MANHATTAN MARY
Composer: Ray
Henderson
Lyricists: Lew Brown; B.G. DeSylva
Opened: September 26, 1927, Apollo
Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 264
Note: Ben Bagley's liner
notes to DeSylva, Brown And Henderson Revisited Volume I,
CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-144, attribute a recording of "Just A
Memory" (performed on the disc by Sandy Stewart accompanied by
Bill Charlap) to this show. Although that song was written
in 1927, I have not found any corroborative evidence that the
show was written for this particular show. For another
recording of "Just A Memory," see Something To Remember You
By/Together, CD/Vocalion CDLK 4108 (Robert Farnon and His
Orchestra).
Broadway (The Heart Of The World):
1. 78/Columbia 1138 D
(Lewis James with Cass Hagan and His Park Central Hotel
Orchestra)
2. 78/Victor 20874 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
3. DeSylva, Brown And Henderson Revisited Volume I, CD/Painted
Smiles PSCD-144 (Charles Rydell and Company with musical
direction by Norman Paris)
The Five-Step:
1. 78/Perfect 14887 (Deep
River Quintette with Willard Robison and His Orchestra) [also
78/Path 36706]
2. 78/Victor 20883 (Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys with Paul
Whiteman and His Orchestra) [reissued on Original 1927
Recordings, CD/Storyville 3006]
I’d Like You To Love Me (not used):
1. DeSylva, Brown And
Henderson Revisited Volume II, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-145 (Sandy
Stewart accompanied by Bill Charlap)
It Won’t Be Long Now:
1. 78/Perfect 14887 (Deep
River Quintette with Willard Robison and His Orchestra) [also
78/Path 36706]
2. 78/Gramophone 5555 (Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys with Paul
Whiteman and His Orchestra with vocal refrain) [also 78/Victor
20883; reissued on Original 1927 Recordings, CD/Storyville 3006]
Manhattan Mary:
1. 78/Columbia 1138 D
(James Shaw and Luther with Cass Hagan and His Park Central
Hotel Orchestra)
2. 78/Gramophone 5555 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with
vocal refrain) [also 78/Victor 20874; reissued on Happy Feet,
Vol. 3, CD/Dutton/Vocalion 6158]
3. 78/Harmony 529 H (University Six)
4. 78/Okeh 40920 (Mike Markel’s Orchestra)
5. Burnin’ The Iceberg, CD/Rivermont BSW 2216 (West End Jazz
Band)
My Blue Bird’s Home Again:
1. DeSylva, Brown And
Henderson Revisited Volume I, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-144
(Dorothy Loudon, Cab Calloway, and Company with musical
direction by Norman Paris)
Nothing But Love:
1. DeSylva, Brown And
Henderson Revisited Volume I, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-144 (Ann
Hampton Callaway accompanied by Robert Marks)
Unrecorded Material: