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IRENE [musical show]
- Title
- IRENE [musical show]
- Opening Date
- November 18, 1919
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- 1920 medley by Columbia Light Opera Company. (78/Col A-6142, ALB-1955)
- 1920 medley by Victor Light Opera Company. (78/Vic 35697)
- 1920 records by members of 1920 London prod. MUSIC: Harry Tierney. WORDS: Joseph McCarthy. COND: Frank Tours. Edith Day (also of orig cast): "Irene" (78/Col(E) F-1044, ALB-84) "Alice Blue Gown" (78/Col(E) F-1044, ALB-84, ALB-1180) "To Be Worthy of You," "Castle of Dreams" (78/Col(E) F-1045, ALB-1493) "Sky Rocket" (78/Col(E) F-1046, ALB-1493) Day, Robert Michaelis: "To Love You" (78/Col(E) F-1046) Winnie Collins, Margaret Campbell, Robert Hale: "We're Getting Away with It," "The Talk of the Town" (78/Col(E) F-1047) "The Last Part of Every Party," Daisy Hancox: "Hobbies" (78/Col(E) F-5) (The above records were reissued on Monmouth 7057.) Orchestra: Medley (78/Col(E) 821) Waltz (78/Col(E) 823)
- 1940 film soundtrack. Anna Neagle: "Alice Blue Gown" Martha Tilton: "Alice Blue Gown" (78/RKO mx B8254/5) Stuart Robertson: "Out on a Limb" King's Men: "Irene" Three Debutantes: "Castle of Dreams" (78/RKO mx B8256/7)
- 1950 radio prod. ORCH & COND: Carmen Dragon. CAST: Eileen Wilson, Gordon MacRae. (CD/Nostalgia 440, with addl material)
- 1973 prod with five songs from the original show & addl songs by Charles Gaynor, Otis Clements, others. ORCH: Ralph Burns. COND: Jack Lee. CAST: Debbie Reynolds, Monte Markham, Ruth Warrick, George S Irving, Patsy Kelly, Carmen Alvarez, Janie Sell, Ted Pugh. (Col KS-32266; CD/Sony SK-32266. Excerpt: Reynolds: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (ALB-1110).)
- 1975 record by Jane Powell, who joined 1973 prod in 1974. "You Made Me Love You" (ALB-1347)
- 1976 London prod, based on 1973 New York prod, with addl changes. COND: Michael Reed. CAST: Julie Anthony, Jon Pertwee, Eric Flynn, Jessie Evans, Janet Mahoney, Jenny Logan. (EMI(E) EMC-3139)
- Records by Edith Day of orig & 1920 London casts. (See also listing for 1920 London prod.) "Alice Blue Gown" (1920: 78/Vic 45176, ALB-18, ALB-711, ALB-1146, ALB-1399, ALB-1493, ALB-1633, ALB-1825) (1934: 78/Dec(E) K-725, ALB-56) "Irene" (1920: 78/Vic 45176, ALB-1146, ALB-1493)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19191118
Last Updated: 08-23-2012