THE MIDNIGHT ROUNDERS OF 1921
Composer: Jean
Schwartz
Lyricist: Lew Pollack
Opened: February 7, 1921, Century Promenade Theatre,
N.Y.C.
Performances: 49
And She Gave Them All The Ha! Ha! Ha! (M: Albert Von Tilzer; L: Lew Brown) (not in programs):
1. 78/Emerson
10292 (Eddie Cantor with orchestral accompaniment) [reissued on
Early Days 1917-1921, CD/Original Cast 9872]
Angels (We Call Them Mother Down Here)
(M: Harry Ruby; L: Bert Kalmar) (not in program):
1. 78/Arto 9054 (Charles
Harrison)
2. 78/Victor 18736 (Henry Burr with orchestra)
Annie Laurie (trad.):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard.
Dapper Dan (M: Albert Von Tilzer; L:
Lew Brown) (not in program):
1. 78/Rich-Tone 7016 (H.
Anderson with orchestral accompaniment)
2. 78/Puritan 11075 (Arthur Hall with Yerkes’ Master
Saxophonists)
3. 78/Gramophone B 1302 (The Trix Sisters and Jack Buchanan)
4. 78/Emerson 10476 (Lanin’s Roseland Orchestra)
5. 78/Decca 1958 (Bob Howard, vocal, with Bob Howard and His
Boys) [also 78/Decca 3; reissued on The Chronological Bob Howard
1937-1947, CD/Classics 1055]
6. 78/Banner 1010 (Arthur Hall with Yerkes Master Saxophonists)
7. 78/Brunswick 2168 (Billy Jones and Ernest Hare with
orchestra)
8. 78/Columbia A 3533 (Knickerbocker Orchestra conducted by
Eddie Elkins)
9. 78/Okeh 4460 (Joseph Samuels’ Jazz Band)
10. 78/Okeh 6052 (Fred Feibel, organ, with the Fred Feibel
Quartet)
11. 78/Regal 9144 (Gothams’ Favorites)
12. 78/Grey Gull 1086 (Arthur Hall with Lenzberg’s Riverside
Orchestra)
13. 78/Victor 18831 (Club Royale Orchestra conducted by Clyde
Doerr)
14. 78/Black Swan 2064 (Baltimore Blues Orchestra)
15. 78/Vocalion 14273 (Thies’ Detroit Ritz Orchestra)
16. 78/Olympic 15129 (Club Maurice Orchestra)
17. 78/Columbia A 3477 (Frank Crumit with orchestral
accompaniment)
18. Song Hits Of 1921, Vocalion 3633 (Carmen Cavallaro)
19. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You, Black Lion 12109 (Alex
Walsh) [reissued on Classic Concert, CD/1201 Music/Black Lion
760503]
20. Polkas & Foxtrots: Authentic Band Organ Recordings,
CAS/Carousel Music W146-3 (unidentified band organ)
21. Waltzing Matilda, CD/Stomp Off 1348 (Steve Waddell)
22. Ukulele Mama, CD/Original Cast 1005 (Estelle Reiner)
Humoresque (M: Anton Dvorak):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this composition.
I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like
I’m Loving You) (M/L: Raymond B. Egan; Roy Marsh):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard beyond
original cast member performances.
1. 78/Emerson 10349 (Eddie Cantor with orchestral accompaniment)
[reissued on Early Days 1917-1921, CD/Original Cast 9872]
I Want My Mammy (M: Louis Breau; L:
George B. Wehner) (sheet music only):
1. 78/Vocalion 14273
(Thies’ Detroit Ritz Orchestra)
2. 78/Emerson 10405 (Harrison & Clark with orchestral
accompaniment)
3. 78/Grey Gull L 2068 (Arthur Fields with orchiestra)
4. 78/Gennett 4808 A (A. Gentile’s Dance Orchestra)
5. 78/Okeh 4460 (Joseph Samuels’ Jazz Band)
6. 78/Regal 9162 (Joseph Knecht’s Waldorf-Astoria Dance
Orchestra)
7. 78/Connorized 3040 (Lanin’s Dance Orchestra)
8. 78/Victor 18832 (Peerless Quartet with orchestra)
9 . 78/Victor 18845 (Joseph C. Smith and His Orchestra)
10. 78/Vocalion 14257 (Irving Kaufman)
11. 78/Okeh 4409 (Aileen Stanley with the Rega Orchestra)
12. 78/Columbia A 3520 (Vernon Dalhart and Al Bernard with
orchestra)
I Wish That I’d Been Born In Borneo (M:
Walter Donaldson; L: Grant Clarke) (not in programs;
originally used in BROADWAY BREVITIES OF
1920 and SILKS AND SATINS):
1. 78/Emerson 10301 (Eddie
Cantor with orchestral accompaniment)
2. 78/Columbia A 3324 (Frank Crumit with orchestral
accompaniment)
If You Knew (M: James Blyler; Con
Conrad; L: Sidney Clare; Harry Tobias) (not in program):
1. 78/Columbia A 3571
(Frank Westphal and His Rainbo Orchestra)
Mother Machree (M: Chauncey Olcott;
Ernest R. Ball; L: Rida Johnson Young) (originally used in
BARRY OF BARRYMORE):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this standard.
