ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (LAS VEGAS EDITION)



Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: In 1960 the Ziegfeld Follies Straw Hat Edition opened in Lambertville, New Jersey at St. John Terrell's al fresco tent with a cast headed by Bert Wheeler. With cast changes it then toured the Tivoli circuit in Australia. It then returned to this country for a new Las Vegas edition mounted by Barry Ashton.


Sailor Boys Have Talk To Me In English (C: Milton DeLugg; L: Bob Hilliard):

1. 78/Columbia 40534 (Rosemary Clooney with orchestra conducted by Jimmy Carroll) [45/Columbia 4-40534; reissued on Memories Of You, CD/Bear Family BCD 15 914 GK; The Great Rosemary Clooney, CD/Rajon 419]
2. 78/Kapp K-119 (Helen O'Connell with orchestra conducted by George Siravo) [45/Kapp K-119X]
3. 45/Decca (M) 9-29607 (5 DeMarco Sisters with orchestra directed by Sy Oliver)
4. Love Me Forever, CD/Castle 72226 (Marion Ryan)


Other Material:

I have no information on the remaining songs and sketches used in this edition.