MAYFAIR AND MONTMARTRE



Composers: George Gershwin; Maurice Yvain
Lyricists: John Hastings Turner; B.G. DeSylva

Opened: March 9, 1922, New Oxford Theatre, London
Performances: Unknown

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time. 


The Bandit Band (M/L: Cole Porter) (cut; subsequently used in HITCHY-KOO OF 1922):

1. Cole Porter Revisited, Vol. 4, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1371 (Male Chorus) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117]


(Please) Do It Again (M: George  Gershwin; L: B.G. DeSylva) (originally used in THE FRENCH DOLL):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Gershwin standard beyond original cast member performances.
1. Alice Delysia Memories, 78/Columbia DX523 (Alice Delysia) [reissued on The Ultimate George Gershwin – Volume I, CD/Pearl GEM 0113]


J’En Ai Marre (“It’s Up To You”) (M: Mauric Yvain):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this number.


Olga (Come Back To The Volga) (M/L: Cole Porter):

1. Cole Porter Revisited Vol. 4, Painted Smiles PS-1371 (Arthur Siegel and The Men) [reissued on CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-117]


Say It With Music (M/L: Irving Berlin):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard


She’s Just A Baby (M: George Gershwin; L: Arthur Jackson) (originally used in GEORGE WHITE’S SCANDALS (1921)):

1. 78/HMV B1317 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra) [also 78/Victor 18801; reissued on Paul Whiteman’s Gershwin, CD/North American Classics NAC 4002]
2. 78/Columbia A 3467 (The Happy Six)
3. 78/Edison 50839 (Broadway Dance Orchestra)


South Sea Isles (M: George Gershwin; L: Arthur Jackson) (originally used in GEORGE WHITE’S SCANDALS (1921)):

1. 78/HMV B1317 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra) [also 78/Victor 18801; reissued on Paul Whiteman’s Gershwin, CD/North American Classics NAC 4002]
2. 78/Columbia A 3467 (The Happy Six)
3. 78/Edison 50839 (Broadway Dance Orchestra)
4. 78/Brunswick 2139 (Rudy Wiedoeft’s Californians)
5. 78/Okeh 4417 (Mark Markel’s Orchestra)
6. 78/La Belle 301 (Rialto Dance Orchestra)
7. Magic Key Program: Gems From Gershwin, CD/RCA Victor 09026 63275-2 (Felix Knight with the Victor Salon Group conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret)


Unrecorded Material:

The Blue Boy Blues (M/L: Cole Porter)
Cocktail Time (M/L: Cole Porter)
The Sponge (M/L: Cole Porter) (cut; subsequently used in HITCHY-KOO OF 1922)
Wond’ring Night And Day (M/L:  Cole Porter) (possibly interpolated into the production)