George White's Scandals

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

George White's Scandals. This series of revues, produced by White from 1919 through 1926, and then in 1928, 1929, 1931, 1935, and 1939, were given to elaborate show numbers much like the Ziegfeld Follies, but were less ornate and cumbersome. Their comedy tended to be far more topical and, because White had been a dancer, the productions were fast‐paced and featured better dancing and music than similar revues. Most of the scores were written either by George Gershwin or by De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson. Memorable songs from these shows included “I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise,” “Somebody Loves Me,” “Black Bottom,” “Birth of the Blues,” “Lucky Day,” and “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries.”

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