Trivia & History

The two songs to famous music by Mendelssohn, "Spring Song" and "Wedding March," were apparently performed as vocals, but it is not known if Eddie De Lange wrote the lyrics.


The playbill included a list of songs heard during the "Pyramus and Thisbe" opera sequence, but it's not clear if they were performed in the order they were listed. The songs were listed in this order:

  • "Jumpin' at the Woodside"
  • "Pick-a-Rib"
  • "St. Louis Blues"
  • "Ain't Misbehavin'"
  • "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
  • "Moonglow"
  • "Hold Tight"
  • "Melancholy Baby"
  • "Christopher Columbus"
  • "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"
  • "Dipsy Doodle"
  • "Ol' Man Mose Is Dead"
  • "Jeepers Creepers"
  • "Oh You Crazy Moon"
  • "Flat Foot Floogie"
  • "Down by the Old Mill Stream"