LADY LUCK
Composer: H.B.
Hedley; Jack Strachey
Lyricist: Stanley Carter
Opened: April 27, 1927, Carlton Theatre, London
Performances: 324
Note: A complete slong list is not available at this time. An unknown selection appears on 78/Columbia 9214 (London Theatre Orchestra).
Blue Pipes Of Pan:
1. 78/Columbia 4343
(Phyllis Monkman and Laddie Cliff with Three Pianos, H.B.
Hedley, J. Clarke, and G. Myddleton)
2. 78/Columbia 4345 (Percival Mackey's Band)
Boadicea:
1. 78/Columbia 4341
(Leslie Henson, Laddie Cliff, and John Kirby with Three Pianos,
H.B. Hedley, J. Clarke, and G. Myddleton)
Happy:
1. 78/Columbia 4340 (Cyril
Ritchard with Three Pianos, H.B. Hedley, J. Clarke, and G.
Myddleton)
2. 78/EB Winner 4668 (Alfred's Band)
I've Learnt A Lot:
1. 78/Columbia 4343 (Madge
Elliott and Cyril Ritchard with Three Pianos, H.B. Hedley, J.
Clarke, and G. Myddleton)
If I Were You (M: Richard Rodgers; L:
Lorenz Hart) (originally used in BETSY and also used in
SHE'S MY BABY):
1. 78/Columbia 4342
(Phyllis Monkman and Leslie Henson with Three Pianos, H.B.
Hedley, J. Clarke, and G. Myddleton) [reissued on The Ultimate
Rodgers & Hart Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0110]
2. 78/HMV C-1346 (Light Opera Company)
3. 78/Columbia 4344 (Percival Mackey's Band)
4. Rodgers And Hart Revisited Vol. V, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-140
(Dorothy Loudon with Arthur Siegel, piano, John Loehrke, bass,
and Jeremy Harris, percussion)
5.. Andrea Marcovicci Sings Rodgers & Hart, CD/Andreasong
(Andrea Marcovicci with Shelly Markham, piano, and Kevin Axt,
bass)
6. My Funny Valentine: Frederica Von Stade Sings Rodgers And
Hart, CD/EMI CDC 7 54071 2 (Frederica Von Stade, Rosemary Ashe,
Lynda Richardson, and Peta Bartlett with the London Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn)
Sex Appeal (L: Greatrex Newman):
1. 78/Columbia 4341
(Leslie Henson with Three Pianos, H.B. Hedley, J. Clarke, and G.
Myddleton)
Sing (M: Richard Rodgers; L: Lorenz
Hart) (same music as "First We Throw Moe Out"; originally
used in BETSY and also used in LADY FINGERS):
1. 78/Columbia 4340
(Laddie Cliff with Three Pianos, H.B. Hedley, J. Clarke, and G.
Myddleton) [reissued on The Ultimate Rodgers & Hart Volume
I, CD/Pearl GEM 0110]
2. 78/Brunswick 3431 (Park Lane Orchestra with vocal chorus)
3. 78/HMV C-1346 (Light Opera Company) (two renditions)
4. 78/Columbia 4346 (The Singing Sophomores)
5. 78/Columbia 4344 (Percival Mackey's Band)
6. 78/EB Winner 4668 (Alfred's Band)
7. It's Smooth, It's Smart. It's Rodgers, It's Hart!,
Monmouth-Evergreen (S) MES-7069 (Ronny Whyte and Travis Hudson)
[reissued as The Songs Of Rodgers And Hart, CD/Audiophile
ACD-57]
Syncopated City:
1. 78/Columbia 4342 (John
Kirby with Three Pianos, H.B. Hedley, J. Clarke, and G.
Myddleton)
2. 78/Columbia 4345 (Percival Mackey's Band)
Take In The Sun, Hang Out The Moon:
1. 78/Columbia 4346 (The
Singing Sophomores)
Unrecorded Material:
If You Think Of
Speculating
Oriental Atmosphere
A Poor But Honest Working Girl
Six Little Lonely Hearts
Turn Your Thoughts And Faces