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826:. The article continues however by talking of Merrill's desire for tighter control over her work. With the aid of her lawyer, Merrill was able to get a clause written into her contracts that restricted performance of her songs to the field to which they were conceived, whether vaudeville or musical comedy. Merrill was also able to obtain a restriction on performing rights, stipulating that a performer could not transfer performing rights to another performer. This restrictive clause was occasioned by an incident with Fanny Brice who paid Merrill $ 1,000 for two songs, but then gave the song "I Don't Know Whether To Do It or Not" to Lillian Shaw. Merrill was contemplating action against Brice, but either withdrew or the action was settled. 574:"In 1915 Fanny Brice was already a noted comedienne." By 1915 Merrill had established a strong reputation as a songwriter who catered to the individual characteristics of specific performers, women in particular. In July 1915, Brice began to work with Merrill in what Grossman calls the "turning point in career and the beginning of a productive professional relationship. During their association, Merrill created some of Brice's most distinctive material and freed her from the problem that had always plagued her: finding songs that really suited her." 1924:"...I had to write a song for her and it was to be a German number: that is in German dialect. I hadn't any idea when I sat down to write it what it was going to be about: but I like objects, so I asked myself what object I could make use of in the song. And the first thing that came into my mind—heaven knows why!—was a baby carriage. Well, naturally, a baby carriage suggested a married woman. And there I was! The whole picture of the tired, forlorn, disillusioned, little immigrant mother and her views on matrimony came before my mind." 474: 1688: 777: 567: 930:

blue in spots, but when those particular spots arrived the Palace crowd shrieked their delight. There are some spots where the talk is a little broad, so broad it may be a question how they will take it away from Broadway, but Miss Shaw is sufficient showwoman to know where and where not to use it." In a dispatch dated April 7, Variety noted that Merrill was in Chicago for a week concerning "Shubert affairs." While there, she spent time at the Woods and Garrick theatres, which were home to

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successful in the field. In response to what is the key to making songs work, Merrill replied "Give them Broadway in their songs." one Broadway manager said to her: "Blanche, always put just a little touch of the risque in your songs," an idea to which Merrill agreed. She said "I like to put human interest into a song. I try to make every line count, instead of depending on a couple of punch lines to get it across."

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questions, Merrill constructed an entire scenario which became the basis for the song's lyrics. "I can see Becky as plainly as I can see you. I know her and her big brother and her father and mother and all the rest of them. You see when I write a song it is almost like putting a whole story or a whole play into just a few verses."

1288:. This contract gave her a weekly salary of $ 750, and would provide an additional $ 5,000 for each scenario or adaptation that she provided. Merrill departed for Hollywood in November 1925 for "a six month experimental visit." An exclusive contract, it would prevent her from doing vaudeville work during her time in Hollywood. 877:. Subsequent notices indicated a division of responsibility. Merrill would write the first act, Irving Berlin would write the second act, and Gene Buck would write the third act. The situation changed when Ziegfeld asked Merrill to allow composer Dave Stamper to rewrite the music for three of her songs. According to 1935:

There never was any vers libre in the world half so free as the verse for these comedy songs. The rhythm is all given by the music. And that changes oftener than weather in April. One of the ways of giving punch, for instance, is to give one or two words as much length, musically, as perhaps the next

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indicated that the Duncan Sisters were planning to start their own record company. To be known as "Duncan Disc Co." they planned to have Merrill as their partner in the venture. Apparently, these plans never came to fruition. Although unpublished, the Duncan Sisters and Merrill co-authored at least

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whose company was Mills Music. The association with Mills undoubtedly led to the publication in 1939 of "Fanny Brice's Comedy Songs," a compilation of songs all with lyrics by Blanche Merrill, most with music by Leo Edwards. With the exception of "I'm an Indian," none of the songs had been previously

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Having spoken with one of Merrill's relatives, author Barbara Wallace Grossman remarked: "Whatever papers and photographs left were destroyed following her sister's death in 1972. Sadly, there is no primary source material and remarkably little information currently available about one of America's

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The fall of 1920 saw the continuation of the professional relationship between Merrill and Lillian Shaw when the latter appeared at the Palace in song scenes by Merrill. A reviewer wrote "Miss Shaw was literally a howling success as far as the audience was concerned. Her second number was slightly

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in a vaudeville performance. She was so taken with the performance that she wrote her first song, "Give an Imitation of Me," and then filed it away. A friend convinced her to send it to Tanguay for her consideration. Tanguay liked it and accepted it, leading Merrill to write an additional four songs

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Since Knowledge is based on tertiary sources, this article cannot include an editor's May 2018 inquiry to the Registrar of Barnard College, which revealed that Merrill was not a student at Barnard and took teacher training courses at Columbia. However, Merrill does not appear in any class lists of

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After thinking over the idea for a night, she would take the idea to Blanche Merrill and the two would work on it, Brice describing the setting and costumes, improvising and Merrill writing down ideas. Quoting Brice: "I giving my conception of the character and making a suggestion now and then and

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article stated that that assertion contradicted what is known about Merrill's writing style. "It is a known fact" that Merrill used a separate contract for Brice in the Ziegfeld Follies that prohibited Brice or Ziegfeld to use the songs for anyone else without permission. Unlikely that Brice would

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with songwriters Baldwin Bergeson, June Sillman and John Rox, although Merrill was still considered the main songwriter. BMI acquired the music rights. When the show opened on December 27, 1940, of all the performers mentioned, only Pert Kelton remained. Merrill's name was not on the credits. The

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Her siblings were Nellie (born approximately 1879), Theresa (sometimes called Tessie) (born approximately 1890,), Clara (sometimes spelled Claire) (born February 15, 1881),) and W. Wallace (born approximately 1888). Though census records indicate all the children were born in Philadelphia except W.

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All this is particularly true of songs like the one I was just speaking of, the one about the young German mother. When Lillian Shaw sang it she came on the stage pushing an old baby carriage with a fake baby in it. She wore an old brown dress and a shabby old hat and she just looked tired, tired,

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Merrill's technique in creating a song or act was to visualize the characters as real people. For the interviewer Mary Mullett, Merrill described creation of the song "Becky is Back in the Ballet." The title implies that Becky was away some place—Where? Why? What was the situation? Based on those

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Analyzing the 1925 interview with Brice from the Post, Barbara Wallace Grossman recounts that the germ of an idea started with Brice, at seeing incongruity and ridiculousness in ballet dancers, chasing nobody. Meanwhile, sentence fragments also occurred to Brice: "Oh, would I were a bird! I would

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Under the direction of Edwin August (engaged by Marcus Loew), the Delancey Street theater proposed using amateurs from the audience to participate with professionals in creating films which will be shown the following week. The skit is called "The Great Love" and authored by Blanche Merrill. Each

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in 1924 that Brice was now a "Belasco star" and that Merrill was her "use-to-be writer." Grossman hypothesized that Brice felt Merrill couldn't do anything more for her career. After her marriage to Billy Rose, a songwriter, it's possible that he disallowed collaboration between Brice and Merrill

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When I'm writing a song I do the words and melody together, as I go along. Perhaps that isn't the way other song writers do, but it happens to be my way. First I write a couple of lines of the words and then I get up and—you know—..." she shows the interviewers how she tried to fit the lines with

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at the beginning of 1949. Over the course of 89 rhyming lines, she portrays television as a new invention that sparks curiosity, and then a frantic rush to capitalize on it, resuscitating vaudeville careers while threatening the movie industry. The reference to resusciating vaudeville careers was

