Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein is an album by Karrin Allyson recorded in tribute to the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It earned Allyson a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. "Many a New Day" peaked at 13 on the "Billboard" Jazz album charts. Christopher Loudon reviewed "Many a New Day" for the "Jazz Times" in October 2015 and wrote, "At last, the Hammerstein portion of the Rodgers canon is getting serious, full-length appreciation...There's no room on this album
Willie Hammerstein rather jaded and cynical atmosphere, the stage slang and black humor. Acts could afford to include more sexual innuendo than in other houses. To keep costs and prices down, a typical Hammerstein bill would feature a few well-paid stars and a large number of lower-priced novelty acts. Hammerstein made the Victoria the most popular venue for vaudeville in New York. The Victoria was a grand building, and played some high-quality acts. As of 1905 the theater owners who booked through the William Morris Agency seemed likely to become dominant in the vaudeville industry. They included Hammerstein, Frederick Freeman Proctor, Timothy