... Baker’s interpolation of an Irving Berlin hit, “Blue Skies,” into her show infuriated them. As tempers flared between Rodgers and Ziegfeld, their egos begin to emerge, and Rodgers’s thoughts are followed through his letters home to Dorothy. He would later take complete production control over his work...

... Harry Richman in Irving Berlin's Puttin' on the Ritz, Erich von Stroheim in the strange Great Gabbo, and Jolson in Mammy. Other backstage elements included heartbreak, nightclub settings, songwriters, and gangsters. The overabundance of these films...

... and Hammerstein, and the Sherman brothers, with Mary Poppins. It describes Irving Berlin’s one-man celebrations, such as Easter Parade, and his writing the dazzling “Cheek to Cheek” in one day. The chapter also describes the forgotten Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin, creators...

..., whether as instrumental or vocal arrangements, solo or ensemble pieces, accompaniments to a song and dance routine or dumb act, supporting a performer’s “wow” finish, or as incidental music for a playlet. Drawing on firsthand accounts by Bert Williams and Irving Berlin, the chapter thus identifies...

... John Stark and settled with Seminary Music where he met lyricist Irving Berlin. As the center of the popular sheet music publishing industry, New York was also the scene of the greatest price competition. As a basis of comparison, we note that the Maple Leaf Rag contract prohibited...

... Irving Berlin Ethel Merman Vera-Ellen Donald O’Connor double or counterpoint song The film version of On the Town (1949) not only ended a decade but nearly an era as well. Since the late 1920s when sound replaced silence, the studio system rightly did not regard the preservation...

...The Poets of Tin Pan Alley. Philip Furia and Laurie J. Patterson, Oxford University Press. © Philip Furia & Laurie J. Patterson 2022. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190906467.003.0003 Irving Berlin was one of the few songwriters who could write both words and music, even though he could...

... Brice Will Rogers Eddie Cantor W. C. Fields Bert Williams Actors Equity strike of 1919 Olive Thomas Jack Pickford Irving Berlin Marilyn Miller “A token of love and esteem presented to Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. by the members of his companies and executive staffs at the Follies Frolic Ball May 18...

... darkly, as a flawed genius incapable of sustained study, but ambitious, vain and eager for critical approbation. However, it was clear that Gershwin placed great value on academic work, and diligently studied music throughout his short life. Irving Berlin proved to be a crucial linchpin who helped chart...

...Chapter 11 presents a comprehensive look at the creation and reception of Irving Berlin’s Easter Parade (1948). Key points include Walters’ role as film director and partial choreographer (joined by Robert Alton), his participation in the improvement of the screenplay, and his run...

... Metropolitan Nocturne “Midnight in Manhattan ” Powell William RKO Pictures Radio Keith Orpheum Corporation Schubert Franz Star of Midnight Waxman Franz Selznick David O celebrity The Informer John Ford Academy Award winner Roberta Jerome Kern Top Hat Irving Berlin Alfred Newman The Three...

... collapsed when Tune broke his foot, and the abandoned Irving Berlin jukebox musical Easter Parade in the late 1990s) tarnished Tune’s status as a director who could rescue any show from disaster. In the years when he was one of Broadway’s most consistently inventive and successful directors...

...This chapter and the next examine novelty songs that use both opera and ragtime to express tensions between highbrow and lowbrow culture, racializing them as tensions between white and black America. Chapter 6 is an in-depth treatment of a single song, Ted Snyder and Irving Berlin's “That Opera Rag...

...This biography of George Gershwin (1898–1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole...

... to the art of jazz. It examines the full range of Astaire's work in filmed and recorded media, from a 1926 recording with George Gershwin to his 1970 blues stylings on television, and also analyzes Astaire's creative relationships with the greats, including George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern...

... of Gershwin's writings about jazz lay the hope and conviction that such music could form the basis of an enduring art music. Meanwhile, Gershwin retained the highest regard for the two heroes of his youth, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin. Arlen Harold Astaire Fred Band Wagon The Schwartz Berlin Irving Bloom...

...This chapter discusses Ziegfeld’s ongoing betrayal of Held and his waning interest in her career as his Follies gain momentum. It provides a detailed look at the content of the 1909, 1910, and 1911 Follies and introduces Irving Berlin, Fanny Brice, and Bert...

... (Irving Berlin) and including plenty of topical skits and modern songs. The chapter is full of rich descriptions of not only the Follies but also Ziegfeld’s dual nature as a benevolent yet controlling employer. Ziegfeld is now known throughout the land, but how long can he maintain his...

... granddaughter Stephenson William Robert Jr grandson Cukor George Mind the Paint Girl The 1912 Morgan Helen Rio Rita 1927 Rosalie 1928 Three Musketeers The 1928 Burke Blanche Fanny Brice Eddie Cantor Lillian Lorraine Ziegfeld Club Irving Berlin Burkeley Crest Ziegfeld has been immortalized on both...

... ‘White Christmas’’ Irving Berlin Bing Crosby The Little Drummer Boy novelty songs commercialism Spotify holiday songs When is it acceptable to play Christmas music? Only at sundown on Christmas Eve and during the twelve days to follow would be the answer of the stricter church organists...