George White's Scandals were a long-running string of
Broadway revues produced by
George White that ran from 1919-1939, modelled after the
Ziegfeld Follies. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including
W.C. Fields, the
Three Stooges,
Ray Bolger,
Helen Morgan,
Ethel Merman,
Ann Miller,
Bert Lahr, and
Rudy Vallée.
Louise Brooks and
Eleanor Powell got their show business start as lavishly dressed (or underdressed) chorus girls strutting to the "Scandal Walk". Much of
George Gershwin's early work appeared in the 1920-24 editions of
Scandals.
George White's Scandals is also the name of several movies set within the
Scandals, all of which focus primarily on the show's acts, with a thin backstage plot stringing them all together. The best known of these was 1934's
George White's Scandals written by
Jack Yellen, which marked the film debut of
Alice Faye.
Notable
Flapper-era
cartoonist and designer
Russell Patterson worked on
Broadway on a number of productions in various capacities, including
George White's Scandals of 1936 as Scenic Designer.
George White's Scandals of 1920 was featured in an episode of the television series
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
The Scandals Cast (Year-By-Year)
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1928
1931
1932 (Music Hall Varieties)
1936
1939