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in a fancy dress shop. Various customers come and go, regarding the scrubwoman with condescension. When one customer wants to model a new dress, she insists the scrubwoman try it on first. As the scrubwoman is trying on the dress, she reminisces about her past days when she was an actress in the

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Having written a variety of vaudeville acts, in October 1917 it was announced that Merrill was putting aside specialty work in order to write a play. She predicted it would take about three month's time. The noticed indicated that several managers had already expressed interest. No play emerged;

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Blanche Merrill's connection to the Duncan Sisters did not end in 1932. When she opened her office in 1938, one of her first tasks was to write material for Rosetta Duncan. A 1946 advertisement for the Duncan Sisters appearing at Joaquin Garay's Copacabana in San Francisco stated that their act

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An end-of-the-year review states that, despite being ill, Dora Maugham sang "a new song cycle by Blanche Merrill" at the London Palladium on December 30, 1929 where she portrayed a "bad, bad woman." On the bill along with Fehl and Murray at the Kilburn Empire Theatre in London, a reviewer wrote:

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published a full-page caricature of Merrill writing for numerous vaudeville players who were clients: Fannie Brice, Maurice Burkhart, Clara Morton, Lillian Shaw, Dorothy Meuther, Gertrude Barnes, Eva Tanguay, Belle Baker, J.D. Chadwick, DeForest & Kearns, Willie Weston, Arnold & Taylor,

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Initial news of Blanche Merrill being involved with the film industry appeared in July 1925. A report indicated that she had tried out as a scenario writer "with much success" and had written a story called "The Seven Wives of Bluebeard." This initial report was confirmed when Merrill signed a

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Evidence of Merrill's concern over unauthorized use of her material was probably relieved in part by her new contracts she put in place at the outset of the 1924–25 season. The new contracts stipulated that her material remains her property, when either performers leave a show or when the show

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was one of the few who raised the topic of the dearth of women in a field dominated by men. Comparing the composition of songs to sports, the author said that songwriting would be among the most difficult of tasks because women must have specialized knowledge to be able to write songs and be

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reviewer Sime described the opening number as consisting of three different styles of lyrics; unusually, the lyrics had Brice refer to Merrill. This is the song "Make 'Em Laugh". Longer than a typical song, it has Brice portraying herself travelling around New York City, going to the

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Then I write a few more lines and get those so they will sing. Sing—and act! For these aren't drawing room songs, or concert songs. They are comedy songs. And that means they've got to be actable as well as singable. They don't read well because they are not in any regular meter."

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Part of Merrill's technique was meeting with a client (a performer), assessing their skills, noting their singing range an ability and seeing them on stage. In an interview Brice stated that she had the ideas for the songs, and Merrill wrote them out. The unidentified author of

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was a play with music and was Brice's only attempt to play a serious role on Broadway. During its tour prior to opening on Broadway, the play closed temporarily owing to an illness of one of the performers. Initial reports were that the play lacked class. When it reopened in

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who shot the final scenes. Variety blamed the picture's poor quality on its troublesome production, but tried to be charitable: "The picture is not going to draw heavy grosses and it is not going to please all around...It will do, however, and nicely for the kiddie matinee."

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stated that Merrill was writing a semi-autobiographical novel entitled "I Wrote a Song" for Random House. By 1949, she had completed the novel "written wholly in rhyme" which was scheduled for publication either in fall 1949 or spring 1950. The publication never occurred.

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indicated that Merrill arrived in London in late November 1929. One of Merrill's first jobs in England was writing for the team Walter Fehl and Murray Leslie as well as for Fehl's wife Dora Maugham. A result was "The Thief," a vaudeville act written for Fehl and Leslie.

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purchased the story and began to fashion a screen treatment. The Duncan Sisters, however, were dissatisfied with First National's proposed treatment and wouldn't sign with them. Instead, the sisters signed a contract with Joseph M. Schenck who would make the film for

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Wallace, by the time of the New York State census of 1892 the family had relocated to Queens. On January 21, 1899, Sigmund died in Brooklyn, age 43. By 1900, a year after Sigmund's death, the family was living with the family of Elizabeth's sister at 147 5th Street in

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at the start of 1952. Her verse was written from the point of view of a housewife addressing a sponsor. Her main critiques were of the similarity of television programming no matter the station or program, and how sponsors' messages had become excessively intrusive.

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recalled Tin Pan Alley and that writers of special material sometimes got the better end of a deal. He mentioned Merrill, whom he called "an expert" who could command thousands of dollars for material, with Fanny Brice being one of her steady and smart customers.

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One profile described her as an "efficiency expert in songwriting." She did not wait for inspiration. Rather, she knew she had a job and sat down to do it. She felt she produced her best work when under pressure. She appeared and worked in a businesslike manner.

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indicated that Merrill was getting back into vaudeville because it provided television content. Merrill was vacationing in Atlantic City during August 1949 while working on ideas for radio and television, including "a show for Sid Caesar." That turned out to be

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reported: "There were many musical numbers. Charles Bill, William Morrison and Blanche V. Dreyfoos managed to take one step higher in the art with which they have been so generously endowed." (Blanche's sister Clara Dreyfoos played the small role of Constance.)

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Before Merrill's departure for Hollywood, the last new skit that appeared was written for Pauline Saxon and Ralph Coleman. An article from November 11, 1925, indicated that Merrill attended numerous parties intended to wish her well on her Hollywood journey.

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By the mid-1930s, Merrill was trying to get a foothold in radio. She was hired to provide scripts for Lulu McConnell, Nana Bryant and the Duncan Sisters. The audition show for McConnell took place in November 1934. Apparently, it was somewhat successful;

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Among her first commissions after arriving back in New York City was to write new material for the singer Dora Maughan who had also come to America. Former customers also approached Merrill for material: Belle Baker, Irene Ricordo, and Lillian Shaw.

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signed Merrill to a contract and published her songs. Among those songs was "Egotistical Eva", which Tanguay used to open her appearances for the 1910–11 season. With her first publication, virtually all professional mentions refer to her as Blanche

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sued lyricist and publicist C.F. Zittel who, unauthorized, was making a film using the title "Yes, We Want No Bananas" which was too close to the song "Yes! We Have No Bananas." The scenario of the proposed film was to have been written by Blanche

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Biographical information on Blanche Merrill is scarce. The only reference source that provides even a tiny bit of biographical information is partially questionable. This biography had to be constructed primarily from notices appearing in

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By 1913, Merrill was being noticed. "Several music publishing firms have been after the services of Blanche Merrill... who has gained a big reputation for her age within the past couple of years." Her work for Tanguay and Shaw as well as

363:, and his wife, Lizzie (born Catherine Elizabeth Murphy; January 6, 1860 – January 17, 1921).) Although most sources are in agreement with the date of Blanche's birth (July 23), many provide conflicting evidence with regard to the year. 769:. " The skit involved a blackfaced window washer and his flirtations with a housekeeper, who is a blackfaced woman inside an apartment. Rice and Werner subsequently performed it at the Hippodrome Theatre in London in 1921, and at the 2289: 995:

Belle Baker's appearances in the 1922–23 season prompted some attention. In October 1922 she was performing at the Palace. Her act included some songs by Merrill, including "The Bootlegger's Slumber" which one critic called "a

