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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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George White's Scandals were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919-1939, modelled after the Ziegfeld Follies. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W.C. Fields, the Three Stooges, Ray Bolger, Helen Morgan, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller, Bert Lahr, and Rudy Vallée. Louise Brooks and Eleanor Powell got their show business start as lavishly dressed (or underdressed) chorus girls strutting to the "Scandal Walk". Much of George Gershwin's early work appeared in the 1920-24 editions of Scandals.

George White's Scandals is also the name of several movies set within the Scandals, all of which focus primarily on the show's acts, with a thin backstage plot stringing them all together. The best known of these was 1934's George White's Scandals written by Jack Yellen, which marked the film debut of Alice Faye.

Notable Flapper-era cartoonist and designer Russell Patterson worked on Broadway on a number of productions in various capacities, including George White's Scandals of 1936 as Scenic Designer. [1]

George White's Scandals of 1920 was featured in an episode of the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

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The Scandals Cast (Year-By-Year)

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1928

1931

1932 (Music Hall Varieties)

1936

1939

References

  1. ^ BroadwayWorld International Database http://broadwayworld.com/bwidb/people/Russell_Patterson/

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