LA BELLE PAREE



Composer: Frank Tours
Lyricist: Edward Madden

Opened: March 20, 1911, Winter Garden Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 104

Note: This show included a one-act Chinese fantasy opera called BOW SING.


De Goblin’s Glide  (aka “Goblins”) (M: Jerome Kern; L: Frederick Day) (cut after opening):

1. Jerome Kern: Lost Treasures, CD/Centaur CRC2371 (Anne Sciolla with Brian Kovach, piano)


The Edinboro Wriggle (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke) (cut after opening):

1. Jerome Kern: Lost Treasures, CD/Centaur CRC2371 (Anne Sciolla with Brian Kovach, piano)


That (De) Deviling Tune (Rag) (M: Billie Taylor):

1. CYL/Edison 4M-744 (Stella Mayhew) [reissued on Music From The New York Stage Vol. 2: 1908-1913, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9053-5]


That Lovin’ Traumerei (M/L: Aubrey Stauffer based on music by  Robert Schuman) (sheet music only):

1. 78/Victor 17119 (Al Jolson with orchestra) [reissued on Music From The New York Stage Vol. 2: 1908-1913, CD/Pearl GEMM CDS 9053-5]
2. Al Jolson With Oscar Levant At The Piano, Decca 9095 (Al Jolson)


Unrecorded Material:

The Ballet Of Pierrots And Harlequins
Bosphorus
Dat Lovin’ Touch (M: Leo Bennett; L: Sam M. Lewis)
The Duel
Finale
(I’m) The Human Brush (That Paints The Crimson on Paree) (M: Jerome Kern; L: Edward Madden)
Look Me Over Dearie (M: Jerome Kern; L: Edward Madden) (added after opening)
The Man I Love (added after opening)
Monte Carlo Moon
Opening Chorus
Paris Is A Paradise For Coons  (M: Jerome Kern; L: Edward Madden) (cut after opening)
The Pretty Leader Of The Band (sheet music only)
The Pretty Milliners
Red Domino Dance
Russian Dance
Susan Brown From A Country Town (cut after opening)
Teasing
That’s All Right For McGilligan (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke) (added after opening)
(Sing) Trovatore (M: Jerome Kern; L: Edward Madden)
What Kind Of Place Is This? (cut after opening)
Widows
You’re Just A Perfect Peach Beyond My Reach (not used)