The Passing Show.2C 1912 to 1924 The Passing Show



photo passing show of 1913


the title of show later used lee , jacob j. shubert annual series of broadway revues 1912 1924 (except 1920). these elaborate productions designed compete popular ziegfeld follies, had begun in 1907.


several of these featured music of sigmund romberg, george gershwin or herman finck , presented @ winter garden theatre. willie , eugene howard starred in many editions of series. other stars included charlotte greenwood, marilyn miller, ed wynn, de wolf hopper, charles winninger, fred astaire , sister adele, marie dressler , fred allen. among famous songs first sung in series pretty baby (1916) , m forever blowing bubbles (1918). planned revival of series in 1940s did not make out of tryouts. of librettos series written harold r. atteridge, shuberts in‐house librettist, created on forty musicals them (many starring al jolson). of shubert shows staged j. c. huffman.








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