Bon Air Country Club, Evanston, Illinois, August,
1940
Jane begins her first nightclub tour with
the Bon Air. In her appearance here, she's hailed as a "showman's dream"
Royal Palm, Miami, 1940
Jane begins her
first night club tour which includes the Versailles, Riverside and
Chez Paree
Riverside, September, 1940
Ritz Theater, Newburgh, New York, September 29, 1940
Versailles, New York, November 22, 1940
Dorothy Kilgallen's column 'Thanksgiving On Broadway' has a long
list of things Broadway can be thankful for, including, "Jane Froman's
chanting at the Versailles, which has started a revival of George
Gershwiniana."
Chez Paree, December, 1940
Riobamba, New York, December 10, 1942
Opens at this chic club wearing gowns by Valentina.
Mounds Club, Cleveland, September 21, 1944
Chez Paree, Chicago, October, 1944
Performs
strapped to a piano. It is her first major engagement following accident
Copacabana, New York, January to February, 1945
Jane performs using a rolling platform
with piano which was also used in Chicago at the Chez Paree a few
weeks earlier. This was her first Copa appearance since
the crash. The engagement would have been held over until
April, which would have been a record, except that a midnight curfew,
set on all places of entertainment, began on February 25th. The Copa
decided to close entirely until the curfew was lifted. Jane closed
the final show with Auld Lang Syne. Another number was "Tea For Two"
which she sang with a marine riding on her moveable piano.
Colonial Inn, Miami Beach, January, 1947
Jane
Froman now gets around without leaning on her little piano at all
and has also almost overcome her stammering
Gross Pointe News, January 16, 1947
Riviera night club, New Jersey, August, 1948
Jane stands alone onstage for the first
time since the crash. She sings It's A Great Life, Millionaires Don't
Whistle and Begin The Beguine.
Copa City, Miami Beach, March 1949
Jane's engagement
was held over. Jane-Froman's delightful repertoire at Copa City, where
the deafening applause was thrillins to hear. This young lady is
Top-Drawer and is stopping shows colder than ever. Charleston
Daily Mail, March 17, 1949
Saxony, Miami, 1950
Flamingo, in Las Vegas,
1950
Persian Room, Hotel Plaza, October, 1950
Debut at the Persian Room. Jane reopens
the newly renovated room. Opens with "Hallelujah" and
sings "I Want To Be Loved," "Millionaires Don't Whistle" and "I've
Got You Under My Skin" among others.
Valley
Morning Star, October 20, 1950
Mocambo, Sunset Strip, Hollywood, August
22, 1950
Fanny Brice comes to see Jane
Copa City, Miami Beach, December 21, 1950
Milton Berle greeted beauteous, busty Jane
Froman from his table one night at Copa City. She leaned down from
the stage in a low-cut gown. "Please, please," begged Milton
turning his head away, "bend up"!. Syracuse
Herald-Journal, January 11, 1951
Bill Miller's Riviera, New Jersey, April,
1952
Jimmy Durante substituted for her on opening
night
Waldorf Astoria, March, 1952
Chez Paree, Chicago, May, 1952
Ciro's nightclub in Hollywood, 1953
One of Jane's numbers was "Southern
California Blues"
Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles,
California, April, 1954
Copacabana,
NewYork, April 29, 1954
Opens a 3 week engagement billed
as the "Queen
of Hearts". During
rehearsals she sings "Answer Me, My Love" . She leaves
the show temporarily because of sinusitis from a cold she caught
from the air conditioning.
Desert Inn, Las Vegas, July 19, 1955
Has a $250,000 contract with Desert Inn
for three, four-week appearances in the next 18 months. This is the
first round under the contract. She opens 2
weeks late.
Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ending
August 31, 1955
Reno
Evening Gazette August 27, 1955
Waldorf-Astoria, September 29, 1955 - postponed??
Empire Room, Waldorf-Astoria, New York, January
12, 1956
Empire Room, Waldorf-Astoria Sunday January 22, 1956
Eden Roc, Miami, March 7, 1956
Three
week engagement
Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, April 18, 1956
Two week engagement
Desert Inn, May 8, 1956
Riverside, Reno, June 8, 1956
Beverly Hills Country Club, Newport, Kentuckyy,
June 6 - 19, 1957
Desert Inn, Las Vegas, December 3, 1957
Chez Paree , November 13 through December 3, 1959
Billed as a "comeback".
Possibly opened on November
11th)
Persian Room, Plaza Hotel, December 28, 1959
Jane Sings How About You?; You're Perf;
It's All Right With Me; Millionaires Don't Whistle; Porgy & Bess
Medley which includes I Got Plenty Of Nothing, I Loves You Porgy
and It Ain't Necessarily So; My Farorite Things; Climb Every Mountain;
A medley from Heart including The Man I Love, What Is There To Say,
That Old Feeling, Too Marvelous, Man Of My Heart, Gypsy In My Soul,
I'll Walk Alone, I Believe, Get Happy and With A Song In My Heart.
The last song on the bill is You Still Have Your Lifetime Before
You. Richard Rodgers gives Jane gets a kiss at the first show.
A group of Fromanettes are also at the show.
Casino Royal, Washington DC, February 3, 1960
Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel,
San Francisco, February 25, 1960
Three week engagement
I've tried to be as accurate as
possible, but there are probably some errors and I am still working
on it.
If you have any corrections, additions, or comments,
please
e-mail me at winng@earthlink.net
