PARDON OUR FRENCH

Composer: Victor Young
Lyricist: Edward Heyman

Opened: October 5, 1950, Broadway Theatre, NYC
Performances: 100

Note: An earlier incarnation of this show was called A LA CARTE.

Dancing With You ("Danse Avec Moi") (C: Francis Lopez; L: Andre Hornez and Harold Rome) (not in program; also used in THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS):

1. 78/London 757 (Denise Darcel with the Stanley Melba Orchestra) [also 45/London 30179]
2. 78/Columbia MX 43191 (Herb Jeffries with rhythm accompaniment and orchestra directed by Glenn Osser)
3. 78/Decca 27025 (Victor Young and His Singing Strings) [also 45/Decca ED 595; 45/Decca 9-27025]
4. Paris Midnight: 50 Frence Hits, CD/Vanguard Classics 6017 (Liane And The Boheme Bar Trio)
5. Le Quebec En 100 Chansons, CD/XXI-21 1469 (Michel Noel)
6. Cuba Libre, Vols. 1 & 2, CD/Mediterraneo 10054 (Orquesta Romanticos De Cuba)
7. Les Grandes Dames du Music-Hall, Vol. 2, CD/Epm Musique 984872 (Suzy Delair)
8. A La France 3: Berceuse Pour Maud, CD/Philology 243 (Gianni Basso)


A Face In The Crowd (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949):

1. 78/Decca 24847 (Bill Shirley with the Victor Young orchestra)


I Ought To Know More About You (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949)):

1. 78/Decca 24896 (Patty Andrews and Dick Haymes with the Vic Shoen orchestra) [reissued on The Golden Years Of Dick Haymes, CD/Jasmine 94; Music Lessons With The Andrews Sisters, CD/Sepia 1020]
2. 78/RCA Victor 20-3712 (Frances Irvin and Jack Duffy with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [also 45/RCA Victor 47-3712; reissued on They Also Sang With Tommy Dorsey, CD/Jazz Band 2167]
3. The Complete Standard Transcriptions, CD/Soundies 4115 (Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra)


It's Love (C: Andre Varel; L: Charly Bailly and John Edwards) (not in program):

1. 78/London 756 (Denise Darcel with Stanley Meba and his Orchestra) [also 45/London 30180]
2. 78/MGM 10788 (Phil Brito and the Girlfriends with the Russ Case orchestra)
3. 78/Columbia 1-734 (Toni Arden with orchestra conducted by Percy Faith) [reissued on This Is Toni Arden, CD/Sepia 1050]


The Poker Polka (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949)):

1. 78/Decca 24848 (Victor Young orchestra)
An Armed Forces Radio transcription exists of a song with this title performed by Bill Gale and the Globetrotters, although it not clear if this is the same song.


Sweetheart Semicolon (ASCAP/LOC only; previously used in A LA CARTE (1949)):

1. 78/Victor 20-3761 (The Honeydreamers with orchestral accompaniment) [also 45/RCA Victor 47-3761]
2. 78/MGM 10597 (Helen Forrest with the Russ Case Orchestra)


There's No Man Like A Snowman (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949)):

1. 78/Decca 24848 (Victor Young orchestra)


Until Tonight (ASCAP/LOC only; previously used in A LA CARTE (1949)):

1. 78/Decca 24847 (Bill Shirley with the Victor Young orchestra)


Other Material:

Bella Signora (ASCAP/LOC only; previously used in A LA CARTE (1949))
Dolly From The Folies Bergere (C: Harry Sukman; L: Chic Johnson; Ole Olsen)
An Evening With Marie Antoinette (sketch)
Finale
The Flower Song (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949))
Half Of Me (ASCAP/LOC only; previously used in A LA CARTE (1949))
I'm Gonna Make A Fool Out Of April (M: Victor Young; L: Edward Heyman) (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949))
The Konyots (sketch)
Life Of A Salesman (sketch)
A Night On The Ile de France (sketch)
No. 96 Rue Blondell (sketch)
Pardon Our French (C: Harry Sukman; L: Chic Johnson; Ole Olsen)
Street Scene (sketch)
Tourist Service (sketch)
Venezia And Her Three Lovers (ballet by Ernst Matray) (previously used in A LA CARTE (1949))