January 27th, 1930 playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of RUTH SELWYN’s musical revue “NINE FIFTEEN REVUE” at the Shubert Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. With musical staging by the legendary BUSBY BERKELY and boasting a score written by RODGERS & … Continue reading
Ruth Selwyn’s musical opened it’s pre-Broadway run in New Haven’s Shubert Theatre on January 21, 1930 and closed on January 25, 1930. Two days later, on January 27th, 1930 it opened at the Shubert Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, and … Continue reading
Ruth Etting worked with some of the finest composers and lyricists of the era, including the gifted Irving Berlin – and in fact, they became great friends, and worked together often. In 1927 Berlin personally recommended Ruth to Florenz Ziegfeld, … Continue reading
Jack Pearl, Ruth Etting, Helen Morgan and Harry Richmond. The Stars of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931.
Theatrical producer Florenz Ziegfeld introduced something new and exciting to the American musical stage in 1907. Featuring beautiful chorus girls and dazzling sets, his Follies of 1907, an extravagant musical revue, started an annual tradition that would last for 24 … Continue reading
Telegrams received by Ruth Etting on Opening Night of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927, at the New Amsterdam Theater, from Marie Louise Munn, Harry Richman, Helen Morgan, Fred and Adele Astaire, Blossom and Benny, and Ethel Borden.
In 1927, Ruth Etting debuted on Broadway in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927, starring Eddie Cantor. They worked together again the very next year on Broadway, in the musical comedy, Whoopee! and in 1933, in the film, Roman Scandals. Mr. … Continue reading
In 1931 Ruth Etting appeared in the very last Follies, which opened at the Ziegfeld Theater on July 1, 1931, and ran through November 21 before heading out on tour, for a total of 164 performances on Broadway. Ruth Etting … Continue reading
Joel Harris is a fan of Miss Etting, and he sent me the following notes… Ten Cents A Dance As you probably know, this song was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1930 for the Florenz Ziegfeld musical … Continue reading
After the success of Whoopee! with Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting once again found herself in a hit show staring an avowed clown. According to musicalheaven.com, “This show was built around Ed Wynn, on the theory that three solid hours of The … Continue reading
