SWEETHEARTS
Composer: Victor
Herbert
Lyricist: Robert B. Smith
Opened: September 8, 1913, New Amsterdam Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 136
Note: Only material not found on Sweethearts, CD/Albany TROY 546/547 (Ohio Light Opera Company with orchestra conducted by J. Lynn Thompson), is noted below. Unidentified selections also appear on 78/HMV BD-668 (unidentified vocalist with the Louis Levy Orchestra) and 78/Victor 14898 (Rene Chemet, violion, with pipe organ, piano, and chimes).
I Might Be Your Once-In-A-While (interpolation in some productions; originally used in ANGEL FACE):
1. CYL/Edison Blue Amberol
4013 (Leola Lucy and Mixed Chorus) [also CYL/Edison 7089]
2. 78/Edison 1070 (Walter Scanlan with orchestral accompaniment)
3. 78/Paramount 33061 (American Marimba Players)
4. 78/Brunswick 2012 (Ida Heydt and Male Trio with orchestra)
5. 78/Victor 18629 (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)
6. 78/Columbia A 2840 (Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra) [reissued on
A Victor Herbert Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9798]
7. 78/Victor 45173 (Olive Kline with orchestra) [reissued on The
Operetta World Of Victor Herbert, JJA (M) 1980-5]
8. Sweethearts, RCA (M) LK-1015 (Frances Greer and Jimmy Carroll
with orchestra conducted by Al Goodman) [also 78/Victor
45-0024; 45/Victor WK 6 52-0061/0068; reissued on The Music Of
Victor Herbert, CD/Anteater AECD-1004]
9. Angel Face, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CAF07P-2M (Kimberley
Dolanski, David Troiano, and Girls with Adam Aceto and Patrick
Johnson, pianos)
10. Angel Face,
CDr/Comic Opera Guild CAF07P-2M (Christina Gurne with Adam Aceto
and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
11. Golden Days, CD/RCA Victor 62681 (Jerry Hadley with
the American Theatre Orchestra conductd by Paul Gemignani)
12. Moonlight Bay: Songs As Is And Songs As Was, CD/Albany 318
(Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
13. Through The Years, Vol. 2: 1951, CD/Sepia 1122 (Bing Crosby
with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra)
Radio transcriptions performed by the Norman Cloutier Orchestra,
the Milt Herth Trio, and Bob Grant’s Orchestra are also known to
exist.
The Ivy And The Oak (cut):
1. Sweethearts, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CSH04P-2M (Diane McEwen-Martin with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
2. Where, Oh Where: Rare Songs Of The American Theater,
CD/Premier PRCD 1001 (Judy Kaye with Peter Howard, piano)
Mademoiselle (not in programs):
1. A Victor Herbert
Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9798 (George Melachrino and Eve
Becke with Louis Levy and His Gaumont British Symphony)
Summer Serenade (L: Herbert Stothart)
(used in the film version; music based on Herbert’s
instrumental “Badinage”):
1. 78/Edison 5288 (Victor
Herbert’s Orchestra) [reissued on Victor Herbert And His
Orchestra, Mark 56 Records (M) 795]
2. 78/Victor 70053 (Victor Herbert’s Orchestra) (“Badinage”)
3. 78/Victor 10-1134 (Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra
conducted by Maximillian Pilzer) [also 45/Victor ERA 55;
reissued on The Darling Diva, CD/Collectors’ Choice Music CCM
10312]
4. 78/Brunswick 2656 (Capitol Grand Orchestra conducted by David
Mendoza) (“Badinage”)
5. 78/Victor 1498 (Rene Chemet, violin, with Anca Seidlova,
piano) (“Badinage”)
6. 78/Victor 9147 (Victor Concert Orchestra directed by
Nathaniel Shilkret) (“Badinage”)
7. 78/Victor 31762 (Vienna Quartet) (“Badinage”)
8. 78/Victor 18800 (Victor Orchesetra) (“Badinage”)
9. 78/Victor 20164 (piccolo, bell, violin, and bass)
(“Badinage”)
10. 78/New Phonic 1239 (Concert Orchestra) (“Badinage”)
11. 78/Majestic 1024 (Majestic Concert Orchestra conducted by
Josef Stopak) (“Badinage”)
12. 45/Victor 45-0200 (The Guild Choristers with orchestra
conducted by Al Goodman) (“Badinage”) [also 45/Victor EKB
1016]
13. Reeds And Percussion, Command 820 (Enoch Light and His
Orchestra)
14. Famous Composers: Leroy Anderson/Victor Herbert, CD/Compose
Records 9002 (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
15. A Victor Herbert Showcase,
CD/Flapper PAST CD 9798 (Harry Horlick and His Orchestra)
(“Badinage”)
16. Victor Herbert: Souvenir, CD/Arabesque Z6529 (Eastman-Dryden
Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger)
17. Victor Herbert: Beloved Songs And Classic Miniatures,
CD/Naxos 559026 (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Keith Brion)
There Is Magic In A Smile (not in
program):
1. Sweethearts, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CSH04P-2M (Kim Parr and Ensemble with Adam Aceto and
Patrick Johnson, pianos)
To The Land Of My Own Romance
(interpolation in some productions; originally used in THE
ENCHANTRESS):
1. 78/Columbia A-5347
(Beulah Gaylord Young and Chorus)
2. 78/Victor 60066 (Lucy Marsh)
3. 78/Victor 9907 (Victor Salon Group conducted by Nathaniel
Shilkret)
4. 45/Victor 45-0025 (Frances Greer and Jimmy Carroll with Al
Goodman and His Orchestra) [also 45/Victor WK 6 52-0061/68]
5. The Operetta World Of Victor Herbert, JJA (M) 1980-5 (Donald
Dame with orchestra conducted by Al Goodman)
6. Sweethearts, RCA (M) LK-1015 (Frances Greer and Jimmy Carroll
with orchestra conducted by Al Goodman) [reissued on The
Music Of Victor Herbert, CD/Anteater AECD-1004]
7. Relax With Victor Herbert, RCA Victor (M) LPM-1023 (Al
Goodman and his Orchestra)
8. Music Of Victor Herbert, Angel (S) R131660 (Beverly Sills
with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andre
Kostelanetz)
9. The Enchantress, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CEN05P-2C (Diane
McEwen-Martin with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
10. Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life: The Songs
Of Victor Herbert, CD/ASV/Living Era 5340 (John McHugh with
orchestra conductd by Henry Geehl)
11. The Rogue And The Romantic: Vintage Songs From The Concert
Hall And Musical Theater, CD/Viva! Productions VP-001 (Steven
Rainbolt)
12. The Columbia Album Of Victor Herbert, CD/Collectables 7565
(Percy Faith and His Orchestra)
13. Cascading Strings, CD/Jasmine JASBOX 15-4 (Mantovani and His
Orchestra)
Unrecorded Material:
Dance Eccentrique (dance)
Entrance Of Sylvia (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Every Lover Must Meet His Fate (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Hail, Franz Of Zilania (L: Harry B. Smith; Fred De Gresac) (not
in program)
The Monks’ Quartette
Welcoming The Bride (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)