Broadway’s Not a Bad Place after All

Eddie Cantor

Harry Ruby

1918

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Sheet music for “Broadway’s Not a Bad Place after All” from the theatrical revue Ziegfield Follies. The revue occurred annually between 1907 to 1931 and featured elaborate performances led by talented musicians and composers. Composed by Harry Ruby, this number humorously defends Broadway against those who criticize its sensational entertainment including cabaret, jazz, and dance, and helped establish Eddie Cantor as a force in the performing arts world.   

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Eddie Cantor, vocalist, “Broadway’s Not a Bad Place After All,” co-written and co-composed with Harry Ruby for the Ziegfield Follies (New York: Waterson, Berlin, & Snyder Co., 1920). Catalog record #: TXRC05-A0, box 20.9, Florenz Ziegfield Archive, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.

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