A history of "On to the Show": Laurel & Hardy's secondary theme

One of the composer's own favorites, Leroy Shield wrote "On to the Show" in 1930 for the comedy films of Hal Roach Studios. The song is best remembered as the secondary theme of Laurel & Hardy, being used in eight of the team's short subjects from 1933–'35. This video details the many arrangements of "On to the Show" and where they first appear throughout early Roach talkies. A score reduction follows. 0:00 Introduction 0:27 "Pups Is Pups" (August 1930) 0:51 "Bigger and Better" (October 1930) 1:07 "Helping Grandma" (January 1931) 2:00 "Les Carottiers" (1931) 2:17 "Fly My Kite" (May 1931) 3:02 "Politiquerias" (May 1931) 3:33 "Skip the Maloo!" (September 1931) 4:03 New arrangement (1935) 4:34 Score reduction #laurelandhardy #themesong #littlerascals #ourgang #1930smusic