THE
GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES (1920)
(2nd Edition)
Composer: A.
Baldwin Sloane
Lyricists: John Murray Anderson; Arthur Swanstrom
Opened: August 30, 1920, Greenwich Village Theatre,
N.Y.C.; transferred on September 20, 1920 to the Sam S.
Shubert Theatre
Performances: 217
Down In Arkansas (M/L: George “Honey Boy” Evans) (not in programs):
1. 78/Grey Gull L-7007
(Ford Hanford, carpenter’s saw, and Pee Wee Myers as “The
Rube-O-Hemians”)
2. 78/Victor 18767 (Ford Hanford, carpenter’s saw, and Pee Wee
Myers)
I’ll See You In C-U-B-A (M/L: Irving
Berlin) (sheet music only; originally used in THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES (1919), ZIEGFELD
MIDNIGHT FROLIC (2nd 1919 Edition)
and ZIEGFELD MIDNIGHT FROLIC (1920) and subsequently used in the film BLUE
SKIES):
1. 78/Columbia A-2927 (Ted
Lewis Jazz Band) [also 78/Columbia A 79047]
2. 78/Decca 23646 (Bing Crosby and Trudy Erwin with John Scott
Trotter and His Orchestra) [reissued on The Chronological Bing
Crosby, Vol. 43: 1946-47, CD/Jonzo]
3. 78/Columbia A 2898 (Jack Kaufman with orchestral
accompaniment)
4. 78/Okeh 4079 (Billy Murray with the Rega Orchestra) [also
78/Lyric 5214; 78/Path 22322]
5. 78/Victor 18652 (Billy Murray with orchestra) [reissued on
Hits Of ’20: When My Baby Smiles At Me, CD/ASV/Living Era 5520]
6. 78/Victor 18663 (Palace Trio)
7. 45/Capitol F3534 (Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra)
8. 45/Victor 47-6718/6720 (Johnny Cochran and The Martin Men
with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra)
9. Brooks Kerr Salutes Irving Berlin, Bluewail (S) BWLP 1002
(Brooks Kerr, piano and vocals, Sonny Greer, drums)
10. The Columbia Album Of Irving Berlin, CD/ Collectables
COL-CD-7586 (Frank DeVol and His Orchestra)
11. She’s So Beautiful: Irving Berlin Songs For Florenz Ziegfeld
1910-1927 And Other Songs From 1919-1921, CD/Oakton ORCD0007
(Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)
12. Nat King Cole Shows, Vol. 1, CD/On The Air 101902 (Nat King
Cole)
13. Blue Skies/Rhythm On The River, CD/Great Movie Themes 60025
(Bing Crosby and Olga San Juan)
14. Live On Earth, CD/Garden Variety (Mike and Carleen
McCornack)
15. Triboro, CD/Astoria Productions (Triboro)
16. My Roots Are Showing, CD/BNA 66920 (K.T. Oslin)
17. Face The Music: A Century Of Irving Berlin, CD/Musicmasters
5002 (Dick Hyman)
18. Talkin’ Verve, CD/Verve 5495382 (Buddy Greco)
19. The Chenille Sisters, CD/Red House Records RHRCD 29 (The
Chenille Sisters)
20. Wholly Cats, CD/Sackville SKCD 23066 (Bob Barnard and
Jim Galloway)
21. Ain’t We Got Fun: Jerry Laird Sings, Ted Simons Plays,
CD/FSM (Jerry Laird with Ted Simons, piano)
22. Turned On Alley, CD/AIX Entertainment 80024 (Ian Whitcomb)
23. There’s A Small Hotel, CD/Columbia 52403 (Mary Cleere Haran)
24. Lizard Vision, CD/Flying Fish 0569 (Austin Lounge Lizards)
25. I’ll See You In Cuba, CD/Zoho Music 233143 (Pablo Menendez
and Mezcla)
26. I Bid You Goodnight, CD/Arhoolie ARHCD 433 (Any Old Time
String Band)
27. Fun Stuff, CD/Silver Stream Music 0013 (Elaine Silver)
28. Latin Roots, CD/LML Music 250 (Lucie Arnaz)
29. Ukulele Mama, CD/Original Cast 1005 (Estelle Reiner)
30. Nashville Line Dancing Albums, Vol. 2, CD/Arista 74321489852
(unknown performer)
31. The Irving Berlin Songs, CD/Composers Recordings, Inc. 557
(Francis Thorne)
32. The Preserves, Vol. 1, CD/Omega Music Poland 3011
(Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band)
33. Berlin For Brass, CD/Naxos 8559123 (Chestnut Brass Company)
