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P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
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3 M u s i c a l n u m b e r s
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5 R e f e r e n c e s
6 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
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T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
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Staged by J. C. Huffman and choreographed by Jack Mason, the show debuted at the Winter Garden Theater on July 25, 1918. Playing for 142 performances, it closed on November 9 of the same year. The show was produced by Lee and Jacob J. Shubert . The production featured an early appearance of Fred Astaire (with his sister Adele ). The New York Times Willie and Eugene Howard .[2]
Background
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The original The Passing Show George Lederer at the Casino Theatre . It featured spoofs of theatrical productions of the past season. It was one of the first musical revues on Broadway and led the fashion for such productions.[3]
In 1912, Lee and Jacob J. Shubert began an annual series of twelve elaborate Broadway revues at the Winter Garden Theatre , using the name The Passing Show of 19XX , designed to compete with the popular Ziegfeld Follies . They featured libretti by Atteridge and music usually by Romberg, George Gershwin or Herman Finck . Willie and Eugene Howard starred in many editions of the series and in the many editions of the George White's Scandals . Other stars included Charlotte Greenwood , Marilyn Miller , Ed Wynn , De Wolf Hopper , Charles Winninger , Fred Astaire and his sister Adele , Marie Dressler , Fred Allen , George Hassell , and Violet Englefield .[4] J. C. Huffman .[5]
Synopsis
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The revue was structured into thirteen scenes, tied together by parodies of the previous season's shows including The Squab Farm [6]
Musical numbers
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Act 1
I (Really) Can't Make My Feet Behave
War Stamps (Won't You Buy a War Stamp?) (Music By Ray Perkins)
My Baby Talking Girl (My Baby-Talk Lady)
Go West, Young Girl (Music by Russell Tarbox)
Trombone Jazz
My Vampire Girl
Squab Farm
The Shimmy Sisters
On the Level, You're a Devil, But I'll Soon Make An Angel Out of You (Lyrics by Joe Young )
(That Soothing) Serenade (Music and lyrics by Harry DeCosta)
Bring on the Girls
Act 2
See also
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References
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^ Browne, Pat. The guide to United States popular culture ISBN 0-87972-821-3 , accessed April 27, 2010
^ "The Passing Show of 1918" , Internet Broadway Database , accessed September 27, 2013
^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2006-01-01). Enter the Playmakers: Directors and Choreographers on the New York Stage ISBN 978-0-8108-5747-6 . Retrieved 2014-05-30 .
^ Westover, Jonas (2016). The Shuberts and Their Passing Shows: The Untold Tale of Ziegfeld's Rivals ISBN 978-0-19-021925-3
^ Jaan Kenbrovin was a collective pseudonym for the writers James Kendis, James Brockman and Nat Vincent
External links
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