Ma (He’s Making Eyes At Me) (M: Con
Conrad; L: Sidney Clare) (not in program; also used in THE
ROSE GIRL and KID BOOTS):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard beyond
original cast member performances.
1. 78/Decca 23723 (Eddie Cantor) [reissued on Songs He Made
Famous, 10”/Decca 4431; Makin’ Whoopee With “Banjo Eyes,”
CD/ASV/Living Era 5357]
2. The Best Of Eddie Cantor, Vik LX-1119 (Eddie Cantor)
[reissued on CD/RCA 07863-66033-2]
3. Carnegie Hall Concert, Audio Fidelity 702 (Eddie Cantor)
4. Carnegie Hall Concert, CD/Original Cast OC-9217 (Eddie
Cantor)
5. Hits & Rarities, CD/Original Cast 72 (Eddie Cantor)
6. Pals, CD/Original Cast 9918 (Eddie Cantor and George
Jessel)
7. The Missing Sides 1938-1950, CD/Original Cast OC-1812 (Eddie
Cantor)
8. The Complete Eddie Cantor Story, CD/Original Cast (Eddie
Cantor)
9. The Radio Songs, Vol. 1: The Thirties, CD/Storyville 3109
(Eddie Cantor)
Margie (M: Con Conrad; L: J. Russell Robinson; Benny
Davis) (originally used in BROADWAY BREVITIES OF 1920):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard beyond
original cast member performances.
1. 78/Emerson 10301 (Eddie Cantor with orchestral accompaniment)
[reissued on Early Days 1917-1921, CD/Original Cast 9872]
2. 78/Columbia 35428 (Eddie Cantor with orchestra conducted by
Jerry Joyce) [also 78/Columbia 2; 78/Columbia DB 1935; reissued
on The Columbia Years: 1922-1940, CD/Columbia C2K-57148]
3. 78/Decca 23723 (Eddie Cantor with orchestra directed by
Victor Young) [reissued on Songs He Made Famous, Decca 4431; If
You Knew Susie, CAS/MCA Special Products MCAC-20276]
4. Carnegie Hall Concert, Audio Fidelity 702 (Eddie Cantor)
5. The Best Of Eddie Cantor, Vik LX-1119 (Eddie Cantor)
[reissued on The Best Of Eddie Cantor, CD/RCA 07863-66033-2]
6. The Show That Never Aired, CD/Original Cast OC-9347 (Eddie
Cantor)
7. Carnegie Hall Concert, CD/Original Cast OC-9217 (Eddie
Cantor)
8. Cantor Meets Jolson, CD/Original Cast 9753 (Eddie Cantor and
Al Jolson)
9. Early Days 1917-1921, CD/Original Cast 9872 (Eddie Cantor)
10. The Complete Eddie Cantor Story, CD/CD Baby 5637650765]
11. The Missing Sides 1938-1950, CD/Original Cast OC-1812 (Eddie
Cantor)
12. Chase And Snaborn Radio Show, CD/Original Cast 8715 (Eddie
Cantor)
My Sunny Tennessee (M: Harry Ruby; L:
Bert Kalmar; Herman Ruby) (not in program; also used in the
film THREE LITTLE WORDS and the 1981 revival of THE 5
O’CLOCK GIRL):
1. 78/Gennett 9176 (Bennie
Krueger's Orchestra) [also 78/Gennett 4793 A]
2. 78/Puritan 11095 (The Frisco Syncopaters) [also 78/Paramount
20095]
3. 78/Emerson 10467 (Lanin's Southern Sernaders) [reissued on
Shake It And Break It, CD/Frog DGF 61]
4. 78/M-G-M 30241 (Fred Astaire and Red Skelton with the M-G-M
Studio Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn) [also 45/MGM K30241;
reissued on Three Little Words, CD/Turner Classic/Rhino 7779]
5. 78/Columbia A 3465 (Broadway Quartette with orchestra)
