GAY DIVORCE
Composer: Cole
Porter
Lyricist: Cole Porter
Opened: November 29, 1932, Ethel Barrymore Theatre,
N.Y.C.; November 2, 1933, Palace Theatre, London
Performances: 248 (New York); 180 (London)
Note: An performance recording of 1993 Weill Recital Hall concert cast revival is known to exist.
After You, Who? ( subsequently used in UNSUNG COLE and HAPPY NEW YEAR; added to the 1975 Maine revival of YOU NEVER KNOW):
1. 78/Columbia DB-1215;
78/Columbia FB-1255 (Fred Astaire with the Ted Lewis orchestra)
[reissued on Original Cast! The Thirties, CD/Metropolitan Opera
MET 802CD; The Ultimate Cole Porter - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM
0111]
2. 78/Brunswick 6445 (Lee Sherwood with Eddie Duchin and His
Central Park Casino Orchestra) [reissued on Best Of The Big
Bands, CD/Columbia CK-46150]
3. Meyer Davis Plays Cole Porter, Monmouth Evergreen (S)
MES/6813 (Meyer Davis with orchestra conducted by Emery Davis)
4. Walden, Earth (S) ELPS 1001 (Lois Walden)
5. Mabel Mercer Sings Cole Porter, Atlantic 1213 (Mabel Mercer
with Stan Freeman and Cy Walter, piano, and Frank Carroll, bass)
[reissued as CD/Rhino R2 71690]
6. Cole Porter Songs, Walden (M) 301 (Bob Shaver with David
Baker and John Morris, pianos) [reissued on Songs By Cole Porter
And Rodgers & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703]
7. New Conversations-Monologue, Dialogue, Trialogue, Warner
Bros. M5 3177 (Bill Evans, piano) [reissued as CD/Warner Bros.
3177]
8. Merrill At Midnight, Emarcy 36107 (Helen Merrill with
orchestra conducted by Hal Mooney) [reissued as CD/Verve]
9. Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter, Capitol (M) T-1173 (Jeri
Southern with orchestra conducted by Billy May) [reissued on
Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter/Jeri Southern At The Crescendo,
CD/EMI 856057]
10. The Melody Of Broadway, AEI (M) 1154 (Emil Petti and his
Savoy-Plaza Orchestra)
11. A Sure Thing, Angel (S) SZ-37723 (Richard Rodney Bennett,
keyboards; Barry Tuckwell, horn; and orchestra conducted by Neil
Richardson) [reissued on That Certain Feeling, CD/Classics For
Pleasure 3523462]
12. Two Little Babes In The Wood: Rarities By Cole Porter,
CAS/Trapezium Recordings (Marsha Hunter and Brian Kent with
Steven Blier, piano)
13. Dream Dancing, CD/Pablo 2310814 (Ella Fitzgerald with
orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle)
14. Kiri Sings Porter, CD/Angel 55050 (Kiri Te Kanawa with the
New World Philharmonic conducted by Peter Matz)
15. Julie Wilson Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL
5208 (Julie Wilson with William Roy, piano)
16. John Barrowman Swings Cole Porter, CD/First Night CASTCD 91
(John Barrowman with the Pro Arte Orchestra of London conducted
by Stewart Mackintosh)
17. Cole Porter: A Musical Toast, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD2-5826
(Tia Riebling with music direction by Ron Abel)
18. Cole Porter Centennial Gala Concert, CD/Teldec 9031-75277-2
(Lorna Dallas with The Cole Porter Orchestra conducted by Donald
Pippin, Jae Alexander, and Larry Blank)
19. Louis Lebeau Remembers Cole Porter, Not Stephen Sondheim
(But Sings Their Songs Anyway), CD/Original Cast OC-2101 (Robert
Clary with the John Rodby Trio)
20. Then Along Came Bill: A Tribute To Bill Evans, CD/DRG 91402
(Sylvia Syms with the Mike Renzi Trio)
21. Broadway Baby, CD/DRG CDSL-5203 (Dorothy Loudon with Buddy
Barnes, piano; Ron Delseni, electronic keyboards; John Chiodini,
guitar, David Finck, ab, and Jimmie Young, drums)
22. Why Shouldn't I?, CD/Cambria 1124 (Carol Merrill)
23. Song Of Yesterday For Today, CD/Romeo 7230 (Martha Bennett
Oneppo)
24. Bewitched/You Do Something, CD/Dutton 4297 (Victor Silvester
and His Silver Strings)
25. It's Always You, CD/Harlemwood (Lainie Cooke)
26. Love Is Here To Stay, CD/Blue Note 5603412 (Sandy Stewart
with Bill Charlap, piano)
27. Remembering Mabel Mercer Vol. 2, CD/Audiophile 326 (Joyce
Breach with the Keith Ingham Trio)
28. Piano Solos, Vol. 2, CD/Jump 1221 (Larry Eanet, piano)
29. Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Vol. 39, CD/Concord 4653 (Kenny
Drew, Jr., piano)
30. The Last Roundup, Vol. 5: The Decca Years, CD/Vocalion 6115
