The Passing Show of 1919 Barton, James performer Theatrical Performance 1919-10-23 Winter Garden Theater The bringing on of girls and more girls in the chorus retained the Shubert trademark in The Passing Show, with such numbers as "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles." James Barton makes his Broadway debut, replacing Ed Wynn during an Actor's Equity strike; receiving glowing reviews with energetic eccentric dancing. Barton featured in such numbers as "Shimmy a' la Egyptian" (replaced for subsequent tour by "You Can't Get into Heaven Unless You Have a Jazz Band" "(It's always) Summertime at the Winter Garden" "a la Hockey." A chorus of 32 show girls, 36 dancing girls and 13 gentleman comprising the chorus. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html James Barton (biography) loc.music.tdabio.20 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1549