A NIGHT IN VENICE (1929)



Composer: Lee David; Maurie Rubens
Lyricist: J. Keirn Brennan; Moe Jaffe

Opened: May 21, 1929, Shubert Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 175


The One Girl (M: Vincent Youmans; L: Oscar Hammerstein II) (originally used in RAINBOW and subsequently used in THE ONE GIRL):

1. 78/Victor 22229 (John Boles with orchestra conducted by Leroy Shield) [also 78/Gramophone B 3424; reissued on American Songbook Series: Vincent Youmans, CD/Smithsonian RD 048-20; also found on Tea For Two: The Songs Of Vincent Youmans, CD/Living Era CD AJA 5379]
2. 78/Columbia 2116 D (Ben Selvin and His Orchestra with vocal refrain) [also 78/Columbia CB 75]
3. 78/Brunswick 4662 (Ben Bernie and His Orchestra with vocal chorus)
4. 78/Victor 21931 (Frank Luther with the Victor Orchestra conducted by Nat Shilkret) [reissued on Music Of Broadway: The Twenties Volume 3 (1928-29), JJA (M) 19803]
5. 78/Parlophone R1471 (London Hippodrome Orchestra conducted by Samuel Rogers)
6. 78/HMV C1944 (New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
7. Vincent Youmans Revisited, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1352 (Charles Rydell and The Boys with musical direction by Norman Paris and Dick Hyman) [reissued on CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-142]
8. Through The Years With Vincent Youmans, Monmouth-Evergreen (S) MRS-6401/2 (Paul Trueblood and Rita Segree, pianos with Lou Gatti, xylophone) [reissued on CD/Audiophile ACD-89]


Unrecorded Material:

Ballet
Cellini's Plate
Dance Venitian
Fans
I'm For You, You're For Me (M: Lee David; L: J. Keirn Brennan)
The "It" In Italy
The Jungle (dance)
The Legend Of Leda
Lesson In French
Lido Shores
Little Old Dreamy New York (Any Side Street Of New York)
Loose Ankles (M: Clay Boland; Maurie Rubens; L: Clay Boland; Moe Jaffe) (added after opening)
The Lure Of The Night With The Ile De France On The Horizon
One Night Of Love (M: Maurie Rubens; L: J. Keirn Brennan)
Opening Chorus
Right Or Wrong (M/L: Ted Healy; George Goodwin) (added after opening)
Sliding Down A Silver Cloud (M: Lee David; L: J. Keirn Brennan)
Slow Motion
The Stork Don't Come Around Anymore (M/L: Betty Morse Laidlaw)
Strolling On The Lido (Lido Shores)
Tondelayo