EARL CARROLL'S VANITIES OF 1931
Composer: Burton
Lane
Lyricist: Harold Adamson
Opened: August 27, 1931,
Earl Carroll Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 300
Bolero (M: Maurice Ravel):
I have not attempted to compile
discological information for this standard.
Good Night Sweetheart (M: Ray Noble; L: James Campbell; Reg
Connelly) (added after opening; also used in EARL CARROLL'S VANITIES OF
1930):
I have not attempted to compile
discological information for this standard.
Have A Heart:
1. 78/Victor 22794 (Ben Gordon
with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra) [reissued on Harlem Jazz: James Bubber
Miley, Vol. 7 - 1930-31, CD/Makin Friends]
Heigh Ho, The Gang's All Here
(subsequently used in the film DANCING LADY):
1. That's Entertainment, MCA
2-11002 (Fred Astaire, Mildred Carroll [for Joan Crawford], and Chorus)
[reissued on Fred Astaire At MGM, CD/Rhino R2-72828]
2. The Flows,
CD/Smalls Records 3 (Ned Goold Trio)
It's
Great To Be In Love (M/L: Cliff Friend):
1. 78/Columbia 2526 D (The
Knickerbockers with vocal refrain)
2. 78/Broadcast 12 3156 (Jack Harris and
His Grosvenor House Band)
3. 78/Victor 25232 (Al Bowlly with Ray Noble and
His Orchestra) [reissued on The Al Bowlly Story: The Formative Years, CD/Avid
756]
4. Paramount Hot Dance Obscurities, CD/Jazz Oracle 8049 (Isa Foster
and Her Ambassadors)
Let's Talk About The
Weather (M/L: Charlotte Kent) (not in programs):
1. Everyone Else Revisited,
CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-146 (Arthur Siegel)
Masquerade (M/L: Paul Francis Webster; John Jacob Loeb)
(added for the subsequent tour):
1. 78/Perfect 15612 (Dick
Robertson with the Majestic Dance Orchestra) [also 78/Banner 32453; 78/Royal
91351; 78/Oriole 2475]
2. 78/Capitol 20113 (Frank DeVol and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Decca 2502 (Paradise Island Trio)
4. 78/Decca 3228 (Floyd Sherman
with Harry Horlick and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Melotone M 12380 (Dick
Robertson with Sleepy Hall and His Collegians)
6. 78/Victor 24035 (Frank
Luther with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Crawford, Wurlitzer organ)
7. 78/Victor 24046
(Dick Robertson with Ted Black and His Orchestra)
8. 45/Victor EPB 3077
(Melachrino Strings conducted by George Melachrino)
9. Tribute, CD/Cambria
1040 (Jim Roseveare)
10. Piano At The Paramount, CD/Premier 1060 (Peter
Mintun)
11. The Perry Como Shows 1943, Vol. 1, CD/On the Air OTA101905
(Perry Como with Raymond Scott and His Orchestra)
12. Fine And Mellow,
CD/Multisonic 310334 (Eva Suobodova)
A radio transcription performed by
Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra is also known to exist.
My Darling (M: Richard Myers; L: Edward Heyman) (added for
the subsequent tour):
1. 78/Perfect 15719 (Paul Small
with Owen Fallon and His Californians) [also 78/Banner 32656; 78/Oriole 2623;
78/Conqueror 8083]
2. 78/Crown 3425 (Frank La Motta and His Orchestra with
vocal refrain)
3. 78/Imperial 2846 (Hollywood Dance Orchestra)
4.
78/Decca 735 (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra with vocal refrain)
5.
78/Brunswick 6381 (Frank Munn with Ray Kavanaugh and the "Vanities" Orchestra)
[reissued on The Best Of Victor Young & The Brunswick Studio Orchestra
1932-1934, CD/Sony 70074]
6. 78/Victor 19957 (Ralph Williams and His
Orchestra)
7. 78/Victor 24142 (Neil Buckley with Don Bestor and His
Orchestra)
8. 78/Vocalion 15877 (Paul Small with Roy Carrol and His Beach
Club Orchestra)
9. Me And The Blues/The Song Is You, CD/Collectables 2703
(Joe Williams with orchestra conducted by Frank Hunter)
Tonight
Or Never (M/L: Jack Meskill; Vincent Rose; Raymond
Klages):
1. 78/Crown 3184 (Dick Robertson
with The High Steppers)
2. Harlem Jazz: James Bubber Miley, Vol. 7 -
1930-31, CD/Makin Friends (Leo Reisman and His Orchestra) (unverified)
Unrecorded Material:
(I've Got) Ants In My Pants
(aka "Bugology") (M/L: Cliff Friend) (cut after opening)
Cute Peekin' Knees
(not in programs)
Dance Of The Dinosaur (inst.) (M: Herbert Grossman)
Finale (Act I)
Going To Town With Me
Grand Finale
I Go Haywire
(M/L: Will Mahoney; Bob Geraghty) (added after opening)
I'm Back In
Circulation Again (M: Michael Cleary; L: Max Lief; Nathaniel Lief) (cut after
opening; also used in SHOOT THE WORKS)
Love Came Into My Heart (cut after
opening)
The Mahoneyphone
Masks And Hands
Oh, My Yes (cut after
opening)
Parasols On Parade (M: Larry Beeson; L: Clifford Adams)
Sandy
Mahatma Gandy (M: Bob Gereghty; L: Will Mahoney) (added after opening)