- Bombo (musical)
Infobox Musical
name= Bombo (musical)
subtitle=
caption= Sheet music cover (cropped)
music=Sigmund Romberg
lyrics=Harry Atteridge
book=Harry Atteridge
productions= 1921 Broadway
awards="Bombo" is a Broadway musical with a book by
Harry Atteridge , lyrics byHarry Atteridge , and music bySigmund Romberg .Produced by
Lee Shubert andJ. J. Shubert , the Broadway production, staged byJ. C. Huffman , opened onOctober 6 ,1921 at theJolson Theatre , where it ran for 219 performances. The cast includedAl Jolson andJanet Adair .The musical has a thin story designed to showcase
Al Jolson , who was at the height of his popularity. Songs were added by several composers during the run of the show so that, by the end of the run, there were more songs by composers other than Romberg than by him. The success of the musical on Broadway led to a national tour. [Oberfirst, Robert. "Al Jolson, You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet", p. 171]
=Songs=col-begincol-2
* Any Place Will Do With You
* April Showers (words by B. G. de Sylva; music byLouis Silvers )
* Arcady (words & music by Al Jolson & B. G. de Sylva)
* The Barber In Seville (words and music by B. G. de Sylva andAl Jolson )
* Barefoot Days (by Al Wilson & Jas. A. Brennan)
* California Here I Come (byAl Jolson , B. G. de Sylva & Joseph Meyer)
* Coo-Coo Song (words byAl Jolson and B. G. de Sylva)
* Dirty Hands Dirty Face (lyric byAl Jolson , Clarke & Leslie; music by James V. Monaco)
* Don’t Cry, Swanee (byAl Jolson , B. G. de Sylva &Con Conrad )
* Don’t Send Your Wife to the Country (words by B. G. de Sylva; music byLouis Silvers )
* Down South (words by B. G. de Sylva; music byWalter Donaldson )
* Give Me My Mammy (words by B. G. de Sylva; music byWalter Donaldson )
* I’m Goin’ South (words and music by Abner Silver and Harry Woods)
* In Old Granada
* In the Way Off There
* It’s You (words by B. G. de Sylva; music byLouis Silvers )
* Jazzadadadoo
* Koo-Kee-Koo (words by Kiang Zaney; music byNacio Herb Brown )
* Last Night on the Back Porch (byLew Brown & Carl Schraubstader)
* Morning Will Come (byAl Jolson , B. G. de Sylva &Con Conrad )
* Oh, Oh, Columbus
* Old Fashioned Girl (words and music byAl Jolson )
* Tallahassee (words by B. G. de Sylva; music byLouis Silvers )
* Tell Me With Smiles (by Cliff Friend and Walter Hirsch)
* Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo’ Bye) (Words and music by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman & Dan Russo)
* The Very Next Girl I See
* Wetona
* Who Cares? (words by Jack Yellen; music by Milton Ager)
* Yoo-Hoo (lyrics by B. G. de Sylva; melody byAl Jolson )References
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