Broadway Puzzler #227
Broadway Puzzler #227
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#0Broadway Puzzler #227
Posted: 1/28/06 at 1:47pm
A dance introduced in this musical became a craze which defines a generation.
What was the dance?
Name the musical
#1re: Broadway Puzzler #227
Posted: 1/28/06 at 2:05pm
My guess is the Charleston, introduced in the 1923 musical Runnin' Wild. Music and lyrics by James Johnson and Cecil Mack. Produced by George White (of the 'Scandals' fame).
And no, I am NOT old enough to have seen the original production
'Our whole family shouts. It comes from us livin' so close to the railroad tracks'
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#2re: Broadway Puzzler #227
Posted: 1/28/06 at 3:53pm
hushpuppy, you are on top of dance steps.
The Charlston it is, and that was first seen at the New Colonial Theatre in 1923 in RUNNIN' WILD.
dancinfan
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#3re: Broadway Puzzler #227
Posted: 1/28/06 at 7:51pm
As I understand it, there were Charleston dances performed in Shuffle Along (1921) and the Ziegfeld Follies (1922), but the song "Charleston" was indeed in Runnin' Wild.
http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3chrlst.htm
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