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| 1932 | Imperial Theatre Original. September 15, 1932 · Howard Dietz | 188 performances |
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Broadway’s preeminent revue writers, Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz had another success with their revue Flying Colors (9/15/32; 181 performances). Their score included such wonderful tunes as “Alone Together,” “Fatal Fascination,” “Louisiana Hayride,” and “A Shine on Your Shoes.” book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p277
In their fifth revue together, Schwartz and Dietz had a difficult time coming through with FLYING COLORS. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p270
Between 1929 and 1948 they wrote songs for close to a dozen such shows, including The Little Show, Three's a Crowd, Flying Colors (1932), At Home Abroad, and Inside US.A. (1948). book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p242
Although their 1932 revue Flying Colors wasn’t a hit, it managed to run almost two hundred performances and offered a number of memorable songs. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p74
The madcap song about three babies who hate one another was first heard during the tryout of Flying Colors, where it was performed by Webb, Kelly, and Coca. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p234
On its experimental LP series of the era, the company had released an album of songs from Flying Colors by original cast member Jean Sargent, and of course on 78 RPM releases various Broadway performers had recorded single versions of songs they’d introduced on Broadway. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p246
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