THE GARRICK GAIETIES (1925)
(First Edition)

Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lyricist: Lorenz Hart

Opened: May 17, 1925, Garrick Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 211

(I’m Just An) April Fool:

1. 78/Columbia 422 D (The Knickerbockers)
2. Rodgers And Hart Rarities, CD/Bygone Records BG-1001 (unidentified singer)


Gilding The Guild:

1. Rodgers And Hart Revisited, Spruce Records S101 (Dorothy Loudon, Danny Meehan, Charlotte Rae, and Cy Young with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-116]
2. You Took Advantage: Songs Of Rodgers & Hart, CDr/American Classics (Bradford Conner, Margaret Ulmer, Eric Bronner, Bobbi Carrey, and Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)


Manhattan (originally used in WINKLE TOWN):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Rodgers and Hart standard beyond composer renditions.
1. Rodgers & Hart In Hollywood, Vol. 1: 1929-1935, JJA (M) 19766 (Ruth Teste and Allan Gould with Rodgers and Hart)
2. Rodgers & Hart 1927-1942, JJA (M) 19734 (Walter O’Keefe with Richard Rodgers, piano)
3. Richard Rodgers: Command Performance, CD/Harbinger HCD2501 (Richard Rodgers, piano roll)



An Old-Fashioned Girl (L: Edith Meiser):

1. The Broadway Musicals Of 1925, CD/Bayview RNBW024 (Nancy Anderson with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)


(Romantic You And) Sentimental Me (added after opening):

1. 78/Columbia 422 D (The Knickerbockers) [reissued on Hits Of ’25: Yes Sir, That’s My Baby!, CD/Living Era CDAJA 5525]
2. 78/Domino 3593 (Hollywood Dance Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 2984 (Arden and Ohman, duo pianos) [reissued on Arden and Ohman (Volume 3), JJA Records JJA 1983-4]
4. 45/Decca ED 526 (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on Sentimental, CD/MCA Jazz 31072]
5. Songs By Rodgers & Hart, Walden 304 (Louise Carlyle and Bob Shaver with the John Morris Trio) [reissued on Songs By Cole Porter And Rodgers  & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703]
6. Easy To Remember: The Songs Of Rodgers And Hart, CD/Cabaret CD 5009-2 (David Staller with musical direction by Dick Gallagher)
7. Sweet And Low Down: Vol. 3, Original 1925-1928 Recordings, CD/Naxos Nostalgia HNH 8120628 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
8. Melody Of Love: The Best Of Billy Vaughn, CD/Ranwood Records 35751 (Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra)
9. Swing Now: Lindy, CD/K-Tel 6369 (Tony Orchestra Burgos)
10. Dardanella, CD/ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5318 (Ben Selvin and His Orchestra)
11. “Live” In The Big Apple (1954-1955), CD/Magic 44 (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra)
12. Sentimental Gentleman Of Song, CD/Collectors’ Choice Music 413 (Vaughn Monroe)
13. Legendary Performer, CD/Bluebird RCA 0693-2-RB (Geln Miller)


Soliciting Subscriptions:

1. Rodgers And Hart Revisited, Spruce Records S101 (Dorothy Loudon, Danny Meehan, Charlotte Rae, and Cy Young with musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-116]


Unrecorded Material:

And Thereby Hangs A Tail (added after opening)
Black And White (cut after opening)
Butcher, Baker, Candle-Stick Maker (M: Mana-Zucca; L: Benjamin M. Kaye)
Do You Love Me (I Wonder)?
Finale
It’s Quite Enough To Make Me Weep (New Finale added during the run)
Javanese Dance
The Joy Spreader (A Jazz Opera) (cut after opening)
Ladies Of The Box Office
Mr. And Mrs. (M: Arthur Sullivan; L: Morrie Ryskin)
On With The Dance (added after opening)
Rancho Mexicano (M: Tatanacho)
Stage Managers’ Chorus (Walk Upon Your Toes) (L: Dudley Diggs; Lorenz Hart) (cut after opening)
The Three Musketeers (originally used in WINKLE TOWN)
Working With A Scarf (inst.)