ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1934 (1933-1934)



Composer: Vernon Duke
Lyricist: E.Y. Harburg

Opened: January 4, 1934, New Amsterdam Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 182

Note: Only recordings of songs not otherwise found on Ziegfeld Follies Of 1934, CD/AEI AEI-CD 39, are noted below.


The House Is Haunted (By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye) (M: Basil Adlam; L: Billy Rose) (added after opening):

1. 78/Brunswick 6858 (Kenneth Sargent with Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra)
2. 78/Capitol 15235 (The Sportsmen with orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 24597 (Ramona with the Park Avenue Boys) [reissued on Ramon And Her Grand Piano, JJA (M) 19754]
4. 45/Columbia 4-42797 (Mitch Miller with the Sing Along Gang and Kids)
5. 45/Victor 47-8331 (Ketty Lester)
6. Blue Starr, RCA Victor LPM-1549 (Kay Starr) [reissued on CD/BMG 37389]
7. With Bells On, Camden CAS 501 (Sid Bass) (unverified)
8. Keep Your Undershirt On, CD/Rialto SLRR-9001 (Andrea Marcovicci with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
9. Flight, CD/Dreamworld 31529/2 MMP 10441 (Dane Vannetter with Doug Hammet, piano; Peter Kontrimas, bass; Jim Gwin, drums; and Keny Wentzel, flugelhorn, trumpet, trombone, and flute)
10. The Gracie Fields Collection, CD/Signature 2252 (Gracie Fields)
11. Strange Weather, CD/PS Classics 418 (Jack Donohue)
12. Now And Then, CD/Orchard 803359 (The Studebakers)
A radio transcription performed by the Melodeers Quartet is also known to exist.


Moon About Town (M: Dana Suesse):

1. 78/Brunswick 6744 (Elmer Feldman with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Columbia 2859 D (Jerry Cooper with Emil Coleman and His Riviera Orchestra)
3. The Music Of Broadway: 1933-34, JJA (M) 19823 (Richard Himber's Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra)
4. Vernon Duke Revisited, Vol. 1, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1372 (Tammy Grimes) [reissued on Hold On To Your Hats, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-120]
5. Bolcom, Morris & Morath Sing Yip Harburg, CD/Original Cast OC 6063 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano)
6. Vernon Duke Revisited, Vol. 1, Painted Smiles (S) PS-1372 (Tammy Grimes) [reissued on Hold On To Your Hats, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-120]
7. Double Standards, CD/Avilus #10504Y43 (Dane Vannatter)
8. Yours For A Song: Here's To The Ladies!, CD/Premier 1065 (Peter Mintun)


Rose Of Washington Square (M: James F. Hanley; L: Ballard Macdonald) (added after opening; originally used in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1920 and ZIEGFELD MIDNIGHT FROLIC OF 1919):

1. I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard.


Then I'll Be Tired Of You (M: Arthur Schwartz) (not in program):

1. Click here for recordings of "Then I'll Be Tired Of You".


Why Am I Blue (M: Peter De Rose; L: Billy Hill) (added for the tour):

1. 78/Perfect 15996 (Mildred Monson with Joe Reichman and His Orchestra) [also 78/Banner 33186]
2. 78/Decca 261 (Isham Jones' Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 6985 (Skinny Ennis with Hal Kemp and His Orchestra)


Winter Wonderland (M/L: Felix Bernard; Dick Smith):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard.


You Oughta Be In Pictures (M: Dana Suesse; L: Edward Heyman) (added after opening; originally used in the film NEW YORK TOWN):

1. Click here for recordings of "You Oughta Be In Pictures".


Unrecorded Material:

All Quiet In Havana (sketch by H.I. Phillips)
Baby Snooks (sketch by David Freedman)
Barnyard Theatre, Inc. (sketch by Fred Allen and Hary Tugend)
Before The Black Cire Curtain
Careful With My Heart (M: Samuel Pokrass) (dropped during the run)
Goo-Goo Da Da (Goo Good G'Da) (M: Ernest Breuer; L: Billy Frisch; Raymond Leveen; Frank Loesser) (cut)
Ivory And Old Gold (dance)
Just A Barefoot Boy (A'Whistlin' To His Dog) (M: James F. Hanley; L: Chris Taylor) (added after opening)
The Man Who Came Back (sketch by David Freedman)
Poor Fellow (M/L: Ben Oakland) (cut)
Rain In My Heart (M: Louis Alter; L: Arthur Swanstrom) (cut)
Reviewing Stand (sketch by H.I. Phillips)
Sailor, Behave! (sketch by David Freeman)
Shim Sham (M: Louis Alter; L: Arthur Swanstrom) (cut)
A Sidewalk In Paris (aka "Fifth Avenue - A Sidewalk In Paris) (M: Arthur Swanstrom)
(It's) Smart To Be Smart (cut)
Stop That Clock (cut)