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According to the ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (based on her membership form filled when she became a member in 1936), she was born July 23, 1895. The ASCAP source was used by the Library of Congress in establishing her date of

425:, her interest in theater seems to have predated that event. In a 1917 interview, Merrill described attending theater with her mother while in high school: "I never missed a Saturday matinee". A 1906 review of a production of 403:, after which she took a city examination and received her license to teach "five years" prior to the interview. However, in another profile published later that year, the unnamed author describes Merrill as having attended 911:. Although this was intended to be a vehicle for Nan Halperin, the notice warned that Halperin was known only from vaudeville and lacked theatrical experience. When the musical opened on November 3, 1919, it was called 1085:. After several near-death scares (with Revell anxiously reporting on Merrill's devotion to Fuller), Fuller moved to California and was supported by the National Vaudeville Association until her death in 1933. 1004:

recently put in place, the Palace's house manager warned Baker not to repeat the song. She disregarded his warnings, apparently with the approval of the audience. The conflict made the headline on page one of

1766:. A 1915 advertisement for Lillian Shaw states: "Everybody knows that Lillian Shaw is the original character singer of character songs / songs written by Blanche Merrill (a real writer of character songs)." 553:

notice near the end of October 1915 indicates that an act, "The Musical Devil", featuring a performer ("Yvette") was written by Merrill. One of the first of Merrill's vaudeville acts to be reviewed was

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in New York City on September 16, 1912. The act's success appears to have prompted Lasky to consider a new edition for the following year (the new version does not appear to have materialized).

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For her 1923 vaudeville act, Brice sang at least four songs, all with lyrics by Blanche Merrill: "Hocus Pocus," "My Bill," a ballad called "Breaking Home Ties" and a "new Spanish comedy song."

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As she was retired, there is scant mention of Merrill's work after her brief foray into television. The French singer Irene Hilda (who dubbed Doris Day for the French version of the 1950 film

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would compose the music, and the musical would be staged by Earl Lindsay and Nat Philips. The notice said rehearsals were to start August 1, 1925. Apparently this project did not materialize.

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Merrill created an act for the team Vine and Russell, nearly a year later they were still doing well on the material she had supplied. Merrill also wrote for Julian Rose and Ella Retford.

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in New York in 1922. Apparently it was successful enough that the comic duo held on to this material for years. They were still performing it in 1930 with a "post-prohibition appendage."

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A brief 1917 profile of Merrill described her appearance as "businesslike" and clothed with "extreme smartness and sophistication." That year she could command $ 20,000 for each song.

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film series, began appearing in vaudeville in 1926. One of their first skits was written by Merrill. Called "A Day Off," Kornman and Daniels used it as they began appearing on the

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although reviews were generally positive. One later review indicates that the act's moral was turned into a song, "The Best That You Get When You Get It is Only an Even Break."

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Merrill kept on contributing interpolations to various shows and revues. At the end of 1917 Merrill put out full-page advertisements offering "Holiday greetings Blanche Merrill."

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Apparently while in Hollywood, Fanny Brice contacted Merrill to work on new material. However, Merrill's contract with Schenck precluded her from writing for external clients.

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in 1952. The program indicated "Special material created by Bud Burston and Blanche Merrill." According to a relative, Merrill spent much of her time in retirement watching

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The lack of Merrill's activity from the end of 1920 last through the middle of 1921 was due to the illness and death of her mother, Elizabeth Dreyfoos, on January 18, 1921.

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she presented an idea for a dramatic musical revue. Harris prematurely suggested staging the work by November 1922. Subsequent notices indicated the play was intended for

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Among the successes was at least one controversy. Actress Edna Bennett sued Merrill for failure to write and deliver a vaudeville skit. The case was settled out of court.

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The first major controversy of Blanche Merrill's career occurred in 1919. As originally announced, Merrill was to write and compose all the musical numbers for the

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published, although nearly all of them had been written in the early 1920s. Ultimately she was not successful in steady work in radio and essentially retired.

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since 1919, and had ascended to the position of managing editor. Along with Merrill, He lived with his wife at 35–55 80th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens.

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led Merrill to write two works whose temperament were very different from each other. One was a popular song, "Boots, Boots, Boots." Written as a parody of

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because of professional jealousy. Although they were no longer working together, in an extensive November 1925 interview, Brice had warm words for Merrill.

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Library of Congress, Copyright Office, "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series, Renewals" (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress, 1976), pp. 4793, 4844.

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dozen words get. These tricks, if you want to call them that, make the song very effective; but when the lines are read they seem absolutely impossible."

1314:. But Schenck decided not to have Talmadge or Meighan and instead use featured players instead of stars. The film does not appear to have been produced. 1215:). Her name was included in the credits for opening night. A few weeks after openings, Merrill wrote the song "When the Cat's Away" for Dorothy Appleby; 610:, for the continuation of its pre-Broadway run, it included two songs written by Merrill, one called "The Yiddish Indian." After a troubled beginning, 1144:

published Merrill's satirical lyrics to a song called "It's All a High Hat." (There is no other evidence of this song beyond these published lyrics.)

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Having been away from New York City for five years, Merrill arrived back in the city in October 1930 and set up office at the Park Central Hotel.

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The apartment building at 35–55 80th Street, Queens, New York. Blanche Merrill lived there 1939–1966; her siblings lived there from 1926 to 1971

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Merrill was to do an adaptation of the story "My Woman" to be produced by United Artists. The film was to have featured Joseph M. Schenck's wife

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Merrill's older sister, Theresa C. Dreyfoos, died September 23, 1958. The last of the Dreyfoos siblings, Claire Kissane, died in February 1971.

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Filmed at the Cosmopolitan Studios and produced by First National, the Merrill's initial story was eventually released on January 13, 1926, as

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The unique quality of Merrill's rhymes at the service of creating Becky's world can be seen in her lyrics for "Becky is Back in the Ballet."

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Blanche Merrill died on October 5, 1966. She had lived with her sister in the same apartment at 35–55 80th Street in Queens since the 1930s.

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The details of her education are also problematic. In the 1917 interview, Merrill claimed to have received a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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Supplied lyric for song "(Poor Little) Wall Flower" for musical "Jack and Jill" (music for the song and most of the show was composed by

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did not go unnoticed. Another one of Merrill's and Edward's songs, "Here's to You, My Sparkling Wine," made its way into the musical

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Barbara Wallace Grossman, "Funny Woman: The life and Times of Fanny Brice" (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1991), p. 100.

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and neither Halperin nor Merrill were associated with it. Merrill did write an act for Halperin which opened in the summer of 1920.

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Bob Kosovsky, "Commemorating the Centenary of the End of World War I: Remarks on War by a Forgotten Songwriter," November 14, 2018.

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and was also designed to disguise Fuller's blindness, a disability of which the audience was totally aware. In it, Fuller played a

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might have been the cause of the dispute between Merrill and the Shubert Brothers. Apparently that did not reduce Merrill's value.

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did not explain the connection until the venue opened at the beginning of January. As a way of capitalizing on the success of

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in New York. Among the many interpolations was "Whistle and I'll Come To You" by Merrill and Leo Edwards, whose performance by

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attracted "considerable attention from the profession to her jingling lyrics and ofttime melodies." She eventually signed with

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Elida Morris, recently married, will continue her theatrical career. Has a new act in preparation written by Blanche Merrill.

