▁Monday ▁( 1 3 5 th ▁Street ). ▁In ▁an ▁unus ually ▁d aring ▁move ▁for ▁ 1 9 5 0 ' s ▁television , ▁it ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁that ▁medium ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁anth ology , ▁Om n ibus , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁ 1 3 5 th ▁Street . ▁This ▁production ▁featured ▁black ▁sing ers , ▁not ▁white ▁sing ers ▁in ▁black face . ▁Blue ▁Monday ▁is ▁occasionally , ▁though ▁sp aring ly , ▁rev ived ▁both ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁New ▁York ▁rev ival ▁and ▁recent ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁Ad ela ide , ▁Australia , ▁Liv orno , ▁Italy , ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁Lin z , ▁Austria . ▁A ▁vocal ▁score ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁orch estr ation ▁by ▁George ▁Bass man ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁released ▁on ▁CD ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁An ▁abbre vi ated ▁version ▁of ▁Blue ▁Monday , ▁performed ▁in ▁black face , ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁film ▁bi ography ▁of ▁G ers h win , ▁R haps ody ▁in ▁Blue . ▁The ▁sequence ▁was ▁a ▁fict ional ized , ▁but ▁basically ▁true ▁re - cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁work ' s ▁opening ▁performance . ▁Band le ader ▁Paul ▁Wh item an ▁appeared ▁as ▁himself . ▁ ▁Pres ervation ▁status ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2