MusicalComedy OperaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 05, 1887
Closing Date
Apr 1888
Performances
51
MusicalComedy OperaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Standard Theatre
(Nov 05, 1887 - Dec 17, 1887)
Grand Opera House
(Apr 16, 1888 - Apr 1888)
Description
An opera in three acts
Setting
In the county of Kent, England in 1740
  • People
    Produced by James C. Duff; Produced by arrangement with Henry J. Leslie
    Libretto by B. C. Stephenson; Music by Alfred Cellier; Musical Director: Antonio DeNovellis
    Choreographed by Rose Beckett
    Scenic Design by Walter Burridge, Hughson Hawley and Homer Emens; Costume Design by Mme. Martens
    F. Boudinot
    John Tuppitt
    John E. Brand
    Harry Sherwood
    Marie Halton
    Phyllis Tuppitt
    William Hamilton
    Squire Bantam
    Rose Leighton
    Mrs. Privett
    J. E. Nash
    Tom Strutt
    Eugene Oudin
    Geoffrey Wilder
    Harry Paulton
    Lurcher
    Lillian Russell
    Dorothy Bantam
    Agnes Stone
    Lydia Hawthorne
  • Songs
    music by Alfred Cellier; lyrics by B. C. Stephenson
    Act 1
    Sung By
    Lads and lasses round about the hop pole trip
    Phyllis Tuppitt, Tom Strutt, John Tuppitt and Chorus
    Be wise in time, O Phyllis mine
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne and Phyllis Tuppitt
    We're sorry to delay you
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
    With such a dainty dame none can compare
    Geoffrey Wilder
    A father's joy and pride they are
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood and John Tuppitt
    I am the Sheriff's faithful man
    Lurcher, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
    You swear to be good and true
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
    Under the pump
    Chorus and Lurcher
    Now take your seats at table spread
    Principals and Chorus
    Act 2
    Sung By
    Though born a man of high degree
    Geoffrey Wilder and Chorus
    Contentment I give you
    Squire Bantam
    To bed so soon, Good night
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood, Lurcher and Squire Bantam
    One moment pray
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
    I stand at your threshold sighing
    Harry Sherwood
    Are you sure...
    Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood and Squire Bantam
    What noise was that
    Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood, Squire Bantam and Lurcher
    Hark forward! Hark forward! Away!
    Principals and Chorus
    Act 3
    Sung By
    Dancing is not what it used to be
    Chorus
    The time has come
    Phyllis Tuppitt
    What joy untold
    Phyllis Tuppitt, Tom Strutt, John Tuppitt and Chorus
    You swear to be good and true
    Principals and Chorus
Produced by James C. Duff; Produced by arrangement with Henry J. Leslie
Libretto by B. C. Stephenson; Music by Alfred Cellier; Musical Director: Antonio DeNovellis
Choreographed by Rose Beckett
Scenic Design by Walter Burridge, Hughson Hawley and Homer Emens; Costume Design by Mme. Martens
F. Boudinot
John Tuppitt
John E. Brand
Harry Sherwood
Marie Halton
Phyllis Tuppitt
William Hamilton
Squire Bantam
Rose Leighton
Mrs. Privett
J. E. Nash
Tom Strutt
Eugene Oudin
Geoffrey Wilder
Harry Paulton
Lurcher
Lillian Russell
Dorothy Bantam
Agnes Stone
Lydia Hawthorne
music by Alfred Cellier; lyrics by B. C. Stephenson
Act 1
Sung By
Lads and lasses round about the hop pole trip
Phyllis Tuppitt, Tom Strutt, John Tuppitt and Chorus
Be wise in time, O Phyllis mine
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne and Phyllis Tuppitt
We're sorry to delay you
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
With such a dainty dame none can compare
Geoffrey Wilder
A father's joy and pride they are
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood and John Tuppitt
I am the Sheriff's faithful man
Lurcher, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
You swear to be good and true
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
Under the pump
Chorus and Lurcher
Now take your seats at table spread
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Though born a man of high degree
Geoffrey Wilder and Chorus
Contentment I give you
Squire Bantam
To bed so soon, Good night
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood, Lurcher and Squire Bantam
One moment pray
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder and Harry Sherwood
I stand at your threshold sighing
Harry Sherwood
Are you sure...
Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood and Squire Bantam
What noise was that
Dorothy Bantam, Lydia Hawthorne, Geoffrey Wilder, Harry Sherwood, Squire Bantam and Lurcher
Hark forward! Hark forward! Away!
Principals and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Dancing is not what it used to be
Chorus
The time has come
Phyllis Tuppitt
What joy untold
Phyllis Tuppitt, Tom Strutt, John Tuppitt and Chorus
You swear to be good and true
Principals and Chorus
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