(Jack Hylton and His Orchestra)
31. Being Myself, CD/Blue Note 34286 (Lena Horne)
32. This Is Always, CD/Baldwin Street Music 210 (Maureen
Kennedy)
33. CloseUp, CD/Celeste 6147 (Bobbe Norris)
34. Don't You Know I Care?, CD/Audiophile 276 (Polly Podewell
with Ross Tompkins, piano, Dave Carpenter, bass, and Jake Hanna,
drums)
35. Most Of Ev'ry Day, CD/Audiophile 217 (Steve Ross, piano and
voice)
36. In My Mind's Eye, CD/X! posed (Frank Russo and Max Murray)
(unverified)
37. George Shearing And Barry Tuckwell Play The Music Of Cole
Porter, CD/Concord Jazz CCD-42010 (George Shearing, piano, and
Barry Tuckwell, French horn)
38. The Very Best Of Danny Williams, CD/EMI Gold 359372 (Danny
Williams)
39. Love Locked Out, CD/Max Jazz 501 (Patti Wicks, piano and
voice, with Keter Betts, bass, and Joe La Barbera, drums)
40. Stars Of The '30s: Cole Porter, CD/Pro Arte 548 (Don Bestor
Orchestra)
41. The Last Waltz, CD/Milestone 4430 (Bill Evans, piano, with
Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe La Barbera, drums)
42. Livin' In A Great Big Way, CD/Swing Out 104 (Banu Gibson
with John Sheridan and David Boeddinghaus, pianos)
43. Why Not Now?, CD/Jackie Gibson (Jackie Gibson)
44. Anything Goes: Rebecca Luker Sings Cole Porter, CD/Varese
Sarabande VSD-5647 (Rebecca Luker with musical direction by
Patrick Scott Brady)
45. What Is Love?, CD/Cabaret 5022 (Andre Marcovicci with music
direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
46. Mabel Mercer, CD/Harbinger 2001 (Mabel Mercer)
47. Late Night At The Café Carlyle, CD/Telarc 83311 (Bobby
Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Robert
Scott, drums)
48. Keep Tempo, CD/Dutton Vocalion 6028 (George Scott Wood and
His Orchestra)
49. I Won't Dance: Fred & Cole, CD/Ligeti 1001 (Karen Murphy
with Steve Ross, piano)
50. Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter, CD/Chrysalis
F2-21799 (Jodi Watley with music conducted by John Mitchell J)
51. A Swell Party RSVP Cole Porter, CD/No label 37101 35052 (KT
Sullivan And Mark Nadler)
52. Red Hot + Blue, CD/Chrysalis F2 21799 (Jody Watley)
53. You’re The Top, CD/A Records AL 73019 (Willem Nijholt with
musical direction by Dolf De Vries)
Fate (dropped before tryout; same music
as "Salt Air"):
1. Cole Porter Revisited
Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117 (Kaye Ballard)
2. Cole Porter Revisited Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117
(Sandy Stewart) (as "Salt Air")
How's Your Romance? (subsequently used
in THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH
THE EYES OF COLE PORTER):
1. Warm And Willing,
Capitol (S) ST-1379 (Anna Maria Alberghetti with orchestra
conducted by Nelson Riddle) [reissued on CD/Toshiba EMI 9641]
2. Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, Atlantic (S) SD2-606 (Bobby
Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard
Sheridan, drums) [reissued on Bobby Short Loves Cole
Porter/Guess Who's In Town: The Songs Of Andy Razaf,
CD/Collectables COL-CD-6844]
3. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The
Eyes Of Cole Porter, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124 (Harold Lang,
Elmarie Wendel, and Carmen Alvarez)
4. How's Your Romance?: Andrea Marcovicci Sings Cole Porter,
CD/Andreasong AND01 (Andrea Marcovicci with Shelly Markham,
piano, Jared Egan, bass, Rex Benincasa, drums)
5. Night And Day, CD/EMI Classics CDC 7 54203 2 (Thomas Hampson
with the Ambrosian Chorus and the London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by John McGlinn)
6. An Evening With Lena Horne, CD/Blue Note 31877 (Lena Horne)
7. Celebrating 30 Years at the Cafe Carlyle, CD/Telarc 83428
(Bobby Short, piano and voice, and His Orchestra)
8. Café Manhattan Unreleased, CD/No label 83707 83252 (Karen
Kuykendall and Sterling Price-McKinney)
I Love Only You (written for the
London production; additional lyrics by Charles Gaynor):
1. Cole Porter Revisited
Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117 (Arthur Siegel)
I Still Love The Red, White And Blue
(originally written for STAR DUST):
1. Cole Porter Revisited
Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117 (Ann Hampton Callaway)
I've Got You On My Mind (originally
