Shows · George White’s Scandals
Of all the revues that enjoyed more than one annual edition, the George White’s Scandals series was the nearest to the Ziegfeld Follies in fame and longevity. Beginning in 1919, George White, who had danced in two Follies, turned out 13 editions in 21 years. His series was faster paced, more youthful, less ornately mounted than their model, with a greater emphasis on dancing and new dance steps. They also differed fr…
- Opened
- 1922
- Performances
- 88
- Type
- Revue
- Era
- Early
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1922 | Globe Theatre Original. August 28, 1922 · George White | 88 performances |
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32 passages naming George White’s Scandals, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
George White’s Scandals (13 editions), the Messrs. Shubert’s Passing Shows (12 editions), the Earl Carroll Vanities (11 editions), the Greenwich Village Follies (8 editions), and Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revues (4 editions). book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p27
Of all the revues that enjoyed more than one annual edition, the George White's Scandals series was the nearest to the Ziegfeld Follies in fame and longevity. Beginning in 1919, George White, who had danced in two Follies, turned out 13 editions in 21 years. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p64
“The Birth of the Blues” (George White’s Scandals, 1926; lyric by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson) book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p529
Revues were the vogue in the 1910s, ’20s, and 30s. There were the Ziegfeld Follies, Earl Carroll’s Vanities, George White’s Scandals, the Pass… book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p382
The show George White’s Scandals opened on October 9, 1963. The Scandals were also filmed by Hollywood several times. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p579
For the next edition, White hired the young George Gershwin to compose the music, and the first of the great dance crazes to come out of the series premiered in this edition, the Scandal Walk. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p137
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