George White's Scandals
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, Alice White, 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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[edit] The Scandals Cast (Year-By-Year)
[edit] 1919
- Lester Allen
- La Sylphe
- Peggy Dolan
- Ann Pennington
- Ona Munson
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1920
- Lester Allen
- Peggy Dolan
- Lou Holtz
- La Sylphe
- Ann Pennington
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1921
- Lester Allen
- Lou Holtz
- Tess Gardella
- Charles King
- Ann Pennington
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1922
- Lester Allen
- Dolores Costello
- Peggy Dolan
- W.C. Fields
- Winnie Lightner
- Sally Long
- Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1923
- Lester Allen
- Winnie Lightner
- The Breens
- Johnny Dooley
- Tip Top Four
- The George White Girls (including Alice White)
[edit] 1924
- Lester Allen
- Dolores Costello
- Helene Costello
- Tony DeMarco
- Peggy Dolan
- Winnie Lightner
- The George White Girls (including Louise Brooks, Dorothy Sebastian, Sally Starr, and Alice White)
[edit] 1925
- Helen Morgan
- Gordon Dooley
- Elm City Four
- The McCarthy Sisters
- Tom Patricola
- The George White Girls (including Louise Brooks and Alice White)
[edit] 1926
- The Fairbanks Twins
- Portland Hoffa
- Eugene and Willie Howard
- Ann Pennington
- Harry Richman
- Frances Williams
- The George White Girls (including Alice White)
[edit] 1928
- Harry Richman
- The Russell Markert Dancers
- Frances Williams
- The George White Girls (including Boots Mallory)
[edit] 1929
- Jack Durant
- Elm City Four
- Ted and Sally
- Eugene and Willie Howard
- Frances Williams
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1931
- Ray Bolger
- Ethel Merman
- Rudy Vallee
- Alice Faye
- Beth White
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1932 (Music Hall Varieties)
- Lili Damita
- Bert Lahr
- Harry Richman
- Eleanor Powell
- The Dancing Beauties (including Barbara Pepper)
[edit] 1934 (film)
[edit] 1935 (film)
[edit] 1936
- Cliff Edwards
- Bert Lahr
- Rudy Vallee
- Eugene and Willie Howard
- The George White Girls
[edit] 1939
- Ben Blue
- Ella Logan
- Ann Miller
- Harry Stockwell
- The Three Stooges
- The George White Girls
[edit] References
- ^ BroadwayWorld International Database http://broadwayworld.com/bwidb/people/Russell_Patterson/
[edit] External links
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