THE MERRY WHIRL



Composer: Leo Edwards
Lyricist: Ed Ray

Opened: May 30, 1910, New York Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 24

Note: Act 1 of  this show was called THE MAGIC RING and Act 2 was called THE MERRY WHIRL.


Alexander’s Ragtime Band (M/L: Irving Berlin) (not in programs; also used in the HELL portion of FOLIES BERGERE COMPANY (1911), FRIARS FROLIC OF 1911, VERA VIOLETTA, and HULLO, RAG-TIME!):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard beyond composer renditions. 
1. Irving Sings Berlin, CD/Koch 3-7510-2 HI (Irving Berlin)


Unrecorded Material:

Down Havana Way (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
Finale (Act 1)
Finale (Act 2)
I’ll Be There With You (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
I’ll Do As Much For You (not in programs; supposedly used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
La Belle Francaise (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
Lima Beans (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
The Man With Money (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
Million Dollar Ball (sheet music only)
A Model Of Fashion Am I
Opening Chorus (Act 1) (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
Opening Chorus (Act 2)
The Paris Push
Play, Play, Play (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
Ragtime Soldier Man (sheet music only)
Ring The Wedding Bells
The Rose (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
Strike Up A Bagpipe Tune (L: Edward Madden)
Under The Wisteria (sheet music only)
When I Waltz With You
When I’m Alone, I’m Lonesome (not in programs; supposedly used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)
When The Stars Fall In Love With The Moon
Yankee Doodle Girls (I Love A Yankee Doodle Girl) (used in THE MAGIC RING portion of the show)