Bombo (musical)

Bombo (musical)
Sheet music cover (cropped)
Music	Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics	Harold R. Atteridge
Book	Harold R. Atteridge
Productions	1921 Broadway

Bombo is a Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Harold R. Atteridge and music by Sigmund Romberg.

Produced by Lee Shubert and J. J. Shubert, the Broadway production, staged by J. C. Huffman, opened on October 6, 1921 at the Jolson Theatre, where it ran for 219 performances. The cast included Al Jolson and Janet Adair.

The musical has a thin story designed to showcase Al Jolson, who was at the height of his popularity. Songs were added by several composers during the run of the show so that, by the end of the run, there were more songs by composers other than Romberg than by him. The success of the musical on Broadway led to a national tour.^[1]

Songs

Any Place Will Do With You
April Showers (words by B. G. de Sylva; music by Louis Silvers)
Arcady (words & music by Al Jolson & B. G. de Sylva)
The Barber In Seville (words and music by B. G. de Sylva and Al Jolson)
Barefoot Days (by Al Wilson & Jas. A. Brennan)
California, Here I Come (by Al Jolson, B. G. de Sylva & Joseph Meyer)
Coo-Coo Song (words by Al Jolson and B. G. de Sylva)
Dirty Hands Dirty Face (lyric by Al Jolson, Clarke & Leslie; music by James V. Monaco)
Don’t Cry, Swanee (by Al Jolson, B. G. de Sylva & Con Conrad)
Don’t Send Your Wife to the Country (words by B. G. de Sylva; music by Louis Silvers)
Down South (words by B. G. de Sylva; music by Walter Donaldson)
Give Me My Mammy (words by B. G. de Sylva; music by Walter Donaldson)
I’m Goin’ South (words and music by Abner Silver and Harry Woods)

In Old Granada
In the Way Off There
It’s You (words by B. G. de Sylva; music by Louis Silvers)
Jazzadadadoo
Koo-Kee-Koo (words by Kiang Zaney; music by Nacio Herb Brown)
Last Night on the Back Porch (by Lew Brown & Carl Schraubstader)
Morning Will Come (by Al Jolson, B. G. de Sylva & Con Conrad)
Oh, Oh, Columbus
Old Fashioned Girl (words and music by Al Jolson)
Tallahassee (words by B. G. de Sylva; music by Louis Silvers)
Tell Me With Smiles (by Cliff Friend and Walter Hirsch)
Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo’ Bye) (Words and music by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman & Dan Russo)
The Very Next Girl I See
Wetona
Who Cares? (words by Jack Yellen; music by Milton Ager)
Yoo-Hoo (lyrics by B. G. de Sylva; melody by Al Jolson)

References

↑ Oberfirst, Robert. Al Jolson, You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet, p. 171

External links

Bombo at the Internet Broadway Database

Musicals by Sigmund Romberg

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