6. 78/Clarion 1115 (Selvin's Novelty Orchestra)
7. 78/Brunswick 5066 (Isham Jones’ Orchestra)
8. 78/Okeh 4479 (Lewis James with orchestra)
9. 78/Regal 9117 (Bob White)
10. 78/Regal 9139 (Kentucky Serenaders)
11. 78/Emerson 10427 (Vernon Dahlbert) [also 78/Triangle 501]
12. 78/Okeh 4422 (Ernest Hare with orchestra) [also 78/Path
20602]
13. 78/Edison 50827 (Broadway Dance Orchestra)
14. 78/Victor 18819 (The Benson Orchestra of Chicago directed by
Roy Bargy) [reissued on Volume 1: 1920-1921, CD/Archeophone ARCH
6001]
15. 78/Vocalion 14242 (Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra)
16. 78/Victor 18812 (Peerless Quartet with orchestra) [reissued
on In The Good Old Summertime: Those Fabulous Vocal Quartets,
CD/Living Era 5623]
17. Dixon Brothers, Vol. 1: 1936, CD/Document DOCD 8046 (The
Dixon Brothers)
18. Crinoline Days, CD/Stomp Off SOSCD 1400 (Dan Levinson)
19. Three Little Words, CD/Turner Classic/Rhino 7779 (Fred
Astaire and Red Skelton with the M-G-M Studio Orchestra
conducted by Andre Previn) (part of medley)
20. Great Film And Show Tunes, CD/Living Era CD AJA 5469 (George
Melachrino and His Orchestra)
21. Nevertheless… The Kalmar And Ruby Songbook, CD/Audiophile
ACD-344 (Ronny Whyte , piano and voice, with Boots Maleson,
bass, David Silliman, drums, Lou Caputo, clarinet, Warren Vache,
cornet, and Ben Sher, guitar)
O Solo Mio (M/L: Ernesto DiCapua):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this standard.
Palesteena (M: Con Conrad; L: J.
Russell Robinson) (originally used in
BROADWAY BREVITIES OF 1920 and MIDNIGHT
ROUNDERS OF 1920):
1. 78/Emerson 10292 (Eddie
Cantor with orchestra) [reissued on From Avenue A To The Great
White Way, CD/Columbia Legacy C2K 86323]
2. 78/Edison 50725 L (Green Bros. Novelty Band) [also 78/Okeh
4232]
3. 78/Gennett 9096 (Billy Jones with orchestral
accompaniment) [also 78/Arto 9033]
4. 78/Dixieland Jubilee D.J. 100 (Nappy Lamare with “Mr. Dixie”
Nappy Lamare and His Band) [reissued on Dixieland Generation,
CD/Jasmine Record JASCD 505]
5. 78/Emerson 10328 (Plantation Dance Orchestra)
6. 78/Columbia A 3349 (Vincent Lopez Orchestra)
7. 78/Columbia A 3324 (Frank Crumit with orchestral
accompaniment) [reissued on Frank Crumit Returns, CD/Naxos
Nostalgia 8120620]
8. 78/Decca 2011 A (Nappy Lamare with Boby Crosby’s Bob Cats)
[also 78/Odeon 286348 A; reissued on Palesteena, CD/Naxos Jaz
8120681]
9. 78/Decca 24012 (Nat Brandwynne and His Orchestra with vocal
chorus) [reissued on Song Hits Of 1920, Decca DL 5163]
10. 78/Brunswick 2055 (Fred Whitehouse with orchestra)
11. 78/Okeh 4222 (Billy Jones and Ed. Smalle with orchestra)
12. 78/Decca 29571 (Crazy Otto) [also 45/Decca 9-29571; reissued
on Medleys, CD/Bear Family 16401]
13. 78/Victor 18717 (Original Dixieland
Jazz Band) [reissued on The Complete Original Dixieland Jazz
Band, CD/RCA 66608]
14. 78/Path 22469 (Bennie Krueger and His Orchestra)
15. Summit Reunion, CD/Chiaroscuro CRD 311 (Bob Wilber and Kenny
Davern)
