THUMBS UP!
Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various
Opened: December 27, 1934, St. James Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 156
Note: This show was originally titled THE FATAL BLONDE.
Autumn In New York (M/L: Vernon Duke):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard beyond
composer renditions.
1. Vernon Duke Plays Vernon Duke, 10"/Atlantic ALS 407 (Vernon
Duke, piano) [reissued on Two's Company, CD/Sepia 1047]
Continental Honeymoon (M/L: James F.
Hanley; L: Ballard Macdonald):
An unverified radio
transcription performed by The Honeymooners is known to exist.
Flamenco (M: Henry Sullivan; L: Earle
Crooker):
1. 78/Victor 24823 (Johnny
Nash with Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra)
Lilly Belle May June (M: Henry
Sullivan; L: Earle Crooker):
1. 78/Decca 23004 (Django
Reinhardt with Stephane Grappelli and His Hot Four) [also
78/Decca F 6531; reissued on The Chronological Django Reinhardt
1935, CD/Classic Records CLC 727]
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
(M/L: James F. Hanley):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard.
Unrecorded Material:
Beautiful Night (M: James
F. Hanley; L: Ballard Macdonald; Karl Stark)
Catherine The Great (M: Henry Sullivan)
Color Blind (M: Henry Sullivan; L: Earle Crooker)
Eileen Avourneen (M: Henry Sullivan; L: John Murray Anderson)
(cut after opening)
I've Gotta See A Man About His Daughter (M/L: James F. Hanley;
Jean Herbert; Karl Stark)
Jogging Along Thru The Park (M: James F. Hanley; L: Ballard
Macdonald; Karl Stark)
Merrily We Waltz Along (M: Henry Sullivan; L: Earle Crooker)
The Merry Widow
Music Without Words
Musical Chairs
My Arab Complex (M: James F. Hanley; L: Ballard Macdonald)
My Girl's Gone Screwy Over Huey (added after opening)
My Personal Rainbow (M/L: James F. Hanley; Arthur Swanstrom)
Rehearsal Hall (M: Henry Sullivan)
The Ship's Concert In The Eighties (A Taste Of The Sea) (M:
Henry Sullivan; L: Earle Crooker)
Soldier Of Love (M: Gerald Marks; L: Irving Caesar; Sammy
Lerner)
Tango Rhythms (M: Steve Child)
Time And Tide
Torch Singer (What Do You Think My Heart Is Made Of?) (M: Henry
Sullivan; L: Earle Crooker)