- Opening date
- September 6, 1927
- Comments
- A musical comedy set at Tait College, a college located in a small town, where football star Tom Marlowe (played by John Price Jones) is being tutored in astronomy by Connie Lane (played by Mary Lawlor) so that he can pass the course and play in the big game. The date is for the Broadway opening of the production at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre. The show ran for 551 performances. There was an unsuccessful revival in 1974.
Stage production
Performances
Title | Performer | Written by | Info |
---|---|---|---|
Good News PRF | Zelma O'Neal | B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | Covered by (19 artists) Originally by George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger, Fran Frey, Bob Rice REC |
He's a Ladies' Man PRF | Zelma O'Neal | B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | Covered by The Harmonians (Ben Selvin) Originally by Peter Lawford - M-G-M Studio Orchestra directed by Lennie Hayton BRD |
Just Imagine PRF | Ruth Mayon & Mary Lawlor | B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | Covered by (30 artists) Originally by Abe Lyman's California Orchestra REC,REL |
The Best Things in Life Are Free PRF | Mary Lawlor and John Price Jones | B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | Covered by (155 artists) Originally by George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Bob Borger REC |
The Varsity Drag | Zelma O'Neal, Ruth Mayon, Don Tomkins, Wally Coyle and Ensemble | B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson | Originally by The OKeh Melodians (Sam Lanin) |