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The Archers
or The Mountaineers of Switzerland
Musical
Drama
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 18, 1796
Closing Date
Apr 22, 1796
Performances
3
Musical
Drama
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 18, 1796
Close Date: Apr 22, 1796
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
John Street Theatre
(Apr 18, 1796 - Apr 22, 1796)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Old American Company (Lewis Hallam & John Hodgkinson)
Libretto by
William Dunlap
; Music by
Benjamin Carr
Scenic Design by
Charles Ciceri
Conducted by
James Hewitt
Miss Brett
Female Archer
Maiden of Uri
Miss Broadhurst
Rodolpha
Walter Furst's daughter
Mr. Cleveland
Gesler
Austrian Governor of Uri
Mr. Des Moulins
Burgher
Mrs. Durang
Female Archer
John Durang
Bowman of Uri
Madame Gardie
Female Archer
Maiden of Uri
Lewis Hallam
Werner Staffach
Conrad
Seller of wooden ware in Altdorf
Miss Harding
Tell's Son
John Hodgkinson
William Tell
Mrs. John Hodgkinson
Cecily
a basket woman
Joseph Jefferson
Lieutenant to Gesler
John Johnson
Walter Furst
Mr. King
Leopold
Duke of Austria
Mr Lee
Bowman of Uri
Mr. Leonard
Austrian Soldier
Mr. McKnight
Austrian Soldier
Charlotte Melmoth
Portia
Tell's wife
Mr. Munto
Pikeman of Schweitz
W. H. Prigmore
Burgomaster of Altdorf
Mr. Tomkins
Pikeman of Schweitz
Miss Tompkins
Female Archer
Joseph Tyler
Arnold Melcthal
Chief of Underwalden
Madame Val
Female Archer
Maiden of Uri
Mr. Woolls
Burgher
Songs
music by
Benjamin Carr
; lyrics by
William Dunlap
Act 1
Sung By
We tell a tale of Liberty to-night
Come who'll buy my baskets
Cecily
Here are bowls by the dozen, and spoons by the gross
Conrad
If a man would a faithful follower have
Conrad
The soldiers are devilish kind
Lieutenant to Gesler, Conrad and Cecily
Forever lives the patriot's fame
William Tell
Genius of our pine-clad hills
Bowman of Uri and Chorus
Uri's sons, with open arms
Bowmen
To the war-horn's loud and solemn blast
Pikemen
March our bold yeomen dauntless to the field
Walter Furst
Why, Huntress, Why, (wilt thou thy life expose)
Arnold Melcthal
At trumpet's clang, or the war-horn's sound
Rodolpha
Let every act, let every thought
Chorus of the Whole
Act 2
Sung By
How happy is a soldier's life
Lieutenant to Gesler and Conrad
While thus with mind infirm and limbs unnerved
Rodolpha
Come, Conrad, awake from your trance
Cecily
Come all ye pretty maidens
Cecily
There lived in Altdorf city fair
Cecily
While man, with high-wrought impious pride
Arnold Melcthal
Dear is the homely cot, and dear the shed
Rodolpha, Arnold Melcthal, Bowman of Uri and Chorus of the Whole
Act 3
Sung By
Hark! from the mountain's awful head
Arnold Melcthal
Haste, my Maidens, haste with me!
Rodolpha
He comes! he comes! the victor comes!
Rodolpha, Arnold Melcthal and Chorus of the Whole
In storied page where shall we find
Rodolpha and Arnold Melcthal
Good mistress, kind lady, my thanks receive
Cecily
Come, my maidens, haste away!
Rodolpha, Arnold Melcthal and Cecily
When heaven pours blessings all around
William Tell, Arnold Melcthal, Rodolpha, Cecily and Chorus of the Whole
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Old American Company (Lewis Hallam & John Hodgkinson)
Libretto by
William Dunlap
; Music by
Benjamin Carr
Scenic Design by
Charles Ciceri
Conducted by
James Hewitt
Miss Brett
Female Archer
Maiden of Uri
Miss Broadhurst
Rodolpha
Walter Furst's daughter
Mr. Cleveland
Gesler
Austrian Governor of Uri
Mr. Des Moulins
Burgher
Mrs. Durang
Female Archer
John Durang
Bowman of Uri
Madame Gardie
Female Archer
Maiden of Uri
Lewis Hallam
Werner Staffach
Conrad
Seller of wooden ware in Altdorf
Miss Harding
Tell's Son
John Hodgkinson
William Tell
Mrs. John Hodgkinson
Cecily
a basket woman
Joseph Jefferson
Lieutenant to Gesler
John Johnson
Walter Furst
Mr. King
Leopold
Duke of Austria
Mr Lee
Bowman of Uri
Mr. Leonard
Austrian Soldier
Mr. McKnight
Austrian Soldier
Charlotte Melmoth
Portia
Tell's wife
Mr. Munto
Pikeman of Schweitz
W. H. Prigmore
Burgomaster of Altdorf
Mr. Tomkins
Pikeman of Schweitz
Miss Tompkins
Female Archer
Joseph Tyler
Arnold Melcthal
Chief of Underwalden
Madame Val
Female Archer
Maiden of Uri
Mr. Woolls
Burgher
music by
Benjamin Carr
; lyrics by
William Dunlap
Act 1
Sung By
We tell a tale of Liberty to-night
Come who'll buy my baskets
Cecily
Here are bowls by the dozen, and spoons by the gross
Conrad
If a man would a faithful follower have
Conrad
The soldiers are devilish kind
Lieutenant to Gesler, Conrad and Cecily
Forever lives the patriot's fame
William Tell
Genius of our pine-clad hills
Bowman of Uri and Chorus
Uri's sons, with open arms
Bowmen
To the war-horn's loud and solemn blast
Pikemen
March our bold yeomen dauntless to the field
Walter Furst
Why, Huntress, Why, (wilt thou thy life expose)
Arnold Melcthal
At trumpet's clang, or the war-horn's sound
Rodolpha
Let every act, let every thought
Chorus of the Whole
Act 2
Sung By
How happy is a soldier's life
Lieutenant to Gesler and Conrad
While thus with mind infirm and limbs unnerved
Rodolpha
Come, Conrad, awake from your trance
Cecily
Come all ye pretty maidens
Cecily
There lived in Altdorf city fair
Cecily
While man, with high-wrought impious pride
Arnold Melcthal
Dear is the homely cot, and dear the shed
Rodolpha, Arnold Melcthal, Bowman of Uri and Chorus of the Whole
Act 3
Sung By
Hark! from the mountain's awful head
Arnold Melcthal
Haste, my Maidens, haste with me!
Rodolpha
He comes! he comes! the victor comes!
Rodolpha, Arnold Melcthal and Chorus of the Whole
In storied page where shall we find
Rodolpha and Arnold Melcthal
Good mistress, kind lady, my thanks receive
Cecily
Come, my maidens, haste away!
Rodolpha, Arnold Melcthal and Cecily
When heaven pours blessings all around
William Tell, Arnold Melcthal, Rodolpha, Cecily and Chorus of the Whole
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