Sheet Music to Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean

Gallagher & Shean was a highly successful double act on vaudeville and Broadway in the 1910s and 1920s, consisting of Edward Gallagher (1873 - March 28, 1929) and Al Shean (real name Albert Schoenberg) (May 12, 1868 - August 12, 1949). Image File history File linksMetadata 00896b. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 00896b. ... Laurel and Hardy are one of the worlds most popular double acts A double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic device in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin, and profession, but drastically... Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... // Caitlin wants nathans penis mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ... The 1920s is a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... For other people named Edward or Ed Gallagher, see Ed Gallagher Edward Gallagher (1873 - May 28, 1929) was a Vaudeville actor and half the act Gallagher and Shean. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Al Shean (May 12, 1868 in Germany - August 12, 1949) was the stage name for comedian Albert Schönberg. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

Having led separate careers in the vaudeville tradition, it was when they teamed up that they gained popularity. Most widely-known was their theme song Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean which was a hit at the Ziegfeld Follies in 1922. The song was written for them by Bryan Foy, son of Eddie Foy and eldest member of the "Seven Little Foys", and was regularly tweaked and updated with additional verses, so several different versions of the song are still extant. Though it has nothing to do with the song, the two appeared in Egyptian dress (Gallagher in pith helmet and white suit of the tourist, Shean in fez and oddly skirted jacket of a "native" Egyptian colonial) to tap into the post-King Tut craze for all things Egyptian. The song was recorded, was extremely popular and well-remembered: a parody of it was performed by Groucho Marx with Jackie Gleason on television in the late 1950s and Lenny Bruce was able to make off-handed reference to it in his nightclub act of the 1960s, all of them confident that audiences would recognize it right away. Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean is one the most famous songs to come from the American vaudeville mileu. ... The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Eddie Foy, Sr. ...

Gallagher and Shean first paired up during the tour of "The Rose Maid" in 1912, but they quarreled and split up two years later. They next appeared together in 1920, through the efforts of Shean's sister, Minnie Marx. This pairing lasted until 1925 and led to their fame. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Minnie Schönberg Marx (1865-1929) was the mother and manager for the Marx Brothers and the sister of Al Shean. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...

In 1921, they were sued by the Shubert organization for breach of contract. According to Shubert, they could not perform for the Ziegfeld Follies. The case claimed that Gallagher and Shean's act was "unique and irreplaceable." The comedians' defense was that their act was a mediocrity and the judge initially found in their favor, although the decision was later reversed. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

Shean was also uncle to the Marx Brothers. Shortly before their breakup in 1925, they made an experimental sound film with Theodore Case at Case's studio in Auburn, New York. Groucho, Gummo, Minnie (mother), Zeppo, Frenchy (father), Chico and Harpo. ... Theodore Case (1888 Auburn, New York – 1944) began working on his sound-on-film process in 1916. ... Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. ...

References

• Marxology
• Marx-o-rama (see Sounds page)

External links

• Edward Gallagher at Internet Broadway Database
• Edward Gallagher at IMDB
• Al Shean at Internet Broadway Database
• Al Shean at IMDB
• Gallagher and Shean (1925) experimental sound film made by Theodore Case