Honeymoon Lane (musical)

Honeymoon Lane was a popular Broadway musical by Eddie Dowling, who wrote the book and also starred with music by James F. Hanley. The musical was a big success and ran for nearly a year from 20 September 1926 at the Knickerbocker Theatre on Broadway.[1] Among the cast was Kate Smith.[2] The play was made into a film of the same name with Dowling again starring in 1931.[3]

Songs
  • “The Little White House (at the End of Honeymoon Lane)” was one of the biggest songs of 1927.[4]

References
  1. Gerald Bordman American Musical Theater: A Chronicle 2001 p 466 "The same night, 20 September, Honeymoon Lane raised its curtain down Broadway at the Knickerbocker. It was the third musical in a row to play through the season, and like The Ramblers and Queen High, it, too, left one noteworthy tune ..."
  2. Michael R. Pitts Kate Smith: A Bio-bibliography 1988 Page 2 "She found it difficult to live on her salary since people were always after her for loans which were never repaid . Still HONEYMOON LANE was a big success and ran for nearly a year on Broadway and Kate remained with the show when it ..."
  3. Edwin M. Bradley The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography 2004 p34 "With Hanley , a composer of some renown , he'd written the score to the 1926 stage success Honeymoon Lane . Dowling had no pretentions about his audience - Irish and working class . His shows were moralistic , uncomplicated in plot ..."
  4. Holly George-Warren Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry 2009 p 33 "Marvin's romantic tenor enthralled audiences on Broadway, and his “The Little White House (at the End of Honeymoon Lane)”—from a popular Broadway musical, Honeymoon Lane—was one of the biggest songs of 1927. He'd made his name the year ..."
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