EARL CARROLL'S VANITIES OF 1926
Composer: Morris
Hamilton
Lyricist: Grace Henry
Opened: August 24, 1926, Earl Carroll Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 154
Alabama Stomp (M: James P. Johnson; L: Henry Creamer):
1. 78/Gennett 3377 (Harry
Pollock’s Club Maurice Diamonds)
2. 78/Columbia 910 D (Charles Kaley with cornet and piano)
3. 78/Harmony 283 H (The Dixie Stompers) [reissued on The
Chronological Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra 1926-1927,
CD/Classic CLC 597]
4. 78/Champion 15140 (The Alabama Serenaders)
5. 78/Perfect 14708 (The Red Heads) [reissued on The Red Heads
1925-27, CD/Jazz Oracle BDW 8043]
6. 78/S/D/ 106 (Red & Miff’s Stompers) [reissued on The
Chronological Red Nichols 1925-1927, CD/Classics 1212]
7. 78/Brunswick 01804 (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies) [also
78/Brunswick 3550; 78/Brunswick 6817; 78/Path X 6946; reissued
on The Chronological Red Nichols 1925-1927, CD/Classics 1212]
8. 78/Victor 20230 (Cliff Covert with Gus C. Edwards and His
Orchestra)
9. 78/Columbia 776 D (Leo Reisman and His Orchestra)
10. Stardust, CAS/Merrymakers 111 (Don Neely)
11. The James P. Johnson Songbook, CD/Arbors ARB 19427 (Marty
Grosz and The Hot Winds)
Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love (M:
Jesse Greer; L: Raymond Klages) (also used in EARL CARROLL’S
VANITIES FEATURING THE NEW CHARLOT REVUE):
1. 78/Columbia 765 D
(Harold Yates with Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll Vanities’
Orchestra)
2. 78/Domino 21215 (Billy West with Jack Nolan’s Pagoda
Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 3344 (Harold Leonard and His Waldorf-Astoria
Orchestra)
4. 78/Regal 8157 (Billy Jones with the Imperial Dance Orchestra)
5. 78/Victor 20230 (Dusty Rhoades with Ted Weems and His
Orchestra) [reissued on Marvelous: 1926-1929, CD/Living Era
CDAJA 5029]
Hugs And Kisses (M: Louis Alter; L:
Raymond Klages) :
1. 78/Columbia 765 D
(Harold Yates with Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll Vanities’
Orchestra)
2. 78/Perfect 14713 (Irving Kaufman with Willie Creager and His
Entertainers)
3. 78/Brunswick 3344 (Harold Leonard and His Waldorf-Astoria
Orchestra)
4. 78/Path 32215 (Willard Robison, piano and voice) [also
78/Path E 11309]
5. 78Harmony 251 H (Paul Hagan and The Astorites) [also
78/Velvet Tone 1251 V]
6. 78/Romeo 321 (Gent and Wheeler with piano)
7. 78/Cameo 1080 (Fields and Dwyer)
8. 78/Brunswick 3329 (Virginia Rea and Frank Munn with
orchestra)
9. 78/Okeh 40710 (Hotel Astor Hotel)
10. 78/Oriole 761 (Billy West with the Baltimore Society
Orchestra)
11. 78/Victor 20285 (Art Landry and His Orchestra)
12. 78/Edison 51829 (Jack Albin’s Orchestra)
Twilight:
1. 78/Victor 1234 (Maria
Jeritza)
Two Black Crows In Jail (sketch):
1. 78/Columbia 1560 D
(Moran and Mack)
Two Black Crows -- On The Parentage Of
A Dog (sketch):
1. 78/Columbia 1094 D
(Moran and Mack) (as “All About Lions”) [reissued in part on
Comedy’s Greatest Hits, Happy Face (M) HF-1801]
Why Do You Love?:
1. 78/Columbia 881 D
(Charles Kaley with Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll Vanities’
Orchestra)
2. 78/Edison 51919 (Charles Kaley)
Unrecorded Material:
Adorable (M: Ray Wynburn;
L: Tom Ford) (previously used in the touring version of EARL
CARROLL’S VANITIES OF 1925)
All Is Vanity
Broadway To Madrid
The Chinese Idol (M/L: Berton Braley; Alex James; M. De Jari)
Cool ‘Em Off
Excuse My Dust (M: A. Spencer; L: Gilber Wells) (cut after
opening)
The Hanging Gardens Of Babylon (M/L: Monte Carlo; Alma Sanders)
Here I Am (not in program)
Lady Of The Veil (not in program)
The Lament Of Shakespeare
Legionnaires (not in program)
Melody Makers (not in program)
More Than Enough (not in program)
Natacha (M/L: Berton Braley; Alex James; M. De Jari)
Open The Gates Of Madrid
Pepita (dance)
Very, Very, Very (not in programs)
We Are The Show Girls