[78-L] Mr. Tibbits

[David Weiner]

Eddie Cantor sings the "Tibbits" / "Kibbitz" line in the WHOOPEE movie,
from 1930. The song was written for this film version. The other names
were later additions. In the film, Cantor references  John Gilbert, Ronald
Colman, Will Rogers and Maurice Chevalier.
Here's the song: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-EXfxLitAo

Dave Weiner

On 6/23/14, 11:37 AM, "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
wrote:

>
>Lawrence Tibbett was well known in 1930, but the Mr. Tibbits reference
>seems to 
>date from 1934. And NOBODY would have used the word "kibitz" before the
>50s 
>outside of groups of professional entertainers. (Stanley Tibbets is a
>character 
>in "Foul Play".)
>
>dl
>
>On 6/23/2014 11:31 AM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
>>
>> The song was written in 1930, and Dudley Moore was not born until 1935.
>> Even the others were not too well known in 1930.  What recording are you
>> listening to?  Maybe we can date it.
>> RayK
>>>
>> From: David Lennick
>> Stanley Tibbets? (portrayed by Dudley Moore)
>> Lawrence Tibbett? (portrayed as some short fat guy in "Buggsy")
>> This Mr. Tibbits?
>>http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/mr-tibbits/
>>>
>>> Ron L'Herault wrote:
>>> Does anyone know off the top of their heads who "Mr. Tibbits", as
>>> mentioned
>>> in the lyrics to "My Baby Just Cares For Me" might be?   Also
>>>mentioned in
>>> the second chorus are Dick Tracy, Bing, Roy Rogers and Clark Gable.
>>>Was
>>> RR
>>> well known in the early 30s or are these names a later addition?