By the age of 14 she was already singing and dancing professionally, and in 1931 was working as a chorus girl in broadways george whites scandals. Stairway to paradise often referred to by the first line of its refrain, ill build a stairway to paradise instead of the shorter, published title was written for the 1922 edition of the musical revue george white s scandals, which opened on broadway, august 28, 1922, and closed, november 11, of the same year, running for eightynine. Hot on the heels of the previous year s george white s scandals, they rushed this one before the cameras, and it suffered the fate that most sequels sufferit wasnt as good as the first one. Broadway producer george white, who was the title character of 1934s george whites scandals, heads for florida following his latest hit. The only reference read article 1921, george gershwin. George white scandals is a backstage musical showing us the drama and comedy of the lives of the actors going on during rehearsals and in the wings of a broadway musical.
Alice faye is on record as stating that costs were being cut at fox and it shows. Cast included winnie lightner, jack mcgowan, george white, w. Maybe what leads many to believe that she was a follies girl are the photos taken by alfred cheney johnston who is known for his artistic pictures of the follies girls. At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george whites scandal shows. George white s scandals is also the name of several movies set within the scandals, all of which focus primarily on the show s acts, with a thin backstage plot stringing them all together. Ill build a stairway to paradise gershwin from cdh55006.
Media in category george whites scandals the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Returning to new york after his first trip to london, where he had completed the rainbow, gershwin composed his fourth score for the scandals. George whites scandals 1920 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jun 7, 1920 and played through oct 2, 1920. George whites scandals 1931 broadway musical original. George white s scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haley s sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haley s tin man in the. George gershwins i love you was first sung by harry rose in george whites scandals of 1921, and i speculate that it has rarely been sung since. But ill lay dollars to donuts you didnt know who this george white was. George whites scandals 1934 fox film corporation film with rudy vallee and alice faye 2aafhyj from alamys library of. George whites scandals 1931 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city sep 14, 1931 and played through mar 5, 1932. But george whites scandals suffers from two drawbacks. Nov 05, 2007 short film on visuals concerning george white s scandals. The romance between the comedienne joan mason and jack evans of boston is easily disturbed by jack s cynical sister, clara belle evans, who is against their relationship. White not only stars in the film as himself, but is also credited as director though one suspects that musical stager harry lachman handled most of the megging.
Feist on allmovie like the samenamed 1934 and 1935 films, rko. Short film on visuals concerning george white s scandals. George whites scandals 1920 broadway musical original ibdb. This 1934 fox musical represented broadway impresario george white s first foray into filmmaking. The first is a rather silly backstage plot involving a romantic triangle of scandals performers rudy vallee and alice faye and society debutante adrienne allen. Short film on visuals concerning george whites scandals. Lieferung gegen rechnung, ab 20, eur portofrei deutschland. Faye had been working as a chorus girl and dancer on the east coast for a couple of years and had recently changed her name from alice. Lyrics for thats why darkies were born from george whites scandals by everett marshall. George white s scandals 1926 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jun 14, 1926 and played through jun 18, 1927. Posted in musicals tagged 1931, alice fay, broadway, ethel merman, everett marshall, george white s scandals, george white s scandals of 1931, lew brown, musical revue, musical theatre, ray bolger, ray henderson, rudy vallee post navigation. George whites scandals 1945 cast and crew moviefone. The best known of these was 1934s george white s scandals written by jack yellen, which marked the film debut of alice faye. But george white s scandals suffers from two drawbacks.
Jun 23, 2015 provided to youtube by awal digital ltd george whites scandals of 1924 alan durman alan durman gershwin. The romance between the wealthy british jill martin and tom mcgrath, the assistant to the. Alice faye got her big break in this film when the original star, lilian harvey, walked off the set because fox refused to give her more screen time. George whites scandals 1939 news features theatre classic arts film and tv.
George whites scandals 1934 harry lachman, george white. The film stars rudy vallee, jimmy durante, alice faye, adrienne ames, gregory ratoff, cliff edwards and dixie dunbar. George white s scandals was a broadway sensation, a series of revues bursting with comedy, music and longstemmed american beauties. He makes it to georgia where he sees an advertisement for. George white s scandals is also the name of several movies set within the scandals, all of which focus primarily on the shows acts, with a thin backstage plot stringing them all together.
