ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1924
Composer: Harry
Tierney
Lyricist: Joseph McCarthy
Opened: June 24, 1924, New Amsterdam Theatre,
N.Y.C. and closed on October 29, 1924; Fall Edition opened on
October 30, 1924 and closed on March 7, 1925
Performances: 147 (Original Edition); 148 (Fall Edition)
Note: This revue also had editions in the Spring and Summer of 1925, bringing the collective total of the run to 510 performances. See separate entries for ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1925 (Spring Edition) and ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1925 (Summer Edition).
Absinthe Frappe (M: Victor Herbert; L: Glen MacDonough) (originally used in IT HAPPENED IN NORDLAND and also used in the Berlin production of BABES IN TOYLAND and WHEN SWEET SIXTEEN):
1. 78/Victor 31851 (Victor
Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The
Gramophone - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEMS 0082]
2. 78/Victor 9907 (Victor Salon Group directred by Nathaniel
Shilkret) [reissued on The Operetta World Of Victor Herbert, JJA
(M) 1980-5]
3. 78/Edison Wax Amberol 229 (Victor Herbert’s Orchestra)
4. Victor Herbert Melodies, Plymouth (M) P12-63 (The Viennese
Symphonic Orchestra)
5. A Victor Herbert Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9798 (Anton and
the Paramount Theatre Orchestra with Al Bollington at the organ)
6. Relax With Victor Herbert, RCA Victor (M) LPM-1023 (Al
Goodman and his Orchestra) [reissued on The Golden Age Of Light
Music: Marching And Waltzing, CD/Guild Light Music GLCD 5136]
7. Famous Composers: Leroy Anderson/Victor Herbert, CD/Compose
Records 9002 (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
8. A Treasury Of Early Musical Comedy, CD/AEI AEI-CD 014
(unknown performer)
9. It Happened In Nordland, CDr/Comic
Opera Guild CNO05P-2C (Greg Wakefield and Chorus with Adam Aceto
and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
A radio transcription performed by the Harry Horlick Orchestra
is also known to exist.
Adoring You:
1. 78/Broadway 11424
(Pennington Orchestra)
2. 78/Brunswick 2724 (Ray Miller and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Cameo 580 (Arthur Lange and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 19429 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Vocalion 13582 (The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra)
Biminy (M: Dave Stamper; L: Gene Buck)
(also used in the Fall Edition):
1. 78/Victor 19429 (George
Olsen and His Music) [reissued on George Olsen And His Music,
Vol. 1: 1924-25, CD/Renovation 7001]
2. 78/Carnival 11414 (Harry Voltaire’s Voice Of Central Park
Orchestra) [also 78/Broadway 11414]
Follow The Swallow (M: Ray Henderson;
L: Mort Dixon; Billy Rose) (not in program):
1. 78/Victor 19428
(Ziegfeld Follies Male Quartet with George Olsen and His Music)
[reissued on George Olsen And His Music, Vol. 1: 1924-25,
CD/Renovation 7001]
2. 78/Path 036128 (Post Lodge Orchestra directed by Harold
Oxley) [also 78/Perfect 14309]
3. 78/National Music Lover’s, Inc. 1097 (Music Lovers Dance
Orchestra)
4. 78/Cameo 589 (Arthur Lange and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Banner 1398 (Continental Dance Orchestra)
6. 78/Brunswick 2668 (Carl Fenton’s Orchestr with Phil Ohman and
Victor Arden, pianos)
7. 78/Brunswick 2671 (Al Jolson with Carl Fenton’s Orchestra)
[reissued on Al Jolson, Vol. 3: The Twenties From Broadway To
Hollywood, CD/Pearl Flapper PASTCD 7045]
8. 78/Apex 8255 (Arthur Fields with orchestra) [also 78/Regal
9698]
9. 78/Okeh 40180 (Ace Brigode and His Fourteen Virginians)
10. 78/Oriole 290 (Oriole Dance Orchestra)
11. 78/Triangle 11428 (Irving Post and The Carolinians)
12. 78/Edison 51386 (Atlantic Dance Orchestra)
13. 78/Tremont 490 (Carl Gray’s Dance Orchestra)
14. 78/Vocalion 14871 (The Ambassadors)
15. 78/Path 032071 (Charles Warren and Frank Sterling)
16. 78/Victor 19455 (Peerless Quartet with orchestra)
17. Song Hits Of 1924, 78/Decca album A-1924 (Bob Grant
Orchestra)
18. The Complete Recordings Of Merritt Brunies, CD/Jazz Oracle
BDW 8066 (Merritt Brunies)
19. Carousel Breezes, Vol. 2, CD/Dynamic 135 (Wurlitzer Band
Organ)
Gypsy Love Song (M: Victor Herbert; L:
Harry B. Smith) (originally used in THE FORTUNE TELLER)
(also used in the Fall Edition):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this Herbert standard.