written for THE NEW YORKERS, considered for use in STAR
DUST, and subsequently used in THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE
ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER):
1. 78/Victor 24193 (Fred
Astaire with the Leo Reisman and His Orchestra) [also
78/Gramophone B 6398; 78/HMV B6398; 78/HMV BD5761; reissued on
Fred Astaire Rarities, CD/RCA 2337-2-R; The Ultimate Cole Porter
- Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0111]
2. 78/Brunswick 01623 (Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra) [reissued
on You're The Top: Cole Porter In The 1930s, CD/Koch DMK2-1020]
3. Cole Porter Songs, Walden (M) 301 (Bob Shaver with David
Baker and John Morris, pianos) [reissued on Songs By Cole Porter
And Rodgers & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703]
4. Rare! Hot! & Cole Porter, Philips (M) PHM 200-169 (Sheila
M. Sanders)
5. Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter, Atlantic (S) SD2-606 (Bobby
Short, piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard
Sheridan, drums) [reissued on Bobby Short Loves Cole
Porter/Guess Who's In Town: The Songs Of Andy Razaf,
CD/Collectables COL-CD-6844]
6. The Decline And Fall Of The Entire World As Seen Through The
Eyes Of Cole Porter, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-124 (Harold Lang)
7. Keep Your Undershirt On, CD/Rialto SLRR-9001 (Kelly Lester
and Scott Harlan with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
8. Porter On My Mind, CD/Composers 585 (Francis Thorne, piano
and voice, with Jack Six, bass)
9. Three Evenings With Fred Astaire, CD/Sepia 1168 (Fred
Astaire) (alternate unissued take)
Mister And Missus Fitch (originally
written for STAR DUST):
1. The Girl I Left Home
For, RCA (M) LPM-1152 (Gwen Verdon with Joe Reisman and His
Orchestra) [reissued as CD/DRG 91502]
2. Live At The Café Carlyle, Atlantic (S) SD2-609 (Bobby Short;
piano and voice, with Beverly Peer, bass, and Richard Sheridan,
drums) [reissued as CD/Collectables 771]
3. Two Little Babes In The Wood: Rarities By Cole Porter,
CAS/Trapezium Recordings (Marsha Hunter and Brian Kent with
Steven Blier, piano)
4. Julie Wilson Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, CD/DRG CDSL 5208
(Julie Wilson and William Roy with William Roy, piano)
5. The Very Best Of Pearl Bailey, CD/EMI Gold 8749392 (Pearl
Bailey)
Night And Day (subsequently used in
HAPPY NEW YEAR):
I have not attempted to
provide discological information for this Porter standard.
Overture:
1. Overtures And Ballet
Music, CD/EMI Classics CDC 7 54300 2 (London Sinfonietta
conducted by John McGlinn)
Salt Air (same music as "Fate"):
1. Cole Porter Revisited
Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117 (Sandy Stewart)
2. Cole Porter Revisited Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117
(Kaye Ballard) (as "Fate")
A Weekend Affair (unused):
1. Cole Porter Revisited
Vol. IV, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117 (Kaye Ballard, Arthur
Siegel, and Sandy Stewart)
Where Would You Get Your Coat (added for the English
production; originally used in FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN):
1. Unpublished Cole Porter
Vol. II, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1358 (Carmen Alvarez, Laura
Kenyon, and Alice Playten) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-125]
2. Fifty Million Frenchmen, CD/New World 80417-2 (Kay McClelland
with the Orchestra New England conducted by Evans Haile)
Why Marry Them:
1. Cole Porter Vol. III,
Painted Smiles (S) PS-1370 (Lynn Redgrave) [reissued as
CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-105]
2. Unmined Cole: Unpublished Gems Of Cole Porter, CD/Centaur CRC
2387 (Paulina Stark with Judy Brown, piano)
You're In Love:
1. Cole Porter Vol. III,
Painted Smiles (S) PS-1370 (Georgia Engel and Chorus) [reissued
as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-105]
Unrecorded Songs:
In Case You Don't Know (no
lyric survives)
Never Give In To Love (no lyric survives)
Never Say No (written for the London production; exists in music
sketch with no lyrics)
Waiters v. Waitresses (written for the London production; lost)
What Will Become Of Our England?