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Other performers and their acts in part or in whole written by Merrill during 1917 included Anna Ford and George Goodridge in

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Jimmy Hussey included in his act two new songs by Blanche Merrill, "Old Established Firm" and "We're Jumping Into Something";

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for Tanguay. Although she didn't accept remuneration for her first effort, that changed when songwriter and music publisher

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Merrill's sister, Claire, married Cyril Kissane on June 24, 1926. He died on April 24, 1938, at age 46. He had worked for

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Arthur Lipson, Maurey Livingston, as well as the Charles Dillingham's and Florenz Ziegfeld's "Cocoanut Grove" nightclub.

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The 1892 New York State census dated February 16, 1892, indicates that Blanche was 8 years old, making her born in 1883;

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founder Sime Silverman called "a gem"), and "Becky Is Back in the Ballet." The performance was favorably reviewed.

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is probably one of the earliest mentions of Merrill (still under her birth surname) in print. A reviewer for the

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An end-of-the-year advertisement for Nan Traveline includes prominent mention of "Material by Blanche Merrill."

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identified an appearance of Lulu McConnell on Al Jolson show May 18, 1935, with a sketch by Merrill. In 1936,

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did not materialize, Merrill, along with lyricist M.K. Jerome, contributed lyrics to three songs to the revue

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Beginning mid-1915, there are notices of Merrill not just composing songs but also writing vaudeville acts. A

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It was through Revell's column that Blanche Merrill befriended Fuller. Her performances were arranged by the

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In 1940, Merrill was engaged as one of the writers to supply material for a revue. It was to be produced by

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begins with mention of the song "Where Do They Get Those Guys?" being performed by Constance Farber as an

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listed those would be performing material by Merrill next season: Belle Baker, Fanny Brice (for the show

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Among Merrill's notable accomplishments for 1925 was a vaudeville act she wrote for Ann Butler, called

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Was commissioned to write material for Amazar (brought to the U.S. by John Murray Anderson play in the

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article mentioned a second treatment, "French Dressing"; nothing seems to have come from this effort.)

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Upon her return to New York City, she found an apartment at the Grenfell Apartments in Kew Gardens.

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Merrill recounted how she created the song "I Look Like the Last Rose of Summer" for Lillian Shaw:

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The first results of their collaboration resulted in Brice's act opening on September 6, 1915, at

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that states a Knowledge editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic.

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Becky is Back in the Ballet (sung by Fanny Brice) at the Library of Congress's National Jukebox

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Opening at the 81st Street Theatre, the act did not receive the same rapturous approval as did

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Although Merrill claimed to have begun her theatrical career by sending an unsolicited song to

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closes. The article noted that this had become the typical procedure for most vaudevillians.

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which never materialized), Sylvia Clark, Beth Tate, Rita Gould, Lillian Show and Hughie Clark.

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According to the Social Security Death Index and Philadelphia hospital records, she was born

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either anticipatory or based on first-hand knowledge, for later that year a brief notice in

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Wrote new material for Evelyn Nesbitt who was transitioning from cabaret back to vaudeville;

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Among the most notable of performers to sing Merrill material during this time was probably

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stated that Merrill had signed a contract with Lee Shubert to produce a musical version of

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where she worked on a story about vaudeville life that was to be produced by a unit under

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film will run approximately 2,500 feet. First attempt will be during week of February 26.

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for three years to accept her as a member. Finally, in 1936, Merrill became a member of

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As part of an article interviewing women songwriters, an anonymous author writing for

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represented the conclusion of Blanche Merrill's involvement with the movie industry.

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reported that "Blanche Merrill Inc." increased its capital from $ 1,000 to $ 10,000.

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Mary B. Mullett, "Still in Her Twenties She Has Won Fame and Fortune as Songwriter"

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After unsuccessful attempts in the past, her professional friends had been lobbying

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indicated that Merrill was writing new material for Fuller. The new skit was called

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The following year Brice had an all-Merrill program before working up an act called

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I'm an Indian (sung by Fanny Brice) - at the Library of Congress's National Jukebox

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As this song was never published, this interview is the only source for the lyrics.

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Occupation listed on city directories for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880-1886 on

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show ran for three performances before closing. One of the people in the cast was

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In the 1920 U.S. Federal census, her age is listed as 25, making her born in 1895;

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Becky is Back in the Ballet, one of Merrill's first songs written for Fanny Brice

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In August 1917 Carrie Lillie appeared in the vaudeville act written by Merrill,

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Portrait of Blanche Merrill that appeared in the New York Sun, September 9, 1917

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Wrote a monologue for Billy Abbott who would appear at Loew's American Theater;

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theater. The moral of the story was "All we get out of life is an even break."

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and Brice's performance of the song was briefly portrayed by cartoon character

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The series of unrealized projects ended when Merrill became involved with the

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article, Blanche Merrill took credit for creating the Baby Snooks character.

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character. Although Brice claimed to invent the character in 1912, in a 1938

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columnist Nellie Revell reported that Merrill was "peddling radio scripts."

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mentioned Merrill was doing another screenplay for Schenk, this time of the

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After a return from abroad, Beth Tate will have material written by Merrill.

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New songs for Belle Baker who was embarking on a tour of the Keith circuit;

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included "special material by Blanche Merrill." A year later, a notice in

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to have a radio show aimed at children, different from their long-running

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In fall 1927 it was reported that Merrill was writing a comedy sketch for

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reported that Merrill was working at Famous Players Studios as an adapter.

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who had learned of Fuller's situation after being briefly hospitalized at

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on Ancestry.com, accessed July 11, 2018 (available through subscription).

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have signed such a contract if she had been the originator of the songs.

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was brought in and Merrill wrote a sketch called "A Broadway Cleopatra."

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Wrote a new song for Eva Tanguay, "I Don't Care Any More Than I Used To";

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Half-page advertisement with Merrill's name in prominent lettering in

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whose apparent connection to Merrill would be useful ten years later.

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Merrill was engaged to write material for "Puzzles" (a revue starring

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by Blanche Merrill beginning April 9 at the Orpheum Theatre in Denver.

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commissioned Merrill to produce musical versions of two of his plays,

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The beginning of 1915 saw Eva Tanguay making her first appearance at

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Don Carle Gillette, "New Plays on Broadway: Earl Carroll Vanities,"

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In 1938, Merrill opened offices in conjunction with music publisher

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Other Merrill clients and works from 1916 included Willie Weston in

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Ibee., "New Plays Produced Within Week on B'way: Puzzles of 1925,"

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After a "major operation" in December 1936, Merrill convalesced in

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Merrill's talents had become so well known by the end of 1916 that

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to Broadway. Others names floated as possible cast members were

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Wrote act for Ray Trainor, former announcer for the Hilton Twins;

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for Mabel McCane which first played at Poli's Capitol Theatre in

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writing a line that might go with some movement of the ballet."

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and, like others in his series of revues, provisionally titled

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Neither of these commissioned appeared to have seen fruition. (

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Certificate No. 889, Kings County, "Records Search: Deaths,"

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Fuller appeared to have finally retired from the stage after

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Caricature of Blanche Merrill and her various clients in 1916

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opened at the Harris Theatre on Broadway on August 23, 1918.

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During part of this year, Merrill wrote a weekly column for

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announced the planning for a forthcoming musical version of

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personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay

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in 1922. Fuller had been a vaudevillian with her husband,

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Blanche Merrill biography by Bill Edwards at Ragpiano.com

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reported that Merrill was adapting John B. Hymer's story

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number." The song was received with enthusiasm. But with

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Noted accomplishments for Merrill during 1925 included:

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which was produced by Harris. Merrill was not involved.

