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Hotel Topsy Turvy is an English version of a Parisian Vaudeville Operetta, L'Auberge du Tohu-Bohu. The French libretto is by Maurice Ordonneau. The American adapation by Arthur Sturgess and Edgar Smith. The music is by Victor Roger with additional music by Lionel Monckton. It ran at the Herald Square Theater, New York, from 3 October - 24 December 1898, a total of 102 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| PAUL BLANCHARD (a Student) | Mr. Maurice Farkoa |
| COUNT ZARIFOULI (an Italian Gentleman) | Mr. Robert Nainby |
| DRÉMER (a Rich Wholesale Draper, of Paris) | Mr. E. Dagnall |
| MOULINET (of Bourg Fleury - an Old Recluse) | Mr. George Mudie |
| LOUIS MOULINET (his Nephew - a Student) | Mr. Arthur Playfair |
| LAFORCE LATOUR |
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(Acrobats - Members of "Cluny's Colossal Combination") | { { |
Mr. W. Cheesman Mr. Albert Le Fre |
| JOSEPH (Drémer's Servant) | Mr. H. G. Payne | ||
| LEBEAU (Principal Comedian of "Cluny's Colossal Combination") | Mr. John Le Hay | ||
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| MME. MOULINET | Miss Louisa Gourlay | ||
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| MARCELLE (Cécile's Cousin) | Miss Ethel Sydney | ||
| MARIETTE (Moulinet's Maid) | Miss Emilie Hervé | ||
| ROSE JENNY BLANCHE ESTELLE YVONNE MARIE |
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(Members of "Cluny's Colossal Combination") | { { { { { { |
Miss Alice Bitelle Miss Mabel Nelson Miss Beryl Somerset Miss Hilda Jeffreys Miss Kater Worth Miss Margaret Warren |
| MLLE. FLORA (Proprietress and Leading Lady of "Cluny's Colossal Combination") |
Miss Violet Lloyd |
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ACT I - A Square in Bourg Fleury, near Paris.
- Overture
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus and Song - Flora - "Alas! alas! alas! When will our misfortunes pass?" & "Sigh not if Fate should frown..."
- No. 2 - Song - Paul - "Oh, what is the use of this life..."
- No. 3 - Chorus of Villagers - "Hark! the drum again is restive..."
- No. 4 - Song - Flora and Chorus - "This is the finest show on earth..."
- No. 5 - Quintet - Flora, Paul, Louis, Lebeau and Laforce - "Silently creeping, while they are sleeping..."
- No. 6 - Quartet - Cécile, Marcelle, Dremner and Servant - "We started quite badly..."
- No. 7 - Finale and Valse-Song - "Welcome! This hostelry is noted..." "