SHINBONE ALLEY ARCHY AND MEHITABEL musical show 19570413 1954 record prod. MUSIC: George Kleinsinger. WORDS: Joe Darion, Don Marquis. ORCH & COND: George Kleinsinger. CAST: Eddie Bracken of 1957 stage prod, 1960 TV prod, & 1970 film prod; Carol Channing of 1970 film prod; David Wayne, Percival Dove. (Col ML-4963 & CD/DRG Records 19064, both titled "archy and mehitabel" & with addl material. Excerpt: Bracken: "Lightning Bug Song" (ALB-1522).) 1957 records by Eartha Kitt, chorus & orchestra of orig prod. COND: Maurice Levine (of orig prod). "Toujours Gai" (45/RCA 47-6928, ALB-1197, ALB-1198, ALB-1437, ALB-1547, ALB-2081) "A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman" (45/RCA 47-6928, ALB-1198, ALB-1437, ALB-1547) "Waydown Blues" (ALB-1197, ALB-1547) 1960 TV prod. CAST: Eddie Bracken of 1954 record prod, 1957 stage prod & 1970 film prod; Tammy Grimes, chorus. (ALB-1198) Orig prod, rec live. ORCH: George Kleinsinger, Irwin Kostal. COND: Maurice Levine. CAST: Eddie Bracken (also of 1954 record prod, 1960 TV prod & 1970 film prod); Eartha Kitt, George S Irving, Ross Martin, Erik Rhodes, chorus. (Mastertone 1251; CD/Legend CD-6009/6010.) 2001 Ontario, Canada prod (titled "Archy and Mehitabel"), rec live. COND & PIANO: Paul Sportelli. CAST: Patty Jamieson, Jeff Madden, Neil Barclay, chorus. (CD/CBC Audio(C) BC2-2172002, with Sadie Thompson) From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond smor loc.natlib.smor.19570413 Show Music on Record /diglib/ihas/html/showmusic/showmusic-home.html IHAS 120823 loc.natlib.smor.19570413