16. Smiles, CD/Arbors ARCD 19207 (Kenny Davern)
17. Stampede, CD/Jazzology 211 (Randy Sandke)
18. Le Dovids Klesmer Orkester, CD/PMC Music Group 8792 (Glik)
19. Klez!, CD/Vanguard VMD-79449 (Klez!)
20. Blue Orleans, CD/Good Time Jazz 15004 (Tim Laughlin)
21. Klezmerika Eklectika, CD/Jinny Marsh (Jinny Marsh)
22. The World Of Klezmer, CD/Brilliant Classics 7421 (unknown
performer)
23. Live: The Thirteenth Anniversary Album, CD/Rounder Select
ROUCD 3125 (Klezmer Conservatory Band)
24. Dan Levinson Salutes The ODJB,
CD/Loup Garous (Dan Levinson)
25. RWB, CD/Red Wing Blackbirds Ragtime Jazz (Red Wing
Blackbirds Ragtime Jazz Band)
26. The Complete Recordings, CD/Jump 122 (Rosy McHargue)
27. A Trip To Amerika, CD/Magnolia Klezmer Band (Magnolia
Klezmer Band)
28. Latkes & Lattes, CD/Global Village GV 159CD (The
Mazletones)
29. From New Orleans To Constantinople On The S.S. Leviathan,
CD/Unknown label (The New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra)
30. Riotous, Raucous, Red Hot 20s/Together For The Last Time,
CD/Collectables COLCD 7869 (Joe “Fingers” Carr)
La Paloma (trad.):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this standard.
Poor Butterfly (M: Raymond Hubbell;
L: John Golden) (originally used in THE BIG SHOW):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this standard.
Roses Of Picardy (M: Haydn Wood; L: Frederick E.
Weatherley) (interpolated into HELLO, ALEXANDER):
I have not attempted to compile disographical information for this standard.
Scandinavia (Sing Dose Song And Make
Dose Music) (M: Ray Perkins) (not in program):
1. 78/Emerson 10353 (Merry
Melody Men)
2. 78/Columbia A 3382 (Al Jolson with orchestra)
3. 78/Regal 942 (Billy Clark with orchestral
accompaniment)
4. 78/Odeon Od 20039 (American Odeon orchestra with Nathan
Glatnz, saxophone)
5. 78/Victor 18757 (The Benson Orchestra of Chicago directed by
Roy Bargy) [reissued on The Benson Orchestra Of Chicago Volume
1: 1920-1921, CD/Archeophone ARCH 6001]
6. 78/Path 20509 (The Harmonizers with orchestra)
Straus Waltz (M: Johann Strauss):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this composition.
Selections from TALES OF HOFFMAN (M: Jacques Offenbach):
I have not attempted to
compile disographical information for this composition.
Wimmin (I Got To Have ‘Em That’s All)
(M/L: Eddie Cantor; Fred Fisher) (not in program):
1. 78/Puritan 11084
(Metropolitan Dance Players) [also 78/Paramount 20084]
2. 78/Gennett 4795 A (Bailey’s Lucky Seven)
3. 78/Banner 1007 (Arthur Hall with Ben Selvin’s Dance
Orchestra)
4. 78/Okeh 4474 (Joseph Samuels Jazz Band)
5. 78/Victor 18857 (Club Royale Orchestra conducted by Clyde
Doerr)
6. Shake It And Break It, CD/Frog DGF 61 (Sam Lanin and His
Orchestra)
Unrecorded Material:
Ballet Of The Pyramids
(inst.)
Beautiful Girls Are Like Opium
Blue Blondes
Century Toddle
Gold Fish
He Talks With His Fingers (Shadow Box Specialty)
I’d Love To Be In Ireland The Day They Set Old Ireland Free (M:
William Polla; L: Charles Tobias) (not in program)
The Lost Pocketbook (added after opening)
Keep Them In A Golden Cage
La Vie Parisienne
Mama! Mama! Papa’s Got A Lot Of Lovin’ (All Saved Up For You)
(M/L: Cliff Friend; Irving Hup) (not in program)
Oh! Mabel Behave (M/L: Cliff Friend; Irving Hup)
(ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Passionettes
Perfume And Passion
Picket Fence
Sand Witches
Snap A Wishbone With Me
Spirit Of Java
Sprinkle Me With Diamonds
Take A Chance With Me
Why Do I Care For You? (M: Albert Hay Malotte; L: Jack Yellen)
(ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Would You Like To Sleep Upon My Pillow? (Pillow Song)
You Tickle Me (M: Lew Pollack; L: Sidney Clare)