Joseph Meyer

On stage 3 productions, 8 years

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Lady Fingers

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In the literature8 passages

• LITTLE RHYTHM, GO ‘WAY Written in May 1923. Music by William Daly and Joseph Meyer. Lyrics by Arthur Francis. This lyric was the precursor to “Fascinating Rhythm” (see Lady, Be Good!—1924).theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
• THE NEVADA Written in May 1923. Music by Joseph Meyer and William Daly. Lyrics by Arthur Francis. No music is known to survive.theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
• SINGING IN THE RAIN Written in May 1923. Music by Joseph Meyer. Lyrics by Arthur Francis. Ira Gershwin was not enamored of this lyric (especially since ‘Singin’ in the Rain,” bearing a lyric by Ira’s close friend and pool-playing partner Arthur Freed, is vastly more famous), so Michael Feinsteintheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
• Published February 1928. Music by Philip Charig and Joseph Meyer. Introduced by Jack Buchanan (Bill) and ensemble. There are two somewhat different versions: Ira Gershwin’s Katie Did lyric and the published That’s a Good Girl version, credited to Douglas Furber and Iratheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
• June 5, 1928. 365 performances. Music by Philip Charig and Joseph Meyer. Lyrics by Douglas Furber, Ira Gershwin, and Desmond Carter. Produced by Moss Empirestheatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt
• WHOOPEE Musie by Philip Charig and Joseph Meyer. Introduced by the Eight Tiller Girls (Esme Westhead, Marjorie Brown, Ivy Halstead, Dorothy Marlow, Molly Ellis, Mignon Harmon,theatre-pdfs/The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin - Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.txt

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