MusicalOperettaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 10, 1952
Closing Date
Nov 15, 1952
Performances
8
MusicalOperettaRevivalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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This production played in repertory with The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore
Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Nov 10, 1952 - Nov 15, 1952)
Description
An operetta in two acts
Setting
An Arcadian Landscape. Palace Yard, Westminster.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by S.M. Chartock
Written by W. S. Gilbert; Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; Musical Director: Lehman Engel
Staged by S.M. Chartock
Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang; Costume Design by Peggy Morrison
Company Manager: Leon Spachner
Stage Manager: Lewis Pierce, Radley Flynn and Athena Pappas
Assistant Conductor: Eugene Kusmiak
Press Representative: Nat Dorfman and Irvin Dorfman
music by Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by William S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
Tripping hither, tripping thither
Celia and Leila
Iolanthe! From thy dark exile thou art summoned
Queen of the Fairies, Iolanthe, Celia, Leila and Chorus of Fairies
Good morrow, good mother
Strephon and Chorus of Fairies
Fare thee well, attractive stranger
Queen of the Fairies and Chorus of Fairies
Good morrow, good lover!
Phyllis and Strephon
None shall part us from each other
Phyllis and Strephon
Loudly let the trumpet bray
Tenors and Basses
The law is the true embodiment
The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Peers
My well-loved lord and guardian dear
Phyllis, Lord Tolloler and Earl of Mountararat
Nay, tempt me not
Phyllis
Spurn not the nobly born
Lord Tolloler and Chorus
Lords, it may not be!
Phyllis, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat, Strephon, The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Peers
When I went to the Bar as a very young man
The Lord Chancellor
When darkly looms the day
Phyllis, Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, Leila, Celia, Strephon, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat, The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Fairies and Peers
Act 2
Sung By
When all night long a chap remains
Private Willis
Strephon's a member of Parliament!
Chorus
When Britain truly ruled the waves
Earl of Mountararat and Chorus
In vain you plead to us, Don't go!
Leila, Celia, Chorus of Fairies, Earl of Mountararat and Lord Tolloler
Oh, foolish fay
Queen of the Fairies and Chorus of Fairies
Tho' p'raps I may incur your blame
Phyllis, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat and Private Willis
Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest
The Lord Chancellor
He who shies at such a prize
Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat and The Lord Chancellor
My Bill has now been read a second time
Strephon
If we're weak enough to tarry
Phyllis and Strephon
My lord, a suppliant at your feet I kneel
Fairies and Iolanthe
It may not be-for so the fates decide!
Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, The Lord Chancellor and Fairies
Soon as we may, off and away!
Phyllis, Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, Leila, Celia, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat, Strephon, The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Fairies and Peers

Tony Award®

Conductor and Musical Director

1953 Winner
Musical Director: Lehman Engel
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