The Whirl of Society

Newspaper ad for the show, while playing in Washington DC.

The Whirl of Society was a satirical Broadway musical that played at the Winter Garden Theater from March 5 to June 29, 1912. Louis A. Hirsch composed the music with lyrics by Harold Atteridge, to a book by Harrison Rhodes. The production also featured songs by Arthur Fields. The Whirl of Society was part of a production also featuring and , for 136 productions.^[1]

The production also toured the country. It was performed with A Night with the Pierrots in Washington DC in November 1912.^[2]

Fanny Brice was in the musical in 1912, when it was listed as a Shubert production. ^[3] It also featured Al Jolson, one of five musicals he was in with the Shubert empire, in which "the producers recognized his escalating value to their business empire".^[4]

Featured Songs[]

Sheet music featuring songs from the production was also published. In 1912, My Sumurun Girl was published by the Shapiro organization in an eight-page booklet, music for piano and voice accompaniment. The refrain from the song is "Sumurun, sumurun, you're my lovey dovey hon' " ^[5]

References[]

^ "A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. 2001–2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
^ "Belasco, To-morrow Night, All Week". The Washington herald. (Washington, D.C.), 10 Nov. 1912. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. November 10, 1912.
^ Barbara Wallace Grossman (1 March 2009). "FANNY BRICE 1891 – 1951". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
^ Bowers, Paul A. (2012). "The Winter Garden, Al Jolson and the Shuberts" (PDF). Newsletter of the Shubert Archive. Shubert Archive. 29: see page 14. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
^ Hirsh, Louis (music), Jolson, Al (words) (1912). My sumurun girl; Whirl of society; Soo-mu-roon. New York, NY: Shubert. Retrieved March 3, 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[]

The Whirl of Society at the Internet Broadway Database

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[1] "A Night with the Pierrots / Sesostra / The Whirl of Society". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. 2001–2015. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[2] "Belasco, To-morrow Night, All Week". The Washington herald. (Washington, D.C.), 10 Nov. 1912. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. November 10, 1912.

[3] Barbara Wallace Grossman (1 March 2009). "FANNY BRICE 1891 – 1951". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

[4] Bowers, Paul A. (2012). "The Winter Garden, Al Jolson and the Shuberts" (PDF). Newsletter of the Shubert Archive. Shubert Archive. 29: see page 14. Retrieved March 4, 2015.

[5] Hirsh, Louis (music), Jolson, Al (words) (1912). My sumurun girl; Whirl of society; Soo-mu-roon. New York, NY: Shubert. Retrieved March 3, 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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