The Nightingale
A musical
| Book: | Guy Bolton
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| Lyrics: | P. G. Wodehouse
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| Music: | Armand Vecsey
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| Origin: | Based on the life of Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale
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First produced 3 January 1927 at Jolson's 59th Street Theatre, New York (96 performances).
Recordings
Fascinating Night - Rediscovered Gems from The Early Days of Musical Theatre: Volume I - CD with the song May Moon. (Plus The First Rose of Summer from Cabaret Girl and Peter Pan from Have a Heart.)
The musical text was copyrighted 17 November 1925, an indication that some productions took a while to get to the stage.