HOKEY-POKEY
Composers: John
Stromberg; W.T. Francis; A. Baldwin Sloane
Lyricists: Edgar Smith; E. Ray Goetz
Opened: February 8, 1912, Broadway Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 108
Alexander’s Bagpipe Band (M/L: Irving Berlin; E. Ray Goetz; A. Baldwin Sloane) (part of the Act II parody entitled BUNTY BULLS AND STRINGS):
1. 78/Victor 17054-A
(Billy Murray)
2. 78/Zonophone 5877-A (Billy Murray)
3. Brooks Kerr Salutes Irving Berlin, Bluewail (S) BWLP 1002
(Brooks Kerr, piano and vocals, Sonny Greer, drums)
Drinking Scene (sketch):
1. 78/Columbia A-1159 (Joe
Weber & Lew Fields with orchestral accompaniment) [reissued
on Music From The New York Stage Vol. 2: 1908-1913, CD/Pearl
GEMM CDS 9053-5]
If It Wasn’t For The Irish And The Jews
(M: Jean Schwartz; L: William Jerome):
1. 78/Victor 17054-A
(Billy Murray)
2. If It Wasn’t For The Irish And The Jews, CD/Compass COM 45252
(Mick Moloney)
The Island Of Roses And Love (M/L:
Neil Moret; E.C. Jones):
1. 78/Victor 70069 (Lucy
Isabelle Marsh with the Victor Orchestra)
Ma’ Blushin’ Rosie (M: John Stromberg;
L: Edgar Smith) (originally used in FIDDLE DEE DEE; also
used in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1910):
1. 78/Decca 23613 (Al
Jolson with orchestra directed by Morris Stoloff) [reissued on
The Best Of The Decca Years, CD/Decca MCAD-10505]
2. 78/V Disc 307 (Al Jolson with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
[reissued on V-Disc Recordings, CD/Collectors’ Choice Music
4514]
3. Banjo Percussion, Tiaramuzik TST 544 (unknown performer)
4. The Jolson Story/Mammy, CD/Great Movie Themes 60021 (Al
Jolson)
5. I Feel A Song Coming On, CD/Jasmine JASCD 141/2 (Alice Faye)
6. Let Me Sing And I’m Happy, CD/M&R 1018 (Jimmy Roselli)
7. Strike One, CD/Lake LACD 107 (Alex Walsh and His Band)
8. Bing Crosby Meets Al Jolson: The Complete Radio Duets,
CD/Sepia 1053 (Bing Crosby and Al Jolson with John Scott Trotter
and His Orchestra)
My Evening Star (Come Down, Ma Evenin’
Star) (M: John Stromberg; L: Robert B. Smith) (added after
opening; originally used in TWIRLY-WHIRLY):
1. 78/Collectors Record
Shop 8 (Lillian Russell) [reissued on Music From The New York
Stage Vol. 2: 1908-1913, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9053-5]
2. Henry Burr Anthology: The Original King Of Pop,
CD/Archeophone ARCH 5502 (Henry Burr)
3. I Feel A Song Coming On, CD/Jasmine JASCD 141/2 (Alice Faye)
4. After The Ball, CD/Nonesuch 79148 (Joan Morris & William
Bolcom)
5. Timeless Tunes Etched In Granite, CD/Downey Disks 08234
08182 (KT Sullivan with Jon Weber, piano)
A radio transcription performed by Tony Martin is also known to
exist.
Unrecorded Material:
De Pullman Porter’s Ball
(M: John Stromberg; L: Edgar Smith) (sheet music only;
originally used in HOITY TOITY)
Finale (Act 1)
Finale (Act 2)
The Garden Of Yesterday (cut after opening)
La Belle Paree (Opening Ensemble)
La Claire De La Lune (Dance)
The Minstrel Parade
Mrs. Grafter’s Dinner Party (added after opening)
Heather Belles (My Heather Belle) (cut after opening; part of
the Act II parody BUNTY BULLS AND STRINGS)
On The Stage
Overture (M: John Stromberg)
Rosie (not in programs; possibly the same song as “Ma’ Blushin’
Rosie”)
Senorita
The Singer And The Song
When Chloe Sings A Song (M: John Stromberg; L: Harry B. Smith)
(sheet music only; originally used in WHIRL-I-GIG)
When You’re Away (M: Bert Grant; L: A. Seymour Brown; Joe Young)
(added after opening)