POLONAISE

Composer: Bronislau Kaper (based on works by Federic Chopin except as noted below)
Lyricist: John Latouche

Opened: October 5, 1945, Alvin Theatre , N.Y.C.
Performances: 113

Note: No attempt has been made to list classical music recordings of the underlying Chopin tunes.

Finale:

1. 78/Victor 20-1769 (Earl Wrightson and chorus with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]


I Wonder As I Wander (from Chopin's "Waltz in A Minor" and "Fantasie Impromptu"):

1. 78/Victor 20-1770 (Mary Martha Briney with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]


Just For Tonight (from Chopin's "Etude in E"):

1. 78/Victor 20-1772 (Earl Wrightson and Mary Martha Briney with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists; reissued on Operetta Delights, CD/Operetta Archives OA 1008]
2. Just For Tonight, CD/Collectors' Choice Music 1023 (Nelson Eddy)


Mazurka (based on various Chopin themes):

1. 78/Victor 20-1771 (Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]


The Next Time I Care (I'll Be Careful) (C: Bronislau Kaper):

1. 78/Victor 20-1771 (Rose Inghram with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]
2. 78/Victor 20-1751 (Meredith Blake and the Shep Fields Orchestra)
3. Nobody Else But Me, Atlantic 1226 (Betty Bennett with Andre Previn, piano, and Arthur Gleghorn, flute) [reissued as part of Nobody Else But Me/Blue And Sentimental, CD/Collectables 6623]
4. Take Love Easy: The Lyrics Of John Latouche, CD/Audiophile ACD-206 (Richard Rodney Bennett)
A radio transcription is known to exist performed by Willard Young with the Music Of Manhattan conducted by Norman Cloutier.


Now I Know Your Face By Heart (from Chopin's "Waltz in D Flat"):

1. 78/Victor 20-1772 (Earl Wrightson, Mary Martha Briney, and the Guild Choristers with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]


O Heart Of My Country (from Chopin's "Nocturne in E Flat"):

1. 78/Victor 20-1770 (Earl Wrightson with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]


Polonaise (Chopin's "Polonaise in A Flat"):

1. 78/Victor 20-1769 (Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]


Stranger (C: Bronislau Kaper):

1. Azure, Everest (S) SDBR-1121 (King Curtis with the Malcolm Dodds Singers) [reissued as Unchained Melody, CD/Collectables 08333]


Wait For Tomorrow (based on various Chopin themes):

1. 78/Victor 20-1769 (Earl Wrightson and the Guild Choristers with Al Goodman and his Orchestra) (denominated "Finale") [78/Victor P-145; reissued on Victor Herbert's Eileen/John Latouche's Polonaise, RCA Camden (M) CAL-210 but fictitiously attributed to the Harold Coates Orchestra and Chorus with soloists]
2. The Broadway Musicals Of 1945, CD/Bayview RNBW039 (Scott Ailing with the Ross Patterson Little Big Band)


Unrecorded Numbers:

Au Revoir, Soldier (C: Bronislau Kaper)
Autumn Bells
Battle Of Macijowice Ballet (Four Chopin Etudes) (inst.)
Exchange Of Lovers (based on various Chopin themes)
Finale Act 1 (from Chopin's "Polonaise in A Flat" and his "Revolutionary Etude")
Gavotte (from Chopin's "Variations On A French Air")
Hay, Hay, Hay (C: Bronislau Kaper)
An Imperial Conference (added during the run)
Laughing Bells (C: Bronislau Kaper)
Meadowlark (from Chopin's "Marzurka in B Flat")
Moonlight Soliloquy (Chopin's "Nocturne in F Sharp Major")
Motherhood (C: Bronislau Kaper)
Tecla's Mood (based on various Chopin themes)