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According to the 1940 U.S. Census she was born in 1900.

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Wrote songs for Sylvia Clark which will well received;

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R.C. "Moller Fuller and Company in 'An Even Break'",

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I look like the last rose of summer, all faded avay.

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E.D. 06,"New York, State Census, 1892" available on

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in search of the right kind of material to perform.

4834: 4639: 4228:"'Topsy and Eva' for U.A.; B. Merrill's Scenario," 4070:"Blanche Merrill's Gay Round of Lunches, Parties," 3543:Abel., "New Acts This Week: Molie Fuller and Co.," 3433:"Frankly Prohibition Song Sung at Keith's Palace," 2899:"Cocoanut Grove Opens On Roof of Century Theatre," 2275:(New York: Board of Education, 1915), pp. 252, 716. 1762:Merrill knew her special skill resided in creating 1408: 727:Though the caricature included the Cocoanut Grove, 4936:New York City, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-1995 735:, a cabaret-style evening held on the roof of the 512:This gave her the opportunity to collaborate with 3848:Herb., "Vaudeville Reviews: Ann Butler and Co.," 3534: 2237:many yearbooks Columbia has posted on its website 1483:The next news that appears concerning Merrill in 1360:for the screen, which was to star Norma Talmadge. 1224:Merrill wrote a skit for Whiting and Burt called 1159:. Other significant events for Merrill in 1924: 5092: 4383:"Foreign Show News: Blanche Merrill in London," 3140:Sophie Tucker Collection of Performance Material 1739:Merrill's brother, W. Wallace Dreyfoos attended 1666:. Apparently having worked together on the flop 1012:Merrill also wrote an act for Lillian Lorraine. 599:had Brice in only two numbers, both by Merrill. 538:Merrill wrote the song "Broadway Sam" for comic 4124:"Two New Executives; Blanche Merrill's First," 2045:accessed June 5, 2018 (access by subscription). 1975:Look! Like de vater! Always crying for a drink! 1956:But he made love like dem fellows in der books. 1621:(a pun since Horn & Hardart had a chain of 1591:. As work progressed, the show was renamed to 1575:The revue would have brought back movie actors 4648:"Blanche Merrill Opens Radio Office in N.Y.," 4344:"Two'Celluloid' Stars Wend Way to Loew Time," 4292:"Harry Weber Lines Up Acts on Pacific Coast," 4281:Funny Woman: the Life and Times of Fanny Brice 3556:such as: Nellie Revell, "Right Off the Desk," 3232:Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice 3226: 3224: 2784:Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice 2643:Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice 2563:Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice 2545:Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice 1969:From six in the morning till the sun goes down 633:(the sequence was also used in the 1934 short 4921:Night Club Reviews: "Desert Inn, Las Vegas," 4729:"'New Faces' May Be Given More Adult Title," 4189:"Blanche Merrill is Adapting 'Timely Love,'" 2714:"Fannie Brice Features a Mills Song Number," 2702:Discography of American Historical Recordings 2163: 2161: 5013: 5011: 5009: 2120: 2118: 2116: 2039:U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 2033: 2031: 1979:I'd keep avay from der marriage mit der men. 1962:Love! Dot's nice! But take it right from me, 1453:on February 2, followed by an appearance in 765:announced Merrill's latest vaudeville skit, 755:The music was by Irving Berlin and Merrill. 4960:"Cyril Kissane Dead; On Wall St. Journal," 4779:"Automat's Radio Show Into Legit Musical,' 4703:Blanche Merrill, Leo Edwards, Edwin Weber, 4412:"Dora Maugham Scores In Spite of Illness," 4050: 4048: 4046: 4044: 3221: 2346:http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b19275651~S1 2018: 2016: 2014: 918:The lack of writing the musical version of 55:Learn how and when to remove these messages 4253: 4251: 2734: 2158: 1981:Oh, vat a life you lead ven you're a vife! 1964:Marriage ain't vot it's crackled up to be! 259: 91:. 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Thinking it good material for a film, 1151:In 1924 Merrill wrote a vaudeville act, 805: 775: 695: 565: 472: 447: 417:List of songs written by Blanche Merrill 87:Relevant discussion may be found on the 4248: 3459:"Mollie Fuller Back To Stage New Act," 2956:"Film House Reviews: Paramount, N.Y.," 2284:"'Jolly Bachelors' Were Entertainers," 2273:Minutes of the Board of Superintendents 2217: 2215: 2213: 2211: 2209: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2076: 2074: 2053: 2051: 1278: 1189:; left that show to try out vaudeville; 956:was eventually turned into the musical 675:Near the end of his career, songwriter 562:Cooperation with Fanny Brice, 1915-1925 5093: 4357:"News from the Dailies: Los Angeles," 4222: 4163:"Plays and Stars: Schencks Due East," 3835:M.H. Shapiro, "The Palace, New York," 2760: 2557: 2555: 2553: 2295: 2251:18, no. 3 (September 20, 1906), p. 69. 1743:and practiced law in Queens, becoming 1221:Merrill wrote a new act for Ruth Roye; 1040:(where Fuller had been hospitalized). 429:put on by St. Mary's Catholic Club in 5151:20th-century American women composers 4895:Blanche Merrill, "Dear Mr. Sponsor," 4681: 4403: 4264: 4054:"Blanche Merrill Engaged for Films," 3928:"Blanche Merrill's Good Night Turn," 3365:"Greenwich Village Follies of 1921," 3312:Fred., "New Acts This Week: Palace," 3125:Sime, "Show Reviews: Winter Garden," 2969:Sime, "Carrie Lillie, In the Wilds," 2943:Sime, "New Shows This Week: Palace," 2753:Con., "New Shows This Week: Palace," 2263:vol. 34 (November 2, 1906), p. 10674. 1478: 1176:Wrote new songs for Cecil Cunningham; 2776: 2635: 2537: 2517:"Maurice Burkhardt, 'The Burglar'," 2200: 2071: 2048: 1958:Vee got married and I tell you what! 1954:He vas fat an' foolish in der looks. 1944:I LOOK LIKE THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER 1724:first prolific female songwriters." 