Dancing Around | |
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Music | Sigmund Romberg and Harry Carroll, additional music by Jack Judge and Jean Gilbert |
Lyrics | Harold Atteridge, additional lyrics by Harry Williams |
Book | Harold Atteridge |
Productions | Winter Garden Theatre 1914 |
Dancing Around is a two-act musical revue with music by Sigmund Romberg and Harry Carroll and lyrics and book by Harold Atteridge.[1] As a revue, the score features songs from multiple composers and lyricists,[2] notably featuring the songs "Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers" and "It's a Long Way to Tipperary."[3] The production was "the first show in which Al Jolson received top billing from the start."[4] Performances began at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York on October 10, 1914, running for 145 performances before closing on February 13, 1915.
List of musical numbers
- "The Army Club"
- "When Tommy Atkins Smiles at All the Girls"
- "Never Trust a Soldier Man"
- "My Rainbow Beau"
- "I Was Born on the Aisle of Man"
- "There's Something About You"
- "My Lady of the Telephone"
- "The Call of the Colors"
- "Somebody's Dancing with My Girl"
- "The Afternoon Tea"
- "Seeking for Sigfried"
- "A Fashion Slave"
- "Venetia"
- "He Is Sweet, He Is Good"
- "The Shuffling Shivaree"
- "When an Englishman Marries a Parisian"
- "I Want to Be in Norfolk"
- "Oh, You John"
- "Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers"
- "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
- "Oh, Tennessee, I Hear You Calling Me"
References
- ↑ The Broadway League. "Dancing Around – Broadway Musical – Original". IBDB. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ "New York Public Library / All Locations". legacycatalog.nypl.org. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ "Dancing Around (Romberg/Carroll, 1914)". ovrtur.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ↑ "Ajolson/Onstage".
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