TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN BLUE



Composers: Paul Lannin; Vincent Youmans
Lyricist: Ira Gershwin

Opened: May 3, 1921, Cohan Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 135

Note: An unidentified medley appears on 78/Aeolian Vocalion 35004 (Aeolian Light Opera Company).


Dolly (M: Vincent Youmans; L: Ira Gershwin; Schuyler Greene):

1. 78/Columbia A 3430 (Frank Crumit with the Paul Biese Trio)
2. Through The Years With Vincent Youmans, CD/Audiophile ACD-89 (Bob Quint with musical direction by Paul Trueblood)


Just Like You (M: Paul Lannin):

1. Delishious: Lyrics By Ira Gershwin, CD/Oakton ORCD0002 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)


Oh Me, Oh My, Oh You (M: Vincent Youmans):

1. 78/Columbia A 3430 (Frank Crumit with the Paul Biese Trio)
2. 78/Hytone K 85 (Julius Lenzberg and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 18778 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Columbia 38954 (Doris Day and Gene Nelson with the Page Cavanaugh Trio) [reissued on Tea For Two: The Songs Of Vincent Youmans, CD/Living Era CD AJA 5379]
5. Vincent Youmans Revisited, Painted Smiles PS-1352 (Blossom Dearie and Charles Rydell with musical direction by Norman Paris and Dick Hyman) [reissued on CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-142]
6. Through The Years With Vincent Youmans, CD/Audiophile ACD-89 (Paul Trueblood and Rita Segree, pianos)
7. Barbara Lea & Keith Ingham Celebrate Vincent Youmans, CD/A Records AL 73238 (Barbara Lea with Keith Ingham, piano, and Greg Cohen, bass)
8. Orchids In The Moonlight: Songs Of Vincent Youmans, CD/Arabesque Z6670 (Joan Morris and Robert White with William Bolcom, piano)
9. The Ira Gershwin Album, CD/Fynsworth Alley FA-2113-SE (Christiane Noll with music conducted by Lanny Meyers)
10. Volume 7: Fascinating Rhythm, CD/Dutton Vocalion CDEA 6140 (Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans) (unverified)
11. Remember The Night, CD/Flare SPEC 1026 (Kathryn Grayson)
12. Frog Spawn: The White Hot Batch, CD/Frog DGF 76 (New Orleans Owls)
13. Live At The Algonquin, CD/Elektra 60743 (Michael Feinstein)
14. Midnight Caravan, CD/LML Music LML CD-274 (Linda Purl with musical direction by Ted Firth)


Rice And Shoes (M: Vincent Youmans; L: Ira Gershwin; Schuyler Green) (called “Sweetest Girl” during tryouts):

1. Music Of Kern, Gershwin, Rodgers, Youmans, Arthur Schwartz, Folkways (M) FS 3857 (Milton Rettenberg at the piano)
2. Delishious: Lyrics By Ira Gershwin, CD/Oakton ORCD0002 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)


Three O’Clock In The Morning (M: Julian Robledo; L: Dorothy Terris) (sheet music only):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this number beyond original cast member performances.
1. 78/Columbia 2246-D (Ted Lewis) [reissued on Classic Jazz/Everybody’s Happy, CD/Collectables 7466]
2. 78/Decca 2110 (Ted Lewis) [also 78/Brunswick 02756; reissued on Ted Lewis’ Greatest Hits, MCA 258]


Two Little Girls In Blue (M: Vincent Youmans):

1. 78/Edison 50802 (Harry Raderman’s Jazz Orchestra)


You Started Something (When You Came Along) (M: Vincent Youmans) (music later used for “Waiting For You” in NO! NO! NANETTE!):

1. The Carioca: Songs Of Vincent Youmans Volume 2, CD/Arabesque Z6692 (Joan Morris and Robert White with William Bolcom, piano)
2. Delishious: Lyrics By Ira Gershwin, CD/Oakton ORCD0002 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)


Unrecorded Material:

Finale Act II (M: Vincent Youmans)
The Gypsy Trail (M: Paul Lannin; L: Irving Caesar)
Happy Ending (M: Paul Lannin) (cut)
Here, Steward (M: Vincent Youmans)
Honeymoon (When Will You Shine For Me?) (M: Paul Lannin)
I’m Tickled Silly (Slapstick) (M: Paul Lannin)
Little Bag Of Tricks (M: Paul Lannin) (cut)
Maid Of The Mist Ballet
Make The Best Of It (M: Vincent Youmans) (cut)
Mr. And Mrs. (M: Vincent Youmans) (cut); originally used in PICCADILLY TO BROADWAY)
Nautch Dance
Orienta (M: Vincent Youmans; L: Irving Caesar; Schuyler Green)
She’ s Innocent (Act 2 Finale)
The Silly Season (M: Vincent Youmans)
Somebody’s Sunday (M/L: Vernon Duke) (written for the 1927 U.K. version)
Summertime (M: Paul Lannin) (cut)
There’s Something About Me They Like  (M: Vincent Youmans; L: Ira Gershwin; Fred Jackson)
Utopia (M: Vincent Youmans) (cut)
We’re Off To India  (Finale Act 1)(M: Vincent Youmans) (introduction musical same as “The Silly Season”; chorus portion same music as “Win Some Winsome Girl”)
When I’m With The Girls (M: Vincent Youmans)
Who’s Who With You? (M: Vincent Youmans) (cut; originally used in PICCADILLY TO BROADWAY)
Win Some Winsome Girl (M: Paul Lannin) (cut)
(We’re Off On) A Wonderful Trip (M: Vincent Youmans)
Wonderful U.S.A. (Your Wonderful U.S.A.) (M: Paul Lannin) (cut after opening)