Belated info This skit originated in 1932, written by my great-uncle, Bob Miller, under the pseudonym of Ella Divine. It was recorded by a half-dozen recording artists including Joe Haymes. It was also partially recited on a very early color short entitled Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 1934 by Candy Candido.Candy sings the song Way Up Thar but in the middle he starts reciting Little Nell then finished with Way Up Thar. And as stated by others it turned up somehow in the cheerleading and camp activity books. archive.org has the Joe Haymes/Eliott Everett recordings and the Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove is on YouTube.
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