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FUNNY FACE [musical show]
- Title
- FUNNY FACE [musical show]
- Opening Date
- November 22, 1927
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- 1928 records by George Gershwin (composer), piano. "'s Wonderful/Funny Face" (78/Col(E) 5109, ALB-78, ALB-727, ALB-946, ALB-1219, ALB-1351) "My One and Only" (78/Col(E) 5109, ALB-78, ALB-727, ALB-946, ALB-1112, ALB-1219, ALB-1351, ALB-1566)
- 1928 records by members of 1928 London prod, incl Fred & Adele Astaire of orig (New York) prod. MUSIC: George Gershwin. WORDS: Ira Gershwin. Fred & Adele Astaire: "Funny Face" (78/Col(E) 5174, ALB-866, ALB-1030, ALB-1146, ALB-1210, ALB-1229, ALB-1464, ALB-1627, ALB-1633, ALB-1867, ALB-1935, ALB-1966) "The Babbitt and the Bromide" (78/Col(E) 5174, ALB-866, ALB-1030, ALB-1146, ALB-1210, ALB-1229, ALB-1460, ALB-1687, ALB-1867, ALB-1935) Adele Astaire, Bernard Clifton: "He Loves and She Loves" (78/Col(E) 5175, ALB-1867) "'s Wonderful" (78/Col(E) 5175, ALB-1464, ALB-1559, ALB-1825, ALB-1867) Fred Astaire, probably with Fray & Braggiotti, pianos: "My One and Only" (78/Col(E) 5173, ALB-866, ALB-1030, ALB-1146, ALB-1210, ALB-1229, ALB-1258, ALB-1460, ALB-1464, ALB-1601, ALB-1633, ALB-1687, ALB-1867, ALB-1935, ALB-2092) Fred Astaire: "High Hat" (78/Col(E) 5173, ALB-866, ALB-1030, ALB-1210, ALB-1229, ALB-1258, ALB-1559, ALB-1867, ALB-1935) Leslie Henson, Sydney Howard: "Sketch: A Few Drinks" Henson: "Tell the Doc" (78/Col(E) 9592, ALB-1867) (All the above are on World Record Club(E) SH-144 (ALB-78) and on Smithsonian R-019 (ALB-727), both with addl material.) Jacques Fray & Mario Braggiotti, duo-pianists: "Funny Face"/"'s Wonderful"/"My One and Only"/"Let's Kiss and Make Up" (78/HMV(E) B-2910) "'S Wonderful/My One and Only" (1939: ALB-2191) "The World Is Mine" (dropped from the show) (78/HMV(F) K-5310)
- 1952 record by Fred Astaire of orig cast. "'s Wonderful" (ALB-125, ALB-358, ALB-567, ALB-648, ALB-1145)
- 1963 studio prod. ORCH & COND: Bobby Richards. CAST: Scott Peters, Patricia Lynn, Maggie Fitzgibbon, chorus. (World Record Club(E) T-191, with Gigi)
- Records by pianists Victor Arden & Phil Ohman of orig prod, with their orch. "Funny Face" (1927, with Johnny Marvin: 78/Vic 21114, ALB-492, ALB-1627. Incomplete: ALB-727.) "'s Wonderful" (1927, with Johnny Marvin: 78/Vic 21114, ALB-492, ALB-1868, ALB-1966. Incomplete: ALB-727.) Medley (1928, with Lewis James & the Revelers: 78/Vic 35918, ALB-727, ALB-773, ALB-1694)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19271122
Last Updated: 08-23-2012