1614:The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour 1250:. Merrill was to write the lyrics, 972:said that Merrill collaborated with 535:on August 5, 1915, and then toured. 172: 145:Please help consolidate the article. 122: 61: 20: 5146:20th-century American screenwriters 4634:Fanny Brice Collection: Baby Snooks 4555:"Times Square: Chatter: Broadway," 4490:"Times Square, Chatter: Broadway," 2550: 2491:Thomas J. Gray, "Tommy's Tattles," 1971:I push and push this t'ing around'. 1960:In my heart I vish dot vee vas not! 1952:Ven I joost came here from Germany. 1916:Since Becky is back in the ballet. 1814:Nighttime and day she triptoed away 510:Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Inc. 13: 5111:American musical theatre lyricists 4451:"The Variety Stage: The Bedford," 1873:Since Becky is back in the ballet. 1818:But one night her foot made a slip 1103:Sylvia Clark appearing in the act 936:and the touring production of the 14: 5167: 5156:20th-century American songwriters 5121:Songwriters from New York (state) 5059: 3809:"Amazar Leaves 'G.V. Follies,'" 3796:"Los Angeles Variety's Offices," 2409:"Show Reviews: Maid in America," 2143:(available through subscription). 2128:, p. 86 (access by subscription). 2097:(available through subscription). 1830:She should be in bed but instead: 1741:New York University School of Law 1475:in San Francisco on December 24. 978:Greenwich Village Follies of 1921 899:A notice in a July 1919 issue of 761:A February 1917 advertisement in 36:This article has multiple issues. 5136:Screenwriters from New York City 5046: 5037: 5024: 4993: 4980: 4967: 4954: 4941: 4928: 4915: 4902: 4889: 4876: 4863: 4850: 4821: 4812: 4799: 4786: 4773: 4762: 4749: 4736: 4723: 4710: 4697: 4668: 4655: 4627: 4614: 4601: 4588: 4575: 4562: 4549: 4536: 4523: 4510: 4497: 4484: 4471: 4458: 4445: 4432: 4419: 4390: 4377: 4364: 4351: 4338: 4325: 4312: 4299: 4286: 4235: 4209: 4196: 4183: 4170: 4157: 4144: 4131: 4118: 4103: 4090: 4077: 4028: 4015: 4002: 3989: 3976: 3961: 3948: 3935: 3922: 3909: 3896: 3883: 3868: 3855: 3842: 3829: 3816: 3803: 3790: 3777: 3764: 3751: 3738: 3725: 3712: 3699: 3686: 3669: 3656: 3643: 3630: 3615: 3602: 3589: 3576: 3563: 3550: 3492: 3479: 3466: 3453: 3440: 3427: 3414: 3399: 3386: 3325:"Blanche Merrill Pussyfooting," 3138:Blanche Merrill, "Drum Number," 3099:untitled list of brief notices, 2886:"Cabarets: The Cocoanut Grove," 1950:Henry Blaum vas introduced to me 1409:1926-1930: West Coast vaudeville 1088:Activities for Merrill in 1923: 1015: 854:, it was first performed by the 355:Blanche V. Dreyfoos was born in 177: 127: 66: 25: 5141:Screenwriters from Pennsylvania 5116:20th-century American composers 4856:Blanche Merrill, "Television," 4594:Jerry Franken, "Radio Briefs," 4305:"Two Picture Stars Scheduled," 3608:Gordon Whyte, "Jack and Jill," 3420:"New Shows This Week: Palace," 3373: 3358: 3345: 3332: 3319: 3306: 3293: 3280: 3265: 3252: 3237: 3208: 3195: 3182: 3169: 3156: 3145: 3132: 3119: 3106: 3093: 3080: 3067: 3054: 3041: 3028: 3015: 3002: 2989: 2976: 2963: 2950: 2937: 2919: 2906: 2893: 2880: 2867: 2854: 2841: 2828: 2815: 2802: 2789: 2747: 2721: 2708: 2693: 2680: 2665: 2652: 2622: 2609: 2594: 2581: 2568: 2524: 2511: 2498: 2485: 2472: 2457: 2444: 2429: 2416: 2403: 2390: 2377: 2364: 2351: 2339: 2326: 2313: 2278: 2266: 2254: 2242: 2228: 2191: 2178: 44:or discuss these issues on the 5066:Free scores by Blanche Merrill 5030:"Inside Stuff on Vaudeville," 4707:, New York: Mills Music, 1939. 4083:"Inside Stuff On Vaudeville," 4034:"Inside Stuff on Vaudeville," 3968:"Earl Carroll Vanities, 1925" 3770:"Cecil Cunningham's New Act," 3705:"Inside Stuff on Vaudeville," 3498:"Inside Stuff on Vaudeville," 3214:"Miss Merrill With Shuberts," 2686:Sime, "The Ziegfeld Frolics," 2478:Sime, "Passing Show of 1915," 2146: 2131: 2100: 2087: 1928:rhythm and accent and motion. 1884:Look she can ne'er do a spleet 1859:while she smiles with the face 1330:. (Originally filmed in 1920, 1233:Earl Carroll Vanities of 1925 1140:running for political office, 1136:As a result of the thought of 1: 5131:Writers from Queens, New York 5126:Songwriters from Pennsylvania 4882:"Blanche Merrill's TV Deal," 4516:"Blanche Merrill Returning," 4241:"Miss Merrill's Film Story," 3485:"Mollie Fuller's Act Opens," 3162:"Merrill's 'Follies' Songs," 2995:"Return of 'Dolly Dimples'," 2799:(November 21, 1925), p. 10ff. 2422:"Bayes Sings Harris' Songs," 2059:ASCAP Biographical Dictionary 2004: 1973:Oh dat's lovely I don't tink! 1902:she goes all 'round the place 1420:, both recently retired from 1334:was filmed again in 1930 for 1020:Merrill became involved with 814:An anonymous 1918 article in 795:, Grace Cameron returning in 330: 5021:(September 9, 1917), page 8. 4947:"Literati Obits This Week," 4720:(September 13, 1939), p. 35. 4202:"Inside Stuff on Pictures," 4176:"Blanche Merrill 'Loaned,'" 4150:"Inside Stuff on Pictures," 4025:(December 30, 1925), p. 118. 3709:(September 24, 1924), p. 11. 3569:"Mollie Fuller and N.V.A.," 3437:(October 20, 1922), p. 1, 4. 3286:"Nan Halperin's Selection," 3064:(December 27, 1917), p. 187. 2935:(February 24, 1921), p. 13. 2601:"Ziegfeld Follies of 1916," 2336:(September 10, 1910), p. 56. 1977:If I were single once again, 1910:they'll kill her or cure her 1757: 1705:was a show presented at the 1682: 1562: 1501: 1467:Merrill prepared an act for 1166:Wrote an act for Alma Adair; 1129:Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 691: 443: 293:New York City New York, U.S. 7: 4988:Social Security Death Index 4796:(November 13, 1946), p. 45. 4783:(December 16, 1942), p. 42. 4755:"ASCAP-er on 'Fun' Score," 4746:(February 22, 1940), p. 31. 4665:(December 30, 1936), p. 31. 4661:"Blanche Merrill on Mend," 4585:(November 13, 1934), p. 38. 4533:(December 19, 1931), p. 61. 4494:(November 12, 1930), p. 58. 4464:"Blanche Merrill Writing," 4374:(November 30, 1927), p. 27. 4167:(February 24, 1926), p. 34. 4154:(February 17, 1926), p. 20. 4141:(February 10, 1926), p. 11. 4074:(November 11, 1925), p. 12. 4012:(December 19, 1925), p. 12. 4008:"Loew Signs Billy Abbott," 3813:(September 10, 1924), p. 4. 