piano and voice, with The Berkeley Trio) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB25]


Lacquer Lady (L: Clifford Seyler):

1. 78/HMV C1284 (Melville Gideon with The Berkeley Trio) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB25]


Lindy Lou (L: H.A. Dawson):

1. 78/HMV B2358 (Melville Gideon, piano and voice, with The Berkeley Trio)
2. 78/HMV C-2441 (Melville Gideon with orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)


The Pirate’s Dilemma (L: Archibald De Bear) (added for the subsequent tour):

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


Tears (M/L: R.P. Weston; Bert Lee):

1. 78/Columbia 4183 (Gilbert Childs with orchestra)


Thank The Moon (L: Graham John):

1. 78/HMV B2358 (Melville Gideon) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB25]


What?  No Spinach? (M: Dinty Moore; L: William Tracey; Hugh Aitken):

1. 78/Victor 20117 (Phil Saxe with Irving Aaronson and His Commanders) [reissued on Let’s Misbehave: 1926-1928, CD/Rivermont 1155]
2. 78/Columbia 674 D (Billy Jones and Ernest Hare with orchestral accompaniment)


Unrecorded Material:

Finale
The Ghost Trade (L: Austin Melford)
Mary-Rose-Marie (L: Reginald Arkell)
One-Way Street (L: Archibald De Bear)
Operatic Cricket (sketch?)
Orpheus, Cupid, And Bacchus (L: Dan Leno, Jr.)
The Perambulator Walk (L: Austin Melford)
Proposals (L: Austin Melford)
The Skipper (M: Wolseley Charles; L: Austin Melford)
That Friday Afternoon (L: Clifford Seyler)
Three Little School-Girls (L: Clifford Seyler)