For Goodness Sake Astaire, Fred performer Staire, Adele performer Theatrical Performance 1922-02-21 Lyric Theater A musical comedy in two acts. Staged by Priestly Morrison. Musical numbers staged by Allan K. Foster. Opened 21 February 1922 at the Lyric Theatre and closed 20 May 1922 after 103 performances. Adele and Fred introduced ""Oh Gee, Oh Gosh, Oh Golly"; "The Whichness of Whatness" and "Dance: Waltz; Tango" which was their specialty they had been touring in vaudeville. Astaire wrote: "Adele and I, with the help of Allan Foster, the dance director, worked out some useful dance specialties. It was around this time that I started to take hold at creating and choreographing our dances." ((Norton 1922) Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Norton Anthology of Drama: Norton Anthology of Drama: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Vol. 2). W.W. Norton & Company (2009). Astaire, Fred: Steps in Time: Fred Astaire. New York, Harper & Brothers (1959). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Fred Astaire (biography) loc.music.tdabio.16 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.915