R.S.V.P.



Composers: Richard Addinsell; Norman O’Neill
Lyricists: Greatrex Newman; Rowland Leigh

Opened: February 23, 1926, Vaudeville Theatre, London
Performances: 295

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time. 


Cherry Stones (M: H. Fraser-Simson; L: A.A. Milne):

1. 78/HMV B2621 (Mimi Crawford with H. Fraser-Simson, piano)


Cradle Song (M: H. Fraser-Simson; L: A.A. Milne):

1. 78/HMV B2621 (Mimi Crawford with H. Fraser-Simson, piano)


Down By The Pond (M: H. Fraser-Simson; L: A.A. Milne):

1. 78/HMV B2621 (Mimi Crawford with H. Fraser-Simson, piano)
2. 45/Decca 9-88098 (Frank Luther with Jesse Crawford, organ, and Verlye Mills, harp)


Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (M/L: Irving Berlin):

1. 78/Columbia 4072 (Joyce Barbour with piano accompaniment) [reissued on The Ultimate Irving Berlin Volume II, CD/Pearl GEM 0117]
2. Say It With Music: British Dance Bands Play Irving Berlin, Vol. 2, CD/American Songbook Classics (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra)


How Now, Brown Cow? (M: Richard Addinsell; L: Rowland Leigh):

1. 78/Columbia 4072 (Joyce Barbour with piano accompaniment)


Sentimental Me (M: Richard Rodgers; L: Lorenz Hart) (originally used in GARRICK GAIETIES (1925)):

1. 78/Gennett 3180 (Jud Hill’s Blue Devils)
2. 78/Domino 3593 (Hollywood Dance Orchestra)
3. 78/Columbia 422 D (The Knickerbockers) [reissued on Hits Of ’25: Yes Sir, That’s My Baby!, CD/Living Era CDAJA 5525]
4. 45EP/Decca ED 526 (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on Sentimental, MCA Jazz 31072]
5. Arden and Ohman (Volume 3), JJA Records JJA 1983-4 (Arden and Ohman, pianos)
6. Songs By Cole Porter And Rodgers & Hart, CD/Harbinger HCD 1703 (Louise Carlyle and Bob Shaver with the John Morris Trio)
7. Easy To Remember: The Songs Of Rodgers And Hart, CD/Cabaret CD 5009-2 (David Staller with musical direction by Dick Gallagher)
8. “Live” In The Big Apple (1954-1955), CD/Magic 44 (Dorsey Brothers Orchestra)
9. Dardanella, CD/ASV/Living Era CDAJA 5318 (Ben Selvin’s orchestra)
10. Sentimental Gentleman Of Song, CD/Collectors’ Choice Music 413 (Vaughn Monroe)
11. Legendary Performer, CD/Sony BMG 748559 (Glenn Miller)
12. Swing Now: Lindy, CD/K-Tel 6369 (Tony Orchestra Burgos)
13. Sweet And Low Down: Vol. 3, Original 1925-1928 Recordings, CD/Naxos Nostalgia HNH 8120628 (Paul Whiteman)


Twice Times (M: H. Fraser-Simson; L: A.A. Milne):

1. 78/HMV B2621 (Mimi Crawford with H. Fraser-Simson, piano)
2. Nursery Recital, CD/Metier 92039 (Sandra Lissenden)