A great deal of information is available about the production in 'Nobody's Stooge,' a book about Ted Healy published in 2015.[1] The cast included
Phil Baker,
Ted Healy and
Norma Terris.
Marion Harris appeared in the Broadway production at the
Winter Garden Theatre.[2] A stand-out dancer was
Helba Huara, whose innovative choreography was cited in many press reviews.[3][4] Smaller roles were taken by
Sid Silvers,
Helen Kane (the Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl) and
Shemp Howard (of the
Three Stooges). During the show's national tour and a 4-month stop in Chicago,
Larry Fine (also of the
Three Stooges) met Healy and Shemp and joined the show in March 1928.
When the show closed on Broadway, it toured the country, having hit runs in Abilene, Chicago, Detroit, Oakland and San Francisco, among other venues.[5][6][7]
Musical numbers
Act 1
Argentine
International Vamp
De Dum Dum
The Sky Girl
C'est Vous
Promenade the Esplanade
My Rose in Spain
Rainy Day Pal (by Baker and Silvers)
Love and Kisses (from Baby to You) (by Baker and Silvers)
Did You Mean It? by
Phil Baker, Sid Silver, and
Abe Lyman. From the
Winter Garden Theatre version only (Introduced by
Marion Harris). The only song from this show to be recorded was "Did You Mean It?" It was recorded by
Marion Harris in 1927, and also by Abe Lyman, who did his own dance version in 1927.[8]