HAVE A HEART
Composer: Jerome
Kern
Lyricist: P.G. Wodehouse
Opened: January 11, 1917, Liberty Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 76
Note: A studio cast recording of HAVE A HEART performed by Jason
Graae, Donna Lynne Champlin, Michael Maguire, Jeffrey Lentz, Ron
Raines, Madeline Bender, Kim Criswell, Valerian Ruminsky, Will
Gartshore, and The London Voices with the London Sinfonietta
conducted by John McGlinn and William Hicks exists but has not
been commercially released.
And I Am All Alone (L: Jerome Kern; P.G. Wodehouse):
1. 78/Columbia 18260
(Irving Gillette (Henry Burr)) [reissued on Theatre Lyrics Of
P.G. Wodehouse, CDr/Folkways F-RF601]
2. 78/Vic 35624 (Victor Light Opera Company) [reissued on
Broadway Through The Gramophone Vol. III, CD/Pearl GEMS 0084]
3. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Michael Parr
and Suzanne Galer with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
4. Early Kern, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9102 (Andrea Marcovicci
with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
5. I Got Love: Songs Of Jerome Kern,
CD/PS Classics PS-1312 (Rebecca Luker with musical direction by
Joseph Thalken)
Bright Lights (from 1916 tune
"Toodle-oo" with lyrics originally by P.G. Wodehouse and
Schuyler Greene):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Kim Parr and David Troiano with Adam
Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Can The Cabaret (added during the
subsequent tour):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (David Troiano, Kim Parr, and Dennis Eagle
with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Come Out Of The Kitchen Mary Ann (M:
James Kendis) (cut after opening):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Kim Parr with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
Daisy (added late in the run and used
in the subsequent tour):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
Finale Act I:
1. Have A Heart,
CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Finale Act II (reprise of "You Said
Something"):
1. 78/Vic 35624 (Victor
Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone Vol. III, CD/Pearl GEMS 0084]
2. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Ensemble with
Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Have A Heart (different
song than "Have A Heart" used in ZIEGFELD
FOLLIES OF 1916):
1. 78/Columbia A 2307
(Billy B. Van and the Peerless Quartette with orchestra
accompaniment) (in two parts)
2. 78/Victor 26777 (George Griffin with the Victor Salon
Orchestra directed by Nathaniel Shilkret) (unverified)
3. Have A Heart, CD/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Michael Parr
with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
4. Lost Broadway And More Volume 6: Jerome Kern, CD/Original
Cast OC-1399 (Kerry Conte with Michael Levine, piano)
Honeymoon Inn (subsequently added to
the 1975 revival of VERY GOOD EDDIE):
1. 78/Vic 35624 (Victor
Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone Vol. III, CD/Pearl GEMS 0084]
2. Very Good Eddie, DRG (S) 6100 (Cynthia Wells and Company with
orchestra directed by Lynn Crigler) [reissued as CD/DRG CDRG
6100]
3. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer
and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
I'm Here Little Girls, I'm Here:
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Greg Wakefield and Girls with Adam Aceto
and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
I'm So Busy (L: Schuyler Greene; P.G.
Wodehouse):
1. 78/Vic 35624 (Victor
Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone Vol. III, CD/Pearl GEMS 0084]
2. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Diane
EcEwen-Martin and Greg Wakefield with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
3. Jerome Kern Treasury, CD/Angel CDC 7 54883 2 (Rebecca Luker
and George Dvorsky with the London Sinfonietta conducted by John
McGlinn)
4. Early Kern, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9102 (Kim Criswell and
George Dvorsky with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
It's A Sure, Sure Sign (L: R.P. Weston) (added after
opening):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Kim Parr with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
2. Early Kern, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9102 (Paige O'Hara with
musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
Look In His Eyes (L: Herbert Reynolds
aka M.E. Rourke) (originally used in LIEBER AUGUSTIN and
MISS CAPRICE as "Look In His Eyes"):
1. 78/Victor 60120 (George
Mac Farlane with orchestra) (as "Look In Her Eyes") [reissued on
Music From The New York Stage Vol. 3: 1913-1917, CD/Pearl GEMM
CDS 9056-8]
2. 78/Victor 35332 (Victor Light Opera Company) (two renditions
of "Look In Her Eyes") [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone - Volume II, CD/Pearl GEMS 0083]
3. 78/Edison 80147 (Vernon Archibald with orchestra) (as "Look
In Her Eyes Miss Caprice")
4. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer
and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Musical Scena (cut):
1. Have A Heart,
CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer and Bob Douglas
Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
My Wife-My Man:
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer and Michael Parr with Adam
Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Napoleon (originally used in MISS
SPRINGTIME):
1. 78/Victor 18242 (Billy
Murray with orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia A-2307 (Billy B. Van with the Peerless Quartet)
(in two parts) [reissued on Music From The New York Stage Vol.
3: 1913-1917, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9056-8];
3. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (David Troiano
and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
The Nightingale (The Turk's Song)
(aka "Samarkand"):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Tom Petiet and Chorus with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Opening Act II:
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (The Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
Overture:
1. Gershwin/Porter
Overture & Film Music/Kern Overture & Film Music, CD/EMI
5 68589 2 (National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John
McGlinn)
2. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos) (selection arranged by Chas. Miller)
Peter Pan (cut after opening):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
2. Fascinating Nights, Vol. 1, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1012
(Robin De Leon with Victoria Kirsch, piano)
Polly Believed In Preparedness (used
in the subsequent tour before being replaced):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Kim Parr and Girls with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Reminiscences (instrumental reprise of
"And I Am Alone") (added for the subsequent tour):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
The Road That Lies Before:
1. 78/Vic 35624 (Victor
Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone Vol. III, CD/Pearl GEMS 0084]
2. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C Michael Parr
and Suzanne Galer with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Shop:
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Salesgirls with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
Ta, Ta Little Girl (unused; early
version of "I'm Here, Little Girls, I'm Here"):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Greg Wakefield with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
They All Look Alike (To Me) (cut;
sheet music only):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Suzanne Galer and Men with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
2. Jerome Kern: Life Upon The Wicked S.T.A.G.E., CD/LML Music
LML CD-202 (Bruce Vilanch with musical direction by Ron Abel)
You Said Something (L: Jerome Kern; P.G. Wodehouse):
1. 78/Vic 35624 (Victor
Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone Vol. III, CD/Pearl GEMS 0084]
2. 78/Path 20146 (American Republic Band); 78/Emerson 7192
(Vernon Dalhart with piano and violin)
3. 78/Victor 18260 (Alice Green and Harry MacDonough) [reissued
on Theatre Lyrics Of P.G. Wodehouse, CDr/Folkways F-RF601]
4. Jerome Kern Revisited Vol. III, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1379
(Arthur Siegel and Kaye Ballard) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-134]
5. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (Greg
Wakefield, Diane McEwen-Martin, and Chorus with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (cut):
1. Have A Heart, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CHH04P-2C (David Troiano and Chrous with Adam Aceto
and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
Unrecorded Material:
Dance Duet
My Secret (cut; lyrics lost)
That's The Life (cut)
What Would You Do For $50,000 (M: Harry Tierney; L: Alfred
Bryan) (added late in the run and used in the subsequent tour
before being replaced)
Whirlwind Trot (added late in the run and used in the subsequent
tour)
Why Can't It Happen To Me? (cut)