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Chris and the Wonderful Lamp is an operetta in four acts, music by John Philip Sousa with libretto and song lyrics by Glen MacDonough. Originally presented at the Hyperion Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut, on 23 October 1899 and then at the Victoria Theatre, New York, from 1 January to 24 February 1900.
Dramatis Personæ
Characters in Act I
| THE GENIE (the original Slave of the Lamp) | Jerome Sykes |
| SCOTTY JONES (Boy-of-all-work at Miss Prisms' Academy) | John Page |
| LOVEMONEY (A New England money lender) | Randolph Curry |
| PETTINGILL | Herbert Carter |
| AUCTIONEER | Charles H. Drew |
| CHRIS WAGSTAFF (a "boy about town") | Edna Wallace-Hopper |
| FANNY WIGGINS (Star pupil at the Prisms Academy) | Ethel Irene Stewart |
| MISS PRISMS (Principal of the Academy) | Mabella Baker |
| KATIE CLANCY (Maid-of-all-work at the Academy) | Nellie Lynch |
| STELLA DELLA BELLA ELLA NELLA |
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(Pupils at the Prisms Academy) | { { { { { |
Edna Hunter Edith Barr Violet Jewell Adele Nott Stella Madison |
Characters in Acts II & III
| THE GENIE | Jerome Sykes |
| SCOTTY JONES | John Page |
| THE GRAND VIZIER | Randolph Curry |
| AL KHIZAR (Chief of the Secret Police of Etheria) | Herbert Carter |
| CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD | Charles H. Drew |
| CHRIS WAGSTAFF | Edna Wallace-Hopper |
| ALADDIN (Prince of Etheria) | Emilie Beaupre |
| FANNY WIGGINS | Ethel Irene Stewart |
| MISS PRISMS | Mabella Baker |
| AMINE SOFIE ZOBEIDE DIANA HAYDEE HEBE |
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(Talking Dolls) | { { { { { { |
Nellie Lynch Edna Hunter Edith Barr Violet Jewell Adele Nott Stella Madison |
| QUEEN OF DREAMS | Harriet Harnden |
ACT I
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "The Fourth of July has its meed of joy, and Washington's birthday our thoughts employ..."
- No. 2 - Song - Chris - "When in curls and knickerbockers, quite a very little lad, to the late lamented Sypher I was sent..."
- No. 3 - Song - The Genie and Chorus - "Great master, here am I, your willing slave who comes to serve you..."
- No. 4 - Solos - Fanny, Miss Prisms, and Chorus - "We seniors are, all always bar the juniors from all social intercourse..."
- No. 5 - Duet - Chris and The Genie, with Chorus - "Professor Gilder is my name, and simply boundless is my fame..."
- No. 6 - Duet - Chris and Fanny, with two-part chorus of Girls - "La la la la la la la... Do la sol sol fa, si si la do..."
- No. 7 - Finale Act I - "Tho' we brag about our horses or our speedy automobile, praise our trotter's great resources..."
ACT II
- No. 8 - Opening Scene - "Awake, Aladdin! for now breaks the spell, two thousand years have vanished since it fell..."
- No. 9 - Ensemble - "Mamma, Papa, was all that we could say, until we met this naughty boy, this sporty boy today..."
- No. 10 - Trio - Fanny, Aladdin and Chris - "What maid could read amiss an attitude like this..."
- No. 11 - Scene and Concerted Piece - "The lamp, the lamp, the lamp..." & "Awake, sleepers! Hear us call thee to rise..."
- No. 12 - Song - Genie and Chorus - "A patient egg had waited long to bloom into a chicken..."
- No. 13 - Duet - Amine and Scotty - "Young Torah Tep was the boy for me, a wonderful acrobat was he..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act II - "By accident, all of our sorrows are turned to joy, although we must dissemble..."
ACT III
- No. 15 - Introduction, Recit. and Valse - Fanny, Vizier & Girls - "Prepare to receive with a crook of your knees..."
- No. 16 - Song - Genie, with Fanny, Chris, Miss Prisms & Scotty - "When Wagner had the lamp, he came one day to me..."
- No. 16bis - Music for Mise en Scene
- No. 17 - Finale Act III - "The man behind the gun! Stand ever ready to defend him!..."
- External Link
- Vocal Score at IMSLP.
- Chris and the Wonderful Lamp at Wikipedia
Page modified 6 November 2016