34. Yellow Dog Blues, CD/Chiaroscuro CRD 339 (Soprano Summit)
35. Irving Berlin, Volume 1, CD/Unknown label (Fred Miller)
36. Wreck Of The Olga Symphony, CD/The Olga Symphony (The Olga
Symphony)
37. Coming Down Easy, CD/Big Blue Water 01 (Pamela Chappell)
38. Marching Along With Time, CD/Oakton Recordings (Valerie
Anastasio and Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)
39. Desiderio, CD/Greg Purnhagen 700261278230 (Greg Purnhagen)
40. Irving Berlin’s America, CD/Original Cast OC2013 (Michael
Townsend with musical direction by Richard Danley)
41. Chip Deffaa’s An Irving Berlin Travelogue, CD/Garrett
Mountain CDP AD 0604 (Tyler DuBoys with musical direction by
Richard Danley)
I’m A Lonesome Little Raindrop (M:
James F. Hanley; L: Joe Goodwin; Murray Roth) (not in
programs):
1. 78/Columbia A-3332
(Frank Crumit)
2. 78/Path 22447 (Bennie Krueger and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 18709 (Victor Roberts with orchestra)
4. George Gershwin At The Piano, 20th Century Fox (M) 3013
(George Gershwin, piano roll) [reissued as CD/Acrobat 328]
5. God Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Recordings, CD/Rhino
7866 (Tiny Tim)
Marimba (M: Johnny Black; L: Cliff
Hess; Howard Johnson) (not in programs; also used in
ZEIGFELD FOLLIES OF 1920):
1. 78/Columbia A 3336 (Gus
Van and Joe Schenck with orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia A 3378 (Vernon Country Club Band)
3. 78/Victor 35707 (All Star Trio and Their Orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 18723 (Billy Murray with orchestra)
My Old Kentucky Home (M/L: Stephen
Collins Foster) (not in programs):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard beyond
original cast member performances.
78/Grey Gull L-7007 (Ford Hanford, carpenter’s saw)
78/Victor 18767 (Ford Hanford, carpenter’s saw)
Old Black Joe (M/L: Steve Collins
Foster) (not in programs):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard beyond
original cast member performances.
78/Grey Gull L-7007 (Ford Hanford, carpenter’s saw)
78/Victor 18767 (Ford Hanford, carpenter’s saw)
(Just) Snap Your Fingers At Care (M:
Louis Silvers; L: B.G. DeSylva):
1. 78/Edison 50715 (Max
Fells’ Della Robbia Orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia A 3360 (Nora Bayes with orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 2059 (Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 35704 (Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra)
5. 78/Columbia A 3337 (Columbia Saxophone Sextette)
6 . 78/Vocalion 14139 (Harry A. Yerkes’ Dance Orchestra)
7. George Gershwin At The Piano, 20th Century Fox (M) 3013
(George Gershwin, piano roll) [reissued on Gershwin Plays
Gershwin: The Piano Rolls Volume Two, CD/Nonesuch 79370-2]
8. Jazz Piano, CD/AMW Music AMW10390-2 (unknown pianist)
Wait Until You See My Madeline (M: Von
Tilzer) (not in programs):
1. 78/Columbia A-3415
(Frank Crumit with orchestra)
2. 78/Path 20560 (Casino Dance Orchestra)
3. 78/Edison 50793 (Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra)
Unrecorded Material:
A Broadway Cinderella (M:
Harry Carroll; L: Ballard Macdonald) (added after opening)
Come To Bohemia
Dance Guignole
Finale (Act 2)
The Greenwich Village Carnival (added after opening)
I’ll Be Your Valentine
Just Sweet Sixteeen
(At The) Krazy Kat’s Ball
Murder In My Heart
The Naked Truth
Parfum D’Amour (Perfume Of Love)
Sextette Number (M: Harry Ruby; L: Bert Kalmar)
Song Of The Samovar
Tam, Tam, Tam, Tam, Tam
Tsin
Valse Empire