This would most likely be considered a poverty row musical, but its a good bit of fun. George white was originally a dancer and part of a dance troupe on burlesque stages in the early 1900 s as a teen with ben ryan. For his first scandals score, gershwin was reteamed with lyricist arthur jackson, the pair already having worked together on gershwins first full. Somebody loves me from george whites scandals of 1924 for alto saxophone and piano guitar noten pdf download. Streetswings dance archives george white scandals of 1945. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 18. May 12, 2014 posted in musicals tagged 1931, alice fay, broadway, ethel merman, everett marshall, george whites scandals, george whites scandals of 1931, lew brown, musical revue, musical theatre, ray bolger, ray henderson, rudy vallee post navigation. George whites scandals 1945 movie clip utter monstrosity. White appears in this and looks every inch the dapper man about town and former hoofer himself. George whites scandals were a longrunning string of broadway revues produced by george. The scandals of 1922 included george gershwins first attempt at a semioperatic work, blue monday, which he wrote with buddy desylva over the course of five days shortly before opening.
Another george white musical production in film which is based on the george white s scandals stage extravaganzas that played broadway for years. With joan davis, jack haley, phillip terry, martha holliday. George whites scandals of 1920 musical sheet music cover hrnddp from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. The best known of these was 1934 s george white s scandals written by jack yellen, which marked the film debut of alice faye. Fields, lester allen, and paul whitemans orchestra.
Mar 12, 2011 if youre a show biz buff, you no doubt know all about george whites scandals, one notch below ziegfelds follies, and one above earl carrolls vanities in the heyday of broadway revues. George whites scandals of 1920 musical sheet music cover alamy. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook. George white, a featured dancer in the ziegfeld follies of 1911 and 1915, broke off to create his own revues in 1919 and hired george gershwin based on his breakthrough hit, swanee. At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george white s scandal shows comedienne joan mason joan davis. Provided to youtube by awal digital ltd george whites scandals of 1924 alan durman alan durman gershwin. Song from the musical george whites scandals of 1922. Hyperion offers both cds, and downloads in a number of formats. The preferred version suggested by an audio engineer at george blood, l. George whites 1935 scandals dvdr twentieth century fox.
At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george white s scandal shows comedienne joan mason joan davis announces her engagement to performer jack. George whites scandals 1928 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jul 2, 1928 and played through jan 19, 1929. Lyrics for thats why darkies were born from george whites scandals by everett marshall type song title, artist or lyrics top lyrics community contribute business. Jack haley visits joan davis backstage as they try to deal with clarabelle margaret hamilton who objects to their romance, and hilda rose murphy offers consolation in george whites scandals, 1945. George whites scandals 1926 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jun 14, 1926 and played through jun 18, 1927. Melody instrument cbflateflat, piano keyboardguitar.
This would eventually lead him to solo as well as partnered dance work with partners louise brooks, minerva coverdale and ann pennington on the broadway stage. George white scandals is equal parts comedy and musical. Cast included winnie lightner, tom patricola, lester allen, richard bold, beulah berson, and the tip top four. Through the great 78 project the internet archive has begun to digitize 78rpm discs for preservation, research, and discovery with the help of george blood, l. George whites scandals 1926 broadway musical original ibdb. Broadway producer george white, who was the title character of 1934 s george white s scandals, heads for florida following his latest hit. The plot is a romance between stage comedienne joan mason davis and jack williams haley, which is staunchly opposed by jack s spinster sister clarabelle hamilton. Hot on the heels of the previous years george whites scandals, they rushed this one before the cameras, and it suffered the fate that most sequels sufferit wasnt as good as the first one. Born this day in 1892, white was a hoofer who got his start in burlesque. Possibly orchestrated, but by somebody other than the composer. George whites scandals george whites scandals of 1945. George whites scandals 1934 alice faye made her film debut with george whites scandals 1934, and, as these things often work in hollywood, it happened because she was in the right place at the right time. George whites scandals is a 1934 american precode musical film directed by george white and written by jack yellen. George whites scandals 1934 fox film corporation film with.
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