THE CO-OPTIMISTS (1927) (13th Programme)



Composer: Melville Gideon
Lyricist: Various

Opened: c. January 13, 1927, 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]


I Realised (L: Kenneth Rankin):

1. 78/HMV B-2428 (Melville Gideon with Carroll Gibbons and George Windeatt, pianos)


(Little) Lacquer Lady (L: Clifford Seyler) (added for the subsequent tour):

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


Moonlight on The Ganges (M/L: Chester Wallace; Sherman Meyers):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this standard.


The More We Are Together (M/L: Irving King):

1. 78/Decca 24196 (Russ Morgan and Ensemble with Russ Morgan and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia 961 D (Frank Harris & Ed Smalle with The Columbians)
3. 78/Perfect 14805 (Paul Hagen with Willard Robison and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Brunswick 3524 (Harry Reser’s Six Jumping Jacks) [reissued on Six Jumping Jacks, Vol. 2, CD/The Old Masters 128]
5. 78/Bell 512 (Lou Gold and His Orchestra)
6. 78/Victor 20603 (Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra with vocal chorus)
7. The Roaring 20s!, CD/Pierian 0033 (Frede Grofe)
8. The Versatility Of BillyMayerl, CD/Pearl 9708 (Billy Mayerl)
9. Get Happy, CD/Disky CB901169 (Big Ben Banjo Band)
10. The Banjo’s Back In Town, CD/Rex REXX 329 (Big Ben Banjo Band) (part of medley)
11. Kitten On The Keys, CD/Saydisc 355 (unknown performer)
12. Another Party, CD/Rex REXX 331 (Winifred Atwell)


My Navaho Lady (L: Austin Melford):

1. 78/HMV rejected (Melville Gideon with Carroll Gibbons and George Windeatt, pianos)


Parsons Of Puddle (L: Greatrex Newman) (added for the subsequent tour):

1. 78/Columbia FB-2093 (Stanley Holloway with Wolseley Charles, piano) [also 78/Columbia 17133 D; reissued on The Lion And Albert, CD/ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5483]


Pass, Everyman (M/L: Edward Lockton; Wilfred Sanderson):

1. 78/Duo D-531 (Stanley Holloway with piano accompaniment)


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)


The Wheeltapper’s Song (M: Wolseley Charles; L: Clifford Seyler) (added for the subsequent tour):

1. 78/HMV C1131 (Stanley Holloway with Wolseley Charles, piano) [reissued on The Co-Optimists, World SHB 25]


Unrecorded Material:

The Bandmaster’s Daughter (L: Clifford Seyler; Austin Melford)
Book By Cook (M: Philip Braham; L: Eric Blore)
Do You Believe In Fairies (M: Wolseley Charles; L: Greatrex Newman) (added for the subsequent tour)
Each Little Day (L: Clifford Seyler)
Finale
Friday Afternoon (L: Clifford Seyler) (added for the subsequent tour)
The Froth-Blowers’ Anthem (added for the subsequent tour)
The Ghost Trade (L: Austin Melford)
Mary-Rose-Marie (L: Reginald Arkell)
The More We Sneeze Together (added for the subsequent tour)
My Lady’s Eyes (added for the subsequent tour)
Oh, Mr. Editor! (M/L: Ballard Macdonald; Donovan Meyer)
The Old Blue Boat (M/L: Eric Talbot; Beryl Gower)
Operatic Cricket (sketch?) (added for the subsequent tour)
Operatic Medley (sketch?) (added for the subsequent tour)
Orpheus, Cupid, And Bacchus (L: Dan Leno, Jr.)
Our Little Flat For Two (L: Clifford Seyler)
The Perambulator Walk (L: Austin Melford) (added for the subsequent tour)
Rorum Corum
The Skipper (M: Wolseley Charles; L: Austin Melford)
Some Little Girl Will Get You (L: Clifford Seyler)
Soon (L: Arthur Goodridge)
Three Little School-Girls (L: Clifford Seyler) (added for the subsequent tour)
The Underworld Of London After Dark (M/L: R.P. Weston; Bert Lee)