For the 1953 version of the Broadway show, see John Murray Anderson's Almanac.
John Murray Anderson
Noël Coward

Murray Anderson's Almanac was a Broadway show from 1929. The official title of the show was:

Murray Anderson's Almanac:

A Revusical Comedy of Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

(1880-1930)

It was produced by the Almanack Theatrical Corporation with John Murray Anderson and Gil Boag as directors. The theatrical corporation produced what it called the first edition of the show on August 14, 1929, at the Erlanger's Theater on Broadway in New York City. The authors of the comedy sketches were Harry Ruskin, Noël Coward, Paul Gerard Smith, Ronald Jeans, Peter Arno, Anna Wynne, and Rube Goldberg.

Jack Yellen (1924)

Music was by Henry Sullivan and Milton Ager with lyrics by Jack Yellen.[1]

A song that was produced for the show by Henry Sullivan was I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful), which went on to become a popular song with multiple cover versions of it.[2]

The show was directed by John Murray Anderson, Harry Ruskin, and William Hollbrook.[3]

The cast members were Trixie Friganza, Jimmy Savo, Roy Atwell, Eleanor Shaler, William Griffith, Fred Keating, Billie Gerber, and Stella Power.[4]

Music

Musical Score for the Show
Title Lyricist Composer
I can't remember the words[5] Jack Yellen Milton Ager

Henry Lodge

Wait for the happy ending[6] Jack Yellen Milton Ager
Educate your feet[7] Jack Yellen Milton Ager
Same old moon[8] Clifford Orr

John Murray Anderson

Henry Sullivan
The nightingale song[9] Jack Yellen Milton Ager
Tinkle! Tinkle![10] Jack Yellen Milton Ager
I may be wrong: But, I think you're wonderful!.[11] Harry Ruskin Henry Sullivan

References

  1. ^ "Murray Anderson's Almanac (Playbill)".
  2. ^ Williamson, Chet (2013-01-26). "Worcester Songwriters of the Great American Songbook : "I May Be Wrong," But I Think You're Wonderful"". Worcester Songwriters of the Great American Songbook. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ "Murray Anderson's Almanac".
  4. ^ "Credits for Murray Anderson's Almanac (Original Broadway Production, 1929) | Ovrtur". ovrtur.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ "Almanac". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  6. ^ "Almanac". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  7. ^ "Almanac". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  8. ^ "Almanac". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  9. ^ "Almanac". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  10. ^ "Almanac". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  11. ^ "You're wrong more often than you think". The BMJ. 330 (7494). 2005-03-31. doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7494.0-e. ISSN 0959-8138.

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