“Stop, Go!”
Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra, Johnny Marvin, ukulele, vocal
(Victor 20682-B) May 26, 1927
“Something To Tell”
Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra, Johnny Marvin, ukulele, vocal
(Victor 20682-A) May 26, 1927
Here is a record from the Edward Mitchell collection with two catchy songs from a mostly forgotten musical comedy, The Madcap.
The New York production ran from January 31 through April 28, 1928, at the Royale and Casino Theaters. These recordings were made when the show was still in out-of-town tryouts. It initially opened in January 1927 under the name Green Fruit. By April, the show had gone back into rehearsal with a new cast except for the show’s star, Mitzi Hajos, and was given a new name, Chibi, which was changed again to The Madcap by the time it opened up at Poli’s Theatre in Washington DC on April 19.
This record was released to Victor dealer’s stores in September 1927.
Nat Shilkret was the music director for Victor’s in-house studio orchestra. Johnny Marvin was an early crooner famous for accompanying himself on the ukulele during the 1920s ukulele craze.