THREE SISTERS
Composer: Jerome
Kern
Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II
Opened: April 9, 1934, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Performances: 45
Finale:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
A Funny Old House:
1. Jerome Kern In London
And Hollywood, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9201 (George Dvorsky
with musical direction by David Holcenberg);
Hand In Hand:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
2. 78/Columbia DB1373 (Stanley Holloway with the Drury Lane
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [reissued on
American In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD
#3/92]
3. 78/Brunswick 6933 (Ambrose and His Orchestra with vocal
chorus)
4. 78/Columbia CB 738 (The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by
Henry Hall with vocal chorus)
5. The Song Is Jerome Kern, CD/ASW CD AJA 5036 (Al Bowlly with
Lew Stone and His Band)
I Won't Dance (subsequently revised
for use in the film ROBERTA):
Note: I have only
attempted to compile a list of recordings that were
contemporaneous to the London production and/or which employed
Hammerstein's original lyrics.
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
2. Jerome Kern In London And Hollywood, CD/Rialto Recordings
SLRR-9201 (Andrea Marcovicci and David Staller with musical
direction by David Holcenberg)
3. The Hammerstein Legacy: The Musicals, CD/Pearl GEM 0132
(Carmen Lombardo and the Lombardo Trio with Guy Lombardo and His
Royal Canadians)
Keep Smiling:
1. 78/Columbia DB1373
(Stanley Holloway with the Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra
conducted by Charles Prentice) [reissued on American In London
In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
Lonely Feet (subsequently used in the
film SWEET ADELINE):
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
2. 78/Decca 466 (Carmen Lombardo with Guy Lombardo and His Royal
Canadians)
3. 78/Brunswick 7349 (Kay St. Germaine with Anson Weeks and His
California Orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 24802 (Jack Jackson and His Orchestra with vocal
refrain)
5. Oscar Hammerstein Revisited, Painted Smiles PS 1365 (Blossom
Dearie and Alfred Drake) [reissued on CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-136]
6. Jerome Kern 1934-28, JJA (M) 19747 (Irene Dunne) [reissued on
Musical Ladies & The Music Of Jerome Kern, CD/Encore's Box
Office ENBO-CD #4/92]
7. Jerome Kern 1934-28, JJA (M) 19747 (Irene Dunne, Phil Regan
and Chorus)
8. Where, Oh Where: Rare Songs Of The American Theater,
CD/Premier PRCD 1001 (Judy Kaye with Peter Howard, piano)
9. Jerome Kern In London And Hollywood, CD/Rialto Recordings
SLRR-9201 (Rebecca Luker with musical direction by David
Holcenberg)
10. Liza Minnelli At Carnegie Hall, CD/Telarc CD-85502 (Liza
Minnelli)
11. The Decca Years: Vol. 4: Melody In Spring, CD/Vocalion CDEA
6143 (Lew Stone)
12. A Jerome Kern Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9767 (Olive
Groves and Brian Lawrence with the New Mayfair Orchestra
conducted by Scott Wood)
A radio transcription performed by Andre Kostelanetz and His
Orchestra is also known to exist.
My Beautiful Circus Girl (aka "Circus
Queen"):
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
Now That I Have Springtime:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
2. American In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office
ENBO-CD #3/92 (Esmond Knight with orchestra conducted by Charles
Prentice under the personal direction of Jerome Kern)
Roll On, Rolling Road:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
2. 78/Decca K729 (Adele Dixon, Victoria Hopper, Esmond Knight,
and Chorus with the Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra conducted by
Charles Prentice) [reissued on American In London In The 1930's,
CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
Somebody Wants To Go To Sleep:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
2. 78/Decca K729 (Adele Dixon with the Drury Lane Theatre
Orchestra conducted by Charles Prentice) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
3. 78/Columbia CB 738 (The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by
Henry Hall with vocal chorus)
4. Oscar Hammerstein Revisited, Painted Smiles PS 1365 (Patrice
Munsel) [reissued on CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-136]
What Good Are Words?:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
You Are Doing Very Well:
1. 78/HMV C2661 (New
Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble) [reissued on American
In London In The 1930's, CD/Encore's Box Office ENBO-CD #3/92]
2. Jerome Kern In London And Hollywood, CD/Rialto Recordings
SLRR-9201 (Dee Hoty and George Dvorsky with musical direction by
Ethyl Will)
Unrecorded Material:
Buffo Chorale: Welcome To
The Bride (lyric lost)
Chorus Girls (aka "Pony Ballet") (music lost)
Comical Songs And A Comical Dance (not listed in program)
Dorrie Describes (not used)
The Gaiety Here It Comes (not listed in program)
An Impression Of The Derby
Mary's Dream
Round (If A Gentleman Must Wed) (not listed in program)
There's A Joy That Steals Upon You
Three Sisters Opening (Act Two)
The Wedding
What's In The Air Tonight?