MusicalOperaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 21, 1931
Closing Date
Jan 02, 1932
Performances
18
MusicalOperaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
44th Street Theatre
(Dec 21, 1931 - Jan 02, 1932)

Description
An opera in three acts

Setting
Outside Jack's House; On the Road to Market; The Country Market; On the Road Home; Country near Giant's Castle; Kitchen in Giant's Castle.

Produced by George Bye; Sponsored by Julliard School of Music
Libretto by John Erskine; Music by Louis Gruenberg; Musical Director: Albert Stoessel
Staged by Alfredo Valenti
Scenic Design by Margaret Linley
Ensemble
Ensemble
Tanner
 
Magic Harp Soli
Alternate
Butcher
Alternate
 
Ensemble
Princess
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Mother
Giant
Alternate
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Magic Harp Soli
Alternate
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Princess
Alternate
Jack
Alternate
Cow
Alternate
Butcher
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Mother
Alternate
Magic Harp Soli
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Locksmith
 
Ensemble
music by Louis Gruenberg; lyrics by John Erskine
Act 1
Sung By
No meat, no bread, no milk
Jack and Mother
When I had youth I had beauty
Mother
Mother, your tears are silly
Jack
What should I do
Cow
Come on, won't you
Jack and Cow
This way, ladies and gentlemen
Barker
Will you marry me, Princess?
Ensemble
Who'll buy my cow?
Jack, Butcher, Tanner, Locksmith and Ensemble
We ought not to have come
Jack and Cow
Young man, young man
Princess, Cow and Jack
He is long coming
Mother
Yes, she's sold
Jack and Mother
Act 2
Sung By
Love is a magic lifted
Princess
I left you at the market
Jack and Princess
Most of all blessings
Giant
Love is a magic lifted (Reprise)
Princess
Be quick! He is after me!
Jack and Princess
Did he come this way?
Giant and Princess
He will steal you too, will he?
Giant
Be quick! He is after me! (Reprise)
Jack and Princess
And who may you be
Giant and Jack
Grasshopper, sing me a tune I can shimmy to
Magic Harp Soli
It has a fine voice too
Jack and Giant
My true love has a way with him
Princess
I've got it! Let's go!
Jack and Princess
Act 3
Sung By
What is keeping him?
Mother
Who's ringing that bell
Mother and Jack
Mother, this is my love
Jack, Princess, Mother and Cow
Of hours not mine
Jack, Mother and Princess
Time is a magical snare
Magic Harp Soli and Ensemble
Now to his love
Magic Harp Soli and Ensemble
I don't care for weddings
Cow
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