MORRIS GEST'S MIDNIGHT WHIRL

Composer: George Gershwin
Lyricists: B.G. DeSylva; John Henry Mears

Opened: December 27, 1919, Century Grove Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 68

Aphronightie (aka “You Have To Put A Nightie On Aphrodite”) (M: Walter Donaldson; L: David Dusing; Joe Young; Sam M. Lewis):

1. A Tribute To Walter Donaldson, CD/Red Hot Mama (Big Mama Sue and Mr. Excitement)
2. Oh, You Beautiful Doll, CD/Arabesque 6675 (Robert DeCormier Singers and Ensemble)


Limehouse Nights (M: George Gershwin; L: B.G. DeSylva; John Henry Mears) (subsequently used in JIG-SAW and THE BROADWAY WHIRL):

1. 78/Columbia A 2876 (Columbia Saxophone Sextette)
2. Gershwin…From Tin Pan Alley To Broadway, Mark56 Records (M) 680 (George Gershwin, piano roll) [reissued on Gershwin Plays Gershwin, CD/Dal Segno (George Gershwin, piano roll)
3. 78/Columbia 838 (London Revue Band conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
4. The Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1, CD/White Line WHL-2074 (Jack Gibbons, piano)
5. Gershwin Arrangements, More Gershwin, CD/Metier 92030 (Michael Finnissy with Ian Pace, piano)


Peggy (M: Neil Moret; L: Harry Williams) (added after opening or for the subsequent tour):

1. 78/Gennett 9010 (Billy De Rex and Chorus)
2. 78/Columbia A 2812 (Art Hickman’s Orchestra) [reissued on The San Francisco Sound, CD/Archeophone ARCH 6003]
3. 78/Paramount 20002 (Benny  Selvin’s Novelty Orchestra)
4. 78/Columbia A 2885 (Charles Harrison with orchestra)
5. 78/Emerson 10147 (Arthur Fields)


Poppy Land (M: George Gershwin; L: B.G. DeSylva; John Henry Mears) (subsequently used in JIG-SAW and THE BROADWAY WHIRL):

1. 78/Columbia A 2876 (Columbia Saxophone Sextette)
2. 78/Columbia 838 (London Revue Band conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
3. Classic American Love Songs, CD/Naxos 8559314 (Carole Farley with John Constable, piano)


Unrecorded Material:

Baby Dolls (also used in THE BROADWAY WHIRL)
Care-Free Cairo Town (M/L: John Wolcott) (added after opening or for subsequent tour)
Doughnuts
East Indian Maid
Finale
I’ll Show You A Wonderful World (not in programs)
The League Of Nations (Depends On Beautiful Clothes)
Let Cutie Cut Your Cuticle (also used in THE BROADWAY WHIRL)
Snake Dance
Your Baby For All The Time (M/L: John Woolcott) (added after opening or for the subsequent tour)