I would like to add a musical footnote about the cooperation of the Irish and the Jews in America; it has to do with George and Ira Gershwin's 1931 musical comedy Of Thee I Sing. This play follows the Presidential election campaign of a candidate named John P. Wintergreen. The opening number, "Wintergreen for President," starts with the following lyrics:
I would like to add a musical footnote about the cooperation of the Irish and the Jews in America; it has to do with George and Ira Gershwin's 1931 musical comedy Of Thee I Sing. This play follows the Presidential election campaign of a candidate named John P. Wintergreen. The opening number, "Wintergreen for President," starts with the following lyrics:
Wintergreen for President!
Wintergreen for President!
He's the man the people choose,
(sotto voce) Loves the Irish and the Jews!
Thanks! Great reference and much appreciated.