Productions2 on Broadway
| 1905 | Murray Hill Theatre Original. February 27, 1905 · Michael Heckert · predates this show | 9 performances |
| 1918 | Winter Garden Revival. February 14, 1918 · J. C. Huffman | 388 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. 1 of these predate the show itself and are almost certainly a different work of the same name. Shown, marked, not merged. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 4 albums held
Licensing not confirmed
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In the literature18 passages
In 1918 Jolson took Broadway by storm in Sinbad, a fantastic musical in which he belted out some interpolated numbers that were forever identified with him: "My Mammy" (sung on the runway in blackface and white gloves), "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," and "Chloe.", book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p63
Jolson then opened in Sinbad (2/14/18; 164 performances), another excuse to do his usual shtick. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p288
JOLSON, AL (BORN ASA YOELSON, 1886–1950). Leading singer and actor of the early 20th century, Jolson starred in revues and musical comedies produced by the Shuberts. Billed as “The World’s Greatest Entertainer,” Jolson was the first Jewish actor to become a mainstream star in America. His trademark character was the se… book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p207
“Swanee’’ (lyric by Irving Caesar)—also used in SINBAD [Circa December 1919] book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p134
"Swanee" (lyrics by Irving Caesar) became his first big stage hit when Al Jolson interpolated it into Sinbad; and Gershwin's songwriting career took off. book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p282
write songs for their musical comedies (including the Al Jolson vehicles Robinson Crusoe, Jr. and Sinbad , although the star never sang any of Romberg’s music but instead interpolated songs by other composers), book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p102
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