CONTINENTAL VARIETIES



Composer: Jean Delettre
Lyricist: Various

Opened: October 3, 1934, Little Theatre, N.Y.C. and closed on November 13, 1934; Second Edition opened on November 14, 1934, Little Theatre, N.Y.C. and closed on December 9, 1934
Performances: 44 (First Edition); 33 (Second Edition)

Note: Only recordings by original cast members are noted below.


Attends! (Wait) (M: Jean Lenoir; L: Jacques-Charles) (not in program):

1. 78/Columbia 235 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra conducted by Costica Bagiac) [also 78/Columbia DF 173; reissued on Lucienne Boyer 1926-1931, CD/Chansophone 701262]


Ballade (added for the Second Edition):

1. Lucienne Boyer 1931-1933, CD/Chansophone 701462 (Lucienne Boyer)


La Barque D'Yes (M/L: Jean Tranchant) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia 233 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


C'est Pa La Peine (added for the Second Edition):

1. Lucienne Boyer 1931-1933, CD/Chansophone 701462 (Lucienne Boyer)


Comme Une Femme (added for the Second Edition):

1. Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742 (Lucienne Boyer)


D'Amour En Amour (From Love To Love) (L: Leo Delievre):

1. 78/Columbia DF-1336 (Lucienne Boyer)


Dancing With My Darling (L: Mitchell Parrish):

1. 78/Columbia 3124-D (Lucienne Boyer)


Dans La Fumee (In The Smoke) (M/L: Jean Bos) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia DF 61 (Lucienne Boyer) [also 78/Columbia 205 M; Columbia 4465 M; reissued on Lucienne Boyer 1926-1931, CD/Chansophone 701262]


Desir (added for the Second Edition):

1. Lucienne Boyer 1931-1933, CD/Chansophone 701462 (Lucienne Boyer)


Farruca (A Dance Of The Possessed):

1. Living With Music, CD/Columbia/Legacy 85935 (Vicente Escudero)


Les Filles Qui, La Nuit… (added for the Second Edition):

1. Lucienne Boyer 1926-1931, CD/Chansophone 701262 (Lucienne Boyer)


Hands Across The Table (L: Mitchell Parrish) (added during the run):

1. 78/Columbia 2971-D (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia DF-1760 (Lucienne Boyer) (as "Ta Main") [reissued on Parlez-Moi D'Amour, CD/Living Era CDAJA-5226]
3. 78/Liberty Music Shop L 170 (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra)


L'Hotel Des Amours Faciles (M: Raoul Moretti; L: Maurice Aubret) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia DF 1529 (Lucienne Boyer with M. Lucien Hubert)


I Found A Bit Of Paris In Old New York (L: Gladys Unger) (not in program):

1. 78/Columbia 3123 D (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra)


Is It The Singer Or Is It The Song? (M/L: Annette Mills) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia 2971-D (Lucienne Boyer)
2. 78/Liberty Music Shop L 170 (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra)


It's A Thrill All Over Again (L: Gladys Unger) (not in program):

1. 78/Columbia 3123 D (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra)


Je Ne Savais Pas (I Did Not Know) (L: Maurice Aubret):

1. 78/Columbia 9003-V (Lucienne Boyer) [also 78/Columbia DFX-146]


Landerirette (added for the Second Edition):

1. Lucienne Boyer 1926-1931, CD/Chansophone 701262 (Lucienne Boyer)


Moi, Je Crache Dance L'Eau (I Spit In The Water) (M/L: Jean Tranchant):

1. 78/Columbia DF-1157 (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia 229 M; reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


Ne Dis Pas Toujours (Do Not Say Always) (M/L: Jean Lenoir) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia 233 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


Nuit Blanches (M: Annet P.E. Badel; L: Michel B. Rosenstein) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia 55018 (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra conducted by Iza Volpin) [also 78/Columbia 9001 V]


Parlez Moi D'Amour (Speak To Me Of Love) (M/L: Jean Lenoir):

1. 78/Columbia DF 61 (Lucienne Boyer) [also 78/Columbia 205 M; 78/Columbia 4465 M; 78/Columbia 236 M; reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]
2. 78/Philips N-72008-H (Lucienne Boyer)


Parlez Moi D'Autre Chose (Speak To Me Of Something Else):