I Can’t Do That Sum (M: Victor Herbert;
L: Glen MacDonough) (originally used in BABES IN TOYLAND)
(also used in the Fall Edition):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this Herbert standard.
If I Were On The Stage (Kiss Me Again)
(M: Victor Herbert; L: Henry Blossom) (originally used in
MLLE. MODISTE) (also used in the Fall Edition):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this Herbert standard.
Lonely Little Melody (M: Dave Stamper;
L: Gene Buck) (also used in the Fall Edition and ZIEGFELD
FOLLIES OF 1925):
1. 78/Edison 51379 R
(Atlantic Dance Orchestra)
2. 78/Cameo 577 (Arthur Langee and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 2669 (Ray Miller and His Orchestra)
4. 78/Victor 19414 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
March Of The Toys (M: Victor Herbert;
L: Glen MacDonoug) (originally used in BABES IN TOYLAND)
(also used in the Fall Edition):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard.
Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers (M: Leon
Jessel; L: Ballard Macdonald) (added for the Fall Edition;
originally used in CHAUVE-SOURIS):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard.
San (M/L: Lindsay McPhail; Walter
Michels) (added after opening; originally used in GEORGE
WHITE’S SCANDALS OF 1923):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this standard.
Toyland (M: Victor Herbert; L: Glen MacDonough)
(originally used in BABES IN TOYLAND) (also used in the
Fall Edition):
I have not attempted to
compile discographical information for this Herbert standard.
Unrecorded Material:
All Pepped Up (also used
in the Fall Edition)
(A Garden -) The Beauty Contest (M: Victor Herbert; Harry
Tierney; L: Joseph J. McCarthy) (also used in the Fall Edition
and in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1925)
(I’d Like To Put You In A) Big Glass Cage (cut after opening)
Cane Dance (London Empire Girls) (inst.) (M: Dave Stamper)
Dance Different (also used in the Fall Edition)
Ever Lovin’ Bee (M: Dave Stamper; L: Gene Buck) (added for the
Fall Edition; cut from ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1923 and also used in
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1925)
Finale (also used in the Fall Edition)
Fine Feathers Make Birds (not in program)
The Great Wide Open Spaces (M: Dave Stamper; L: Gene Buck) (also
used in the Fall Edition)
I Believe You (M: Dave Stamper; L: Gene Buck) (ASCAP list only)
The Mirage (dance) (M: Borel Clerc; Laurent Halet) (added for
the Fall Edition)
Montmartre (M: Raymond Hubbell; L: Gene Buck)
A Night In June (M: Raymond Hubbell; L: Gene Buck) (also used in
the Fall Edition)
The Old Town Band (also used in the Fall Edition)
Pearl Of The East (scene) (M: Raymond Hubbell) (also used in the
Fall Edition)
The Phantom Ship (dance) (M: Fred Mels; Laurant Hale) (added for
the Fall Edition)
The Plot (scene) (M: Raymond Hubbell; L: Gene Buck)
Rope Dance (Tiller Girls Dance) (inst.) (M: Victor Herbert)
(also used in the Fall Edition)
Rose Of My Heart (M: Albert Sirmay; L: Gene Buck) (not in
program)
Story Of The Paris Night (M: Various Russian and French
composers) (added for the Fall Edition)
You’re My Happy Ending (M: James F. Hanley; L: Gene Buck)