OH, MY DEAR!

Composer: Louis A. Hirsch
Lyricist: P.G. Wodehouse

Opened: November 27, 1918, Princess Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 189

Note: An unidentified medley appears on Metro-Art 203518 (George Gershwin, piano roll).

Go Little Boat (M: Jerome Kern) (originally used in MISS 1917 and published as "Boat Song" with Hirsch credited):

1. Jerome Kern Revisited, Volume III, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1379 (Joanne Woodward)
2. The Melodies Of Jerome Kern Volume 2, Walden (M) 309 (David Daniels accompanied by the Ben Ludlow Orchestra) [reissed on Melodies Of Jerome Kern, CD/Harbinger HCD 1804]
3. Keith Ingham Plays The Music Of Jerome Kern, World (S) WRS 1003 (Keith Ingham)
4. Andre Previn Plays Songs By Jerome Kern, Contemporary (M) M 3567 (Andre Previn, piano) [reissued as CD/Contemporary/OJC 1787]
5. Early Kern, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9102 (Judy Kaye with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
6. Marni Nixon Sings Classic Kern, CD/Reference Recordings RR-28CD (Marni Nixon with Lincoln Mayorga, piano, and ensemble)
7. Sure Thing: The Jerome Kern Songbook, CD/Philips 442 129-2 (Syvia McNair with Andre Previn, piano, and David Finck, double-bass)
8. The Land Where The Good Songs Go: The Lyrics Of P.G. Wodehouse, CD/Harbinger HCD 1901 (Sylvia McNair with Steven Blier, piano)
9. Silver Linings: Songs By Jerome Kern, CD/Arabesque Z6515 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
10. A Sure Thing, Angel (S) SZ-37723 (Barry Tuckwell, horn, Richard Rodney Bennett, keyboards, and orchestra conducted by Neil Richardson)
11. Mike Wofford Trio & Quartet Plays the Music of Jerome Kern, Vol. 1-3 (Mike Wofford Trio & Quartet)
12. Jerome Kern Collection, CD/Silva Screen 3006 (Eric Parkin, piano)
13. A Bird In The Hand, CD/Jardis 9922 (Steve Rochinski Quartet)
14. Old Fashioned Love, CD/Sackville 2042 (Barbara Sutton Curtis, piano)
15. Broadway Tuned Up, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1034 (orchestra with musical direction by Adam Aceto) (as "Boat Song")


I Wonder Whether (I've Loved You All My Life):

1. 78/Specially Imp. A 2696 (Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra directed by Joseph Knecht)
2. 78/Victor 35690 (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra with Hugo Frey and Frank Banta, pianos)
3. The Whistler And His Dog, CD/Newport Classics NCD-60069 (Paragon Ragtime Orchestra directed by Rick Benjamin)
4. Broadway Tuned Up, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1034 (orchestra with musical direction by Adam Aceto)


I'll Ask No More (dropped during the run):

1. Broadway Tuned Up, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1034 (orchestra with musical direction by Adam Aceto) (as "I'd Ask No More")


It Sort Of Makes A Fellow Stop And Think (M: Benjamin Hapgood Burt; L: Roy Atwell) (previously used as "It's An Awful Thing Not To Know Where You Are" in ALL OVER TOWN; cut during the run but reinstated for the subsequent tour as "It Makes A Fellow Stop And Think"):

1. 78/Columbia A 1926 (Roy Atwell) (as "It's An Awful Thing Not To Know Where You Are") [reissued on Music From The New York Stage, 1890-1920, CD/Pearl CD-9050/9061]


Oh, My Dear (Finaletto Act II Scene I):

1. 78/Edison 50511 (Jaudas' Society Orchestra)


Our City Of Dreams:

1. 78/Specially Imp. A 2696 (Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra directed by Joseph Knecht)
2. 78/Edison 50511 (Jaudas' Society Orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 35690 (Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra with Hugo Frey and Frank Banta, pianos)
4. Universal Song Roll 3263 (George Gershwin, piano roll)
5. City Of Dreams: Rediscovered Gems From The Early Days Of Musical Theatre Vol. II, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1013 (Julie Wright with Victoria  Kirsch, piano)
6. Broadway Tuned Up, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1034 (orchestra with musical direction by Adam Aceto) (as "City Of Dreams") (two renditions) 


You Never Know:

1. Broadway Tuned Up, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1034 (orchestra with musical direction by Adam Aceto) (as "City Of Dreams")


Unrecorded Material:

Ask Dad (dropped from the subsequent tour)
Childhood Days (dropped during the run)
Come Where Nature Calls
Dance
Finale Act I
Finale Act II
I Love A Musical Comedy Show (M: Jean Schwartz; L: Alfred Bryan) (added for the subsequent tour)
I Shall Be All Right Now
If They Ever Parted Me From You
If You Only Know The Way (added for the subsequent tour)
Isn't It Wonderful? (added for the subsequent tour)
The Land Where Journeys End (sheet music only)
A Moment Of Peace (added during the run)
Now And Then (But Not All The Time) (M: Jean Schwartz; L: Alfred Bryan) (added for the subsequent tour)
Phoebe Snow
Sas'parilla (M: Jean Schwartz) (sheet music only)
The Train That Leaves For Town (added during the run but dropped from the subsequent tour)
Try Again
What's The Use (added during the run but dropped from the subsequent tour)
Women And Song (M: Jean Schwartz) (sheet music only)