1. 78/Columbia 230 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia 4467 M; 78/Columbia DF-1058; reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


Le Plus Joli Reve (M/L: X; D'Arezzo) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia DF 537 (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra conducted by Iza Volpin) [reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


Pourquoi Rever? (Why Dream?) (L: Ted Grouya; Mauprey) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia 249 M (Lucienne Boyer with Iza Volpin's Orchestra)


Prenez Mes Roses (Buy Me Roses) (M: Fugaro [Roberto Santiago Fugazot]; L: Chamfleury; Milton Pascal; Eugene J. Gohin):

1. 78/Columbia 236 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia DF-60; reissued on Lucienne Boyer 1926-1931, CD/Chansophone 701262]

Sans Toi (Without You) (M/L: Vincent Scotto) (added for the Second Edition):

1. 78/Columbia 228 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia 4466 M; reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


Si Petite (So Small) (M: Gaston Claret; L: Pierre Boyle):

1. 78/Columbia 228 M (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia 4466 M; 78/Columbia DF-935; reissued on Parlez Moi D'Amour, CD/EMI 2536742]


This Is The Kiss Of Romance (L: Mitchell Parish):

1. 78/Columbia 3124 D (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra)


Le Train Du Reve (M: Jean Lenoir; L: Maurice Aubret) (added for the Second Edition):

1. Lucienne Boyer 1931-1933, CD/Chansophone 701462 (Lucienne Boyer)


Viens Danser Quand-Meme (Come Dance Anyway) (L: Jamblan):

1. 78/Columbia 3124 D (Lucienne Boyer with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia DW 4438; 78/Columbia DF-1242; reissued on Les Etoiles De La Chanson, CD/EMI 86832]


Other Material:

L'Amour Sorcier Ballet (excerpts) (M: Manuel De Falla) (added for the Second Edition)
Asturianas (Carmita) (added for the Second Edition)
Baile De La Boda (Marriage Dance)
Beaucoup (M/L: H. Fax; Michel Emer) (added for the Second Edition)
Berry-Pickers
Bolero
Bulerias: Los Cuatro Muleros (The Four Muleteers)
Bulerias (Teresa Maya) (added for the Second Edition)
El Camino Del Sacro Monte (Sacred Mountain Road) (ballet)
Caprice Viennois (M: Fritz Kreisler)
Cordoba (M: Isaac Albeniz)
Des Mots Nouveaux (I Need New Words) (L: Maurice Aubret; E.Y. Harburg) (added for the Second Edition)
Doyna (M/L: Roumanian Folk Song)
Fandango Del Alabaicin
Fantaisie Faust (M: Pablo Sarasate) (added for the Second Edition)
La Farruca De La Nina (Farruca Of The Little One)
La Feria (The Fair) (Romero) Fire Dance (added for the Second Edition)
The Game Of Love (added for the Second Edition)
Garrotin Del Camino (Garrotin Of The Sacre Mont) (cut after opening)
Les Gueuses (The Street Walkers) (M/L: Vincent Scotto)
La Guitana (M: Fritz Kreisler) (cut during the run)
It Will Rain
Let Me Draw You A Picture (L: Irving Taylor) (not in program)
Little Conversation (Ocki-Albi) (added for the Second Edition)
La Mosca (The Fly)
An Old Waltz (Russian Folk Song) (added during the run)
Play, My Daughter (Russian Folk Song) (added during the run)
Por Tanguiyo (Tango) Reste (added for the Second Edition)
Rhythms (M: Vicente Escudero)
La Roussotte (added for the Second Edition)
Speak To Me With Your Eyes (M: Mitchell Parish)
Soldatskaya (Russian Folk Song) (added during the run)
Sophisticated Songs (added for the Second Edition)
Tango Del Cerro (Maria La Hardin) (added for the Second Edition)
A "Touch Of Magic" from Cleopatra's Land On The Banks (added for the Second Edition)
Two Guitars
Valse No. 6 (M: Frederic Chopin)
Viens Dans Mes Bras (M/L: Marguerite Monnot; Victor Hambert) (added for the Second Edition)
La Voyageuse (L: Maurice Aubret) (added for the Second Edition)
The Wonder Barman
La Zambra (added for the Second Edition)