On a Musical Note--I'll Take Manhattan

Each Monday, Baghdad on the Subway takes a musical view of the city.

Makers of Melody (1929) (S. Jay Kaufmann) by hohlenmensch

The 1929 short Makers of Melody featuring Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart supposedly backstage at a Broadway theatre and not on a movie set.

Showcased is their first hit song Manhattan, sung by Ruth Tester and Allan Gould.

Cezar Del Valle is also the author of the Brooklyn Theatre Index, a three-volume history of borough showplaces. The first two volumes chosen 2010 OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Theatre Historical Society. Final volume published in  September 2014.

He conducts a series of popular theatre talks and walking tours.

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