What it documents no production attributed
This recording is filed against The Merry Widow. Nothing on the record says which staging of it was recorded. Here is every staging we hold.
| 1907 | New Amsterdam Theatre Original · opened October 21, 1907 · running when this was released | 416 perf. |
| 1921 | Knickerbocker Theatre Revival · opened September 5, 1921 | 56 perf. |
| 1931 | Erlangers Theatre Revival · opened September 7, 1931 | 32 perf. |
| 1942 | Carnegie Hall Revival · opened July 15, 1942 | 39 perf. |
| 1943 | Majestic Theatre Revival · opened August 4, 1943 | 322 perf. |
| 1944 | City Center Revival · opened October 7, 1944 | 32 perf. |
A lead, not an answer. One staging was running on the release date and no other was. That makes it the obvious candidate and it is not proof — a cast album can be issued years after a run, reissued under a new sleeve, or recorded by a company that never played the theatre. This falls out for 44 of the 237 recordings held; for the rest the dates rule nothing in or out.
Track listing none held
No track listing is held for this recording, or for any of the other 236. The running order is usually printed on the back of the sleeve. We hold no photograph of the back of this one. 127 of the 237 recordings have a back sleeve on file; this is not among them, so the running order is not in anything we hold.
Other recordings of The Merry Widow3 held
Separate releases, not necessarily separate recordings. A reissue, a foreign pressing and an original can all appear here as three rows, because what we hold is releases and the field that would distinguish them is not held.
What this page does not know
- Which production this documents, or whether it documents one at all.
- What is on it. No track listing, no running time, no side breaks.
- Who sings. No performer is credited on any recording we hold, so the cast of the album and the cast of the stage production are never compared.
- The format. Vinyl, CD, cassette or download is not recorded.
- Where to buy, rent or borrow it. No purchase link is held for any recording.