Primrose > Original London Cast


Show Details

Show
Primrose (3)
Music
George Gershwin (857)
Lyrics
Desmond Carter (41), Ira Gershwin (709)
Book
Guy Bolton (47), George Grossmith (23)

Recording Details

Date
1924
Type
Audio / Stage Cast
Method
Studio
Language
English
Location
UK / England / London
Conductor
J. Ansell
Performer
Percy Heming (2), Leslie Henson (17), Margery Hicklin, Claude Hulbert (6), Heather Thatcher (5), Thomas Weguelen
Shortcode
[r9175]

Releases (11)

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Format
CD
Label
Palaeophonics 166
Released
2021
Country
UK
Audio
Mono
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# Tracks
14
Lists
3 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl71768]
Format
CD
Label
Pearl 113
Released
2001-08-28
Barcode
727031011323
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Also Contains
The Ultimate George Gershwin Volume 1 - Various
Notes
Includes the London cast recording of 'Primrose' - 13 tracks (1924)
# Tracks
22
Length
75:38
Lists
16 collectors / 4 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl10682]
1. Sinbad: Swanee - Al Jolson
2. George White's Scandals Of 1920: The Songs Of Long Ago - Lester O'Keefe
3. Mayfair And Montmartre: Please Do It Again - Alice Delysia
4. George White's Scandals Of 1922: I Found A Four-Leaf Clover - Paul Whiteman Orchestra
5. George White's Scandals Of 1922: I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise - Paul Whiteman Orchestra
6. George White's Scandals Of 1922: I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise - The Original Piano Trio
7. George White's Scandals Of 1923: The Life Of A Rose - Charles Dornberger Orchestra
8. Little Miss Bluebeard: I Won't Say I Will - Irene Bordoni
9. George White's Scandals Of 1924: Somebody Loves Me - Tom Patricola
10. Primrose: Overture - Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra/John Ansell
11. Primrose: The Countryside - Percy Heming
12. Primrose: When Toby Is Out Of Town - Leslie Henson
13. Primrose: Some Far-Away Someone - Percy Heming/Margery Hicklin
14. Primrose: The Mophams - Leslie Henson/Heather Thatcher/Thomas Weguelen
15. Primrose: I'll Have A House In Berkeley Square - Margery Hicklin/Claude Hulbert
16. Primrose: Boy Wanted - Heather Thatcher
17. Primrose: Mary, Queen Of Scots - Leslie Henson
18. Primrose: Wait A Bit, Susie - Percy Heming
19. Primrose: Naughty Baby - Margery Hicklin
20. Primrose: Ballet Music - Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra
21. Primrose: That New-Fangled Mother Of Mine - Leslie Henson
22. Primrose: I Make Hay When The Moon Shines - Heather Thatcher

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Title
The Countryside/Wait a Bit, Susie
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9007
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl63205]
A. The Countryside
B. Wait a Bit, Susie

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Title
Overture from "Primrose"
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9006
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl63204]
A. Overture from "Primrose" (Part 1)
B. Overture from "Primrose" (Part 2)

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Title
Some Far-Away Someone/Ballet Music
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9005
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl63203]
A. Some Far-Away Someone
B. Ballet Music

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Title
I'll Have A House in Berkeley Square/Naughty Baby
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9004
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl63202]
A. I'll Have A House in Berkeley Square
B. Naughty Baby

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Title
The Mophams/I Make Hay When The Moon Shines
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9003
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl63201]
A. The Mophams
B. I Make Hay When The Moon Shines

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Title
Boy Wanted/Mary, Queen of Scots
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9002
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl63200]
A. Boy Wanted
B. Mary, Queen of Scots

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Title
When Toby is Out of Town/That New-Fangled Mother of Mine
Format
78
Label
Columbia 9001
Released
1924
Country
UK
# Tracks
2
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl63199]
A. When Toby is Out of Town
B. That New-Fangled Mother of Mine
Format
LP
Label
World Records SH214
Released
1974
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Notes
Contains additional 6 tracks of Gershwin playing his own music.
# Tracks
18
Lists
15 collectors / 2 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl12803]
Title
George Gershwin - An American in London
Format
CD
Label
Monmouth-Evergreen MES/7071
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Notes
Electronically adapted to simulate stereo. Also contains six tracks with George Gershwin on piano.
# Tracks
18
Lists
3 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl12807]
Side One
1. PRIMROSE: This Is the Life for a Man (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Percy Heming
2. PRIMROSE: When Toby Is Out of Town (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Leslie Henson
3. PRIMROSE: Some Far Away Someone (words: Ira Gershwin & B.G. DeSylva/music: George Gershwin)(same music as "At Half-Past Seven" from NIFTIES OF 1923) - Percy Heming & Margery Hicklin
4. PRIMROSE: The Mophams (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher & Thomas Weguelen
5. PRIMROSE: Berkeley Square and Kew (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Margery Hicklin & Claude Hulbert
6. PRIMROSE: Boy Wanted (words: Ira Gershwin/music: George Gershwin)(revised from A DANGEROUS MAID) - Heather Thatcher & Chorus
7. PRIMROSE: Mary, Queen of Scots (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Leslie Henson & Claude Hulbert
8. PRIMROSE: Wait a Bit, Susie (words: Desmond Carter & Ira Gershwin/music: George Gershwin)(same music as "Beautiful Gypsy" cut from ROSALIE) - Percy Heming
9. PRIMROSE: Naughty Baby (words: Desmond Carter & Ira Gershwin/music: George Gershwin) - Margery Hicklin & Chorus
Side Two
1. PRIMROSE: Ballet Music (music: George Gershwin)
2. PRIMROSE: That New-Fangled Mother of Mine (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Leslie Henson
3. PRIMROSE: I Make Hay When the Moon Shines (words: Desmond Carter/music: George Gershwin) - Heather Thatcher & Chorus
4. GEORGE GERSHWIN, PIANO: Andante from "Rhapsody in Blue"
5. GEORGE GERSHWIN, PIANO: Preludes 1,2, and 3
6. GEORGE GERSHWIN, PIANO: Do-Do-Do (from OH, KAY!)
7. GEORGE GERSHWIN, PIANO: Maybe (from OH, KAY!)
8. GEORGE GERSHWIN, PIANO: Someone to Watch Over Me (from OH, KAY!)
9. GEORGE GERSHWIN, PIANO: Clap Yo' Hands (from OH, KAY!)