THE GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES (1921)
(3rd Edition)
Composer: Carey
Morgan
Lyricists: John Murray Anderson; Arthur Swanstrom
Opened: August 31, 1921, Shubert Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 167
Down The Old Church Aisle (M/L: Ray Perkins):
1. 78/Columbia A-3538 (Ted
Lewis, vocal, with Ted Lewis and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia 1207-D (Ted Lewis, vocal, with Ted Lewis and His
Orchestra)
3. 78/Decca 3846 (Ted Lewis, vocal, with Ted Lewis and His
Orchestra) [reissued on Ted Lewis’ Greatest Hits, MCA 258]
Fate (It Was Fate When I First Met You)
(M/L: Byron Gay):
1. 78/Columbia A-3738 (Ted
Lewis)
2. 78/Gennett 5024 (Harold Leonard and His Red Jackets)
3. 78/Federal 5241 (Rialto Dance Orchestra)
4. 78/Decca 2295 (Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey and His
Orchestra)
5. 78/Decca 1547 (Harry Roy’s Toger-Ragamuffins) [reissued on
Swing Was Our Business, CD/Empress Music RAJCD 859]
6. 78/Brunswick 2379 (Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra with Gene
Rodemich and Allister Wylie, pianos) [reissued on St. Louis,
1922, CD/Starlight Records]
7 . 78/Banner 1155 (Majestic Dance Orchestra)
8. 78/Victor 19016 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
9. 78/Vocalion 14498 (Bar Harbor Society Orchestra) [also
78/Vocalion 14493]
10. Old King Tut, CD/Camel Race (The New Leviathan Oriental
Foxtrot Orchestra)
11. The Big Broadcast, CD/Rivermont BSW1154 (The Scranton
Sirens)
I’ve Got My Habits On (M: Jimmy
Durante; L: Chris Smith; Bob Schafer) (added for the
subsequent tour):
1. 78/Puritan 11080
(Arthur Hall with Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra) [also
78/Banner 1000]
2. 78/Gennett 4815 (Bailey’s Lucky Seven)
3. 78/Emerson 10475 (Ernest Hare with orchestral accompaniment)
[also 78/Regal 9157]
4. 78/Okeh 4477 (Joseph Samuels’ Jazz Band)
5. 78/Victor 18838 (Miss Patricola with orchestra)
6. 78/Vocalion 14277 (Selvin’s Dance Orchestra)
7. Early Harlem Piano, CD/Riverside Records 1011 (James P.
Johnson)
8. Shake It And Break It, CD/Frog DGF 61 (Sam Lanin & His
Orchestra)
(I’m Coming Back To You) Maybe (M/L:
Ted Lewis; Earnest Golden):
1. 78/Columbia A 3400 (Ted
Lewis Jazz Band)
Three O’Clock In The Morning (M: Julian
Robledo; L: Dorothy Terris) (sheet music only):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this number beyond
original cast member performances.
1. 78/Columbia 2246-D (Ted Lewis)
[reissued on Classic Jazz/Everybody’s Happy, CD/Collectables
7466]
2. 78/Decca 2110 (Ted Lewis) [also 78/Brunswick 02756; reissued
on Ted Lewis’ Greatest Hits, MCA 258]
Unlucky Blues (M/L: Ted Lewis; J.
Russel Robinson):
1. 78/Columbia A 2941
(Bert Williams with orchestra) [also 78/Columbia 35592; reissued
on The Remaining Titles 1915-1921, CD/Document DOCD 5661]
2. Jonah Man: A Tribute To Bert Williams, CD/Vanguard 79378 (Max
Morath)
When Dreams Come True (dropped for the
subsequent tour):
1. Count Basie & His
Orchestra 1937/Chick Webb & His Orchestra 1936, CD/Forlane
19007 (Chick Webb & His Orchestra)
A Young Man’s Fancy (M: Milton Ager; L:
John Murray Anderson; Jack Yellen) (added after opening):
1. 78/Emerson 10211 (Van
Eps Specialty Four)
2. 78/Columbia A 3345 (The Happy Six)
3. 78/Decca 24013 (Nat Brandwynee and His Orchestra with vocal
chorus)
4. 78/Columbia A 2970 (Art Hickman’s Orchestra)
5. 78/Victor 18678 (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)
6. 78/Victor 45215 (Olive Kline with orchestra)
7. 78/Edison 50679 (Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra)
8. 45/Capitol 3-685 (Margaret Whiting with orchestra conducted
by Frank DeVol) [reissued on Love Songs By Margaret
Whiting/Margaret Whiting Sings For The Starry-Eyed, CD/EMI
4930642]
9. 45/MGM 1131 (The Ray Charles Singers) [also 45/MGM K12201]
Unrecorded Material: