JOLLYANNA



Composer: Sammy Fain
Lyricist: E.Y. Harburg

Opened: August 11, 1952, L.A. Civic Light Opera, Los Angeles, CA
Performances: Unknown

Note: JOLLYANNA is a substantially revised version of FLAHOOLEY.


B.G. Bigelow, Inc. (originally used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Executives and Personnel with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]


Come Back Little Genie (originally used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Barbara Cook with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine)


Jump, Chillun, Jump (same song as "Jump, Little Chillun" in FLAHOOLEY):

1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Ensemble with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]


Little Bit Of Magic (M: Burton Lane) (originally written for but not used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. Composer Demo (Burton Lane)


Scheherazade (originally written for but cut from FLAHOOLEY):

1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
2. Charley Drew Sings Witty Ditties, Gala Album 2 (Charley Drew) (unverified)


The Springtime Cometh (originally used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. 45/Capitol F1504 (Mary Mayo with orchestra conducted by Al Ham)
2. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
3. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Irwin Corey with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
4. Debut - Downstairs At The Upstairs, AEI (M) 2114 (Tammy Grimes with Stan Keen and Carl Norman at the plural pianos)


Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus? (M: Burton Lane) (originally written for but not used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. Hold On To Your Hats, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-120 (Ali Robertson with musical direction by Robert Marks) (as "Santa Claus")
2. Jazz At The North Pole, CD/Concord Jazz 5226 (Michael Feinstein)


The World Is Your Balloon (originally used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. 78/Decca 27654 (Ethel Merman with Choir and Orchestra directed by Dave Terry) [also 45/Decca 27654; reissued on The World Is Your Balloon, CD/Decca 000510902]
2. 78/Columbia 39477 (Sandy Evans with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on A Kiss To Build A Dream On, CD/Sony Special Products 28377]
3. 45/Capitol F1524 (Mel Torme with orchestra conducted by Sid Feller)
4. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
5. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Barbara Cook, Jerome Courtland, and Puppet Singing Company with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]
6. The Singing Bobby Scott: My Heart In My Hands, Columbia (S) CS 9563 (Bobby Scott with orchestra conducted by Torrie Zito)
7. Lovesick, Verve (S) V6-8688 (Jackie & Roy) [reissued as CD/Universal/Verve 2763]
8. Introducing Janice Mars, CD/Baq Room 2860 (Janice Mars)
9. Double Standards, CD/Doxie 101 (Jane Scheckter)
A radio transcription performed by the Wayne King Orchestra is also known to exist.


You Too Can Be A Puppet (M: William Friml) (lyrics originally used in FLAHOOLEY):

1. Composer Demo (E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain) [reissued on Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1]
2. Flahooley, Capitol (M) S-284 (Puppet Singers with orchestra directed by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 0777 7 54764 2 1]


Unrecorded Material:

Fabulous (M: William Friml)
A Gal Named Cinderella
How Lucky Can You Get? (subsequently used in the 1973 University of Michigan revival of FLAHOOLEY)
Jollyanna (M: William Friml)
Leave A Message (M: William Friml)
What's Gonna Happen? (M: Burton Lane) (subsequently used in the 1973 University of Michigan revival of FLAHOOLEY)