Roberta (opened November 18th 1933) with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Otto Harbach was a hit filled Broadway show including such evergreens as Yesterdays and The Touch of Your Hand.
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes was written originally by Kern with a quick march tempo and only became a hit when changed into a ballad. My fave recording of it is by Dinah Washington.
The film of Roberta in 1935 retained most of the songs of the Broadway original adding I Won't Dance (a memorable performance by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) and Lovely To Look At.
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