3800:(February 28, 1924), p. 36. 3787:(September 10, 1924), p. 5. 3599:(February 17, 1923), p. 13. 3547:(November 25, 1925), p. 14. 3515:(November 14, 1925), p. 18. 3316:(November 12, 1920), p. 17. 3258:"Nan Helperin in 'Girls'," 3244:"Shubert Gaities of 1919," 3129:(September 6, 1918), p. 17. 3077:(December 28, 1917), p. 69. 2960:(November 12, 1930), p. 53. 2916:(February 23, 1917), p. 60. 2864:(December 22, 1916), p. 22. 2690:(December 13, 1918), p. 15. 2578:(February 11, 1916), p. 18. 2413:(February 27, 1915), p. 18. 2370:"Blanche Merrill Locates," 2169:Social Security Death Index 1987: 1882:Becky is back in the ballet 1878:Becky is back in the ballet 1839:Becky is back in the ballet 1837:Kicking her feet to the sky 1835:Becky is back in the ballet 1816:She got a job in the ballet 1745:assistant district attorney 1727: 627:in the 1932 animated short 93:conditions to do so are met 10: 5172: 5034:(November 25, 1925), p. 8. 4860:(January 5, 1949), p. 102. 4809:(December 31, 1947), p. 1. 4759:(November 23, 1940), p. 6. 4705:Fanny Brice's Comedy Songs 4678:(January 20, 1937), p. 61. 4652:(February 9, 1938), p. 30. 4572:(October 23, 1934), p. 34. 4559:(November 3, 1931), p. 43. 4520:(October 22, 1930), p. 65. 4455:(December 18, 1930), p. 4. 4442:(January 22, 1930), p. 46. 4400:(November 27, 1929), p. 2. 4387:(November 20, 1929), p. 2. 4348:(February 4, 1928), p. 13. 4335:(February 1, 1928), p. 28. 4331:"Priscilla Dean's Start," 4322:(October 26, 1927), p. 29. 4318:"Blanche Merrill's Acts," 4309:(October 22, 1927), p. 14. 4279:Barbara Wallace Grossman, 4128:(December 2, 1925), p. 31. 3999:(September 9, 1925), p. 7. 3970:Internet Broadway Database 3906:(February 4, 1925), p. 20. 3889:Fulton: Puzzles of 1925," 3877:Internet Broadway Database 3852:(December 2, 1925), p. 15. 3839:(January 17, 1925), p. 14. 3761:(February 28, 1924), p. 4. 3735:(January 17, 1924), p. 30. 3624:Internet Broadway Database 3531:(December 5, 1925), p. 20. 3489:(December 22, 1922), p. 4. 3476:(January 5, 1938), p. 176. 3424:(October 20, 1922), p. 19. 3408:Internet Broadway Database 3396:(October 13, 1922), p. 12. 3383:(September 1, 1922), p. 1. 3379:"Dramatic Musical Revue," 3367:Internet Broadway Database 3342:(October 29, 1920), p. 13. 3338:"Musical 'Lady Friends'," 3274:Internet Broadway Database 3246:Internet Broadway Database 3230:Barbara Wallace Grossman, 3188:"Berlin in on 'Follies'," 3166:(February 21, 1919), p. 5. 3047:"Blanche Merrill's Play," 3038:(November 3, 1917), p. 18. 2999:(December 21, 1917), p. 6. 2851:(January 26, 1917), p. 12. 2834:"Clara Morton's New Act," 2825:(November 24, 1916), p. 8. 2812:(September 1, 1916), p. 6. 2782:Barbara Wallace Grossman, 2773:(January 9, 1963), p. 188. 2757:(January 12, 1923), p. 19. 2674:Internet Broadway Database 2641:Barbara Wallace Grossman, 2628:Sime, "Ziegfeld Follies," 2603:Internet Broadway Database 2587:Syme, "Ziegfeld Follies," 2561:Barbara Wallace Grossman, 2543:Barbara Wallace Grossman, 2534:(October 29, 1915), p. 35. 2521:(October 29, 1915), p. 16. 2466:Internet Broadway Database 2438:Internet Broadway Database 2361:(February 21, 1913), p. 8. 2310:(October 13, 1917), p. 88. 2225:(February 11, 1917), p. 7. 1912:Her father and mother are 1894:She kneels, it's a twister 1880:Dancing away with her feet 1869:Her father and mother will 1861:She tripples and skipples 1851:She flies, she can flitter 1824:She almost located her hip 1341:Schenck loaned Merrill to 1055:and was judged a success. 835:Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic 733:Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic 414: 348:. These also must be read 279:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4908:"Irene Hilda's New Act," 4899:(January 2, 1952), p. 114 4873:(August 24, 1949), p. 62. 4769:"All in Fun" at IBDB.com. 4507:(August 17, 1930), p. 41. 4481:(October 22, 1930), p. 2. 4361:(August 24, 1927), p. 42. 4232:(November 3, 1926), p. 9. 4215:"Fannie Brice's Return," 4100:(October 7, 1925), p. 46. 4058:(October 21, 1925), p. 3. 3982:"Musical 'Help Wanted'," 3915:"New Act for Ruth Roye," 3893:(August 15, 1925), p. 92. 3865:(January 3, 1925), p. 32. 3826:(October 4, 1924), p. 12. 3748:(January 31, 1924), p. 6. 3696:(August 23, 1923), p. 17. 3666:(November 1, 1923), p. 5. 3586:(February 8, 1923), p. 4. 3450:(August 11, 1922), p. 13. 3406:"The Lady Christilinda," 3392:"Inside Stuff On Legit," 3355:(August 20, 1921), p. 30. 3290:(August 13, 1920), p. 13. 3272:"The Little Blue Devil," 3090:(February 8, 1918), p. 5. 3051:(October 19, 1917), p. 5. 2973:(August 17, 1917), p. 18. 2903:(January 27, 1917), p. 4. 2890:(January 19, 1917), p. 8. 2877:(January 5, 1917), p. 30. 2662:(August 16, 1918), p. 13. 2615:full-page advertisement, 2508:(October 22, 1915), p. 6. 2468:, accessed July 13, 2018. 2400:(January 1, 1915), p. 20. 2357:"Second Trained Nurses," 2319:"Harris Signs Newcomer," 1904:Someday she'll get dizzy 1855:her feet they go with her 1849:on her big brother's nose 1847:She can pose on her toes 1828:from the bump on her head 1826:They thought she was dead 1548:, and wrote material for 1378:and their ill-fated film 1187:Greenwich Village Follies 1173:, an act for Lida Morris; 636:Betty Boop's Rise to Fame 608:Atlantic City, New Jersey 410: 306: 298: 286: 267: 258: 251: 5003:(March 26, 1915), p. 36. 4977:(March 30, 1939), p. 29. 4964:(April 25, 1938), p. 15. 4951:(April 27, 1938), p. 60. 4925:(March 12, 1952), p. 52. 4733:(April 17, 1940), p. 51. 4690:"Air Briefs: New York," 4416:(January 1, 1930), p. 2. 4396:"Fehl, Leslie Team Up," 4296:(August 7, 1926), p. 13. 4245:(August 11, 1926), p. 8. 4193:(March 24, 1926), p. 31. 4137:"Blanche Merrill Wins," 4096:"Kane's 'Seven Wives'," 3972:(accessed July 1, 2018). 3919:(April 11, 1925), p. 12. 3774:(August 13, 1924), p. 7. 3683:(January 7, 1925), p. 6. 3662:"Elida Morris Marries," 3640:(April 12, 1923), p. 39. 3622:"Jack and Jill: Songs," 3612:(March 31, 1923), p. 10. 3502:(January 7, 1925), p. 9. 3351:"Musical Comedy Notes," 3205:(March 21, 1919), p. 13. 3201:"3 Acts for 'Follies'," 3175:"Writers of 'Follies'," 3116:(August 16, 1918), p. 9. 3025:(April 27, 1917), p. 45. 3008:"Mabel Hamilton Alone," 2986:(August 31, 1917) p. 38. 2947:(March 10, 1922), p. 21. 2808:"Vaudeville: New Acts," 2504:"Vaudeville: New Acts," 2464:"Passing Show of 1915," 2188:. Accessed July 7, 2018. 1898:on her knee is a blister 1867:and quives with a quiver 1865:She shakes with a shiver 875:Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 864:The Passing Show of 1918 597:Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 590:Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 544:The Passing Show of 1915 140:too many section headers 4986:"Theresa C. Dreyfoos," 4973:"W. Wallace Dreyfoos," 4694:(April 2, 1938), p. 11. 4624:(June 17, 1936), p. 49. 4611:(June 17, 1936), p. 38. 4546:(July 18, 1931), p. 61. 4529:"Thru Sugar's Domino," 4468:(April 2, 1930), p. 68. 4370:"Nancy Welford's Act," 4261:(June 22, 1927), p. 30. 4219:(March 24, 1926), p. 4. 4180:(March 3, 1926), p. 38. 4111:Bluebeard's Seven Wives 4087:(July 29, 1925), p. 48. 3995:"Announcer's Own Act," 3958:(July 18, 1925), p. 39. 3945:(July 15, 1925), p. 16. 3879:accessed June 29, 2018. 3722:(July 26, 1924), p. 15. 3626:accessed June 29, 2018. 3410:accessed June 28, 2018. 3369:accessed June 28, 1921. 3329:(April 9, 1920), p. 31. 3303:(June 20, 1919), p. 51. 3276:accessed June 27, 2018. 3262:(July 18, 1919), p. 12. 3248:accessed June 28, 2018. 3218:(June 13, 1919), p. 13. 3192:(March 14, 1919), p. 1. 3179:(March 7, 1919), p. 12. 3112:"Vaudeville: Cabaret," 3103:(March 8, 1918), p. 11. 3086:"Scene Around a Song," 3012:(April 27, 1917), p. 5. 2744:(June 16, 1922), p. 18. 2727:"Merrill-Brice Songs," 2718:(January 26, 1929), 26. 2658:"Why Worry Reopening," 2632:(June 15, 1917), p. 18. 2619:(June 16, 1916), p. 29. 2605:accessed June 17, 2018. 2591:(June 16, 1916), p. 13. 2426:(March 6, 1915), p. 12. 2383:"Max Says It's a Hit," 1841:Doing a sweet butterfly 1734:The Wall Street Journal 1617:. It was to be called 1386:First National Pictures 1293:Bluebeard's Seven Wives 938:Shubert Gaities of 1919 894:Shubert Gaities of 1919 4912:(May 16, 1951), p. 49. 4847:(May 18, 1949), p. 54. 4598:(May 11, 1935), p. 11. 4206:(May 19, 1926), p. 19. 4038:(June 10, 1925), p. 9. 3986:(July 1, 1925), p. 20. 3822:"Belle Baker Booked," 3783:"Miss Nesbitt's Act," 3649:"Beth Tate's Return," 3573:(July 7, 1926), p. 27. 3560:(July 7, 1926), p. 32. 3463:(July 28, 1922), p. 1. 2838:(April 7, 1917), p. 6. 2704:accessed July 3, 2018. 2676:accessed July 4, 2018. 2574:Sime, "Fannie Brice," 2495:(July 16, 1915), p. 9. 2482:(June 4, 1915), p. 14. 2454:(June 19, 1915), p. 4. 2387:(June 13, 1913), p. 7. 2323:(July 16, 1910), p. 5. 2110:accessed July 8, 2018. 1942: 1896:From kneeling so much 1890:Some day she will kick 1886:She kicks to the front 1747:. He died, age 47, of 1692: 1457:. As the act evolved, 1235:(opened July 6, 1925); 1171:The Spirit of Broadway 1038:St. Vincent's Hospital 940:. Theatrical producer 811: 793:You Can't Believe Them 781: 701: 571: 542:, who performed it in 531:, which opened at the 482: 457: 199:by rewriting it in an 4886:(May 2, 1951), p. 34. 4869:"Chatter: Broadway," 4843:"Chatter: Broadway," 4831:(May 1, 1946), p. 28. 4827:"Literati: Chatter," 4674:"Chatter: Broadway," 4425:"The Variety Stage," 3932:(May 27, 1925), p. 4. 3675:"Inside Vaudeville," 3582:"Amateurs in Films," 2797:Saturday Evening Post 2731:(May 12, 1922), p. 4. 2649:June 13, 1917, p. 18. 2436:"The Blue Paradise," 2374:(June 6, 1913), p. 8. 1922: 1908:No one can endure her 1888:The back and the side 1857:She holds up the foot 1822:with oi! such a crack 1690: 1646:1949-1952: Television 1607:indicated a plan for 1157:Hartford, Connecticut 990:The Lady Christilinda 913:The Little Blue Devil 870:and never published. 860:Winter Garden Theatre 809: 779: 737:New Amsterdam Theatre 699: 569: 476: 451: 394:College Point, Queens 275:July 22/July 23, 1883 16:American screenwriter 4990:, certificate 60398. 4934:"Clara Dreyfoos" in 4568:"Merrill Hits Air," 4542:"Vaudeville Notes," 4503:"Apartment Leases," 4429:(May 8, 1930), p. 4. 3718:"Vaudeville Notes," 3653:(May 3, 1923), p. 4. 3511:"Vaudeville Notes," 3034:"Cold Type Review," 2286:Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2057:"Merrill, Blanche," 1906:and fall on her face 1820:She fell on her back 1793:fly in the spring!" 1634:four songs in 1947. 1279:1925-1927: Hollywood 1211:, eventually titled 1127:The music publisher 1049:Paterson, New Jersey 974:John Murray Anderson 753:Dance and Grow Thin. 436:Brooklyn Daily Eagle 3875:"Puzzles of 1925," 3861:"Shows Under Way," 2860:"Blanche Merrill," 2037:"Blanche Merrill," 1914:goin' to insure her 1900:She goes all around 1812:Look how she danced 1751:on March 29, 1939. 1619:Automatically Yours 1546:Madison, New Jersey 1343:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1231:Wrote material for 1105:Artistic Buffoonery 1098:W. Augustus Barratt 1045:B. F. Keith Circuit 743:on the roof of the 712:(originally titled 427:The Jolly Bachelors 401:Columbia University 321:Blanche V. Dreyfoos 272:Blanche V. Dreyfoos 80:of this article is 4716:"Publish Lyrics," 4581:"Here and There," 4438:"London Chatter," 3299:"Incorporations," 2306:Untitled article, 2167:"Claire Kissane," 1892:and commit suicide 1871:never forgive her 1863:all over the place 1853:Hither and thither 1810:Becky was a dancer 1693: 1672:Your Show of Shows 1663:Your Show of Shows 1609:Horn & Hardart 1479:1929-1930: England 1434:, debuting at the 982:William Harris Jr. 812: 782: 708:, Clara Morton in 702: 572: 506:The Trained Nurses 492:, was produced by 486:The Trained Nurses 483: 481:by Blanche Merrill 458: 317:Blanche L. Merrill 201:encyclopedic style 188:is written like a 4999:Advertisement in 4620:"Crashes ASCAP," 4257:"Topsy and Eva," 3073:Advertisement in 3060:Advertisement in 2982:Advertisement in 2912:Advertisement in 1843:Look how she goes 1637:A 1946 notice in 1455:Yonkers, New York 1286:Joseph M. Schenck 950:A Pair of Queens. 749:Eat and Grow Thin 667:Music Box Theatre 630:Stopping the Show 529:The Blue Paradise 477:Song written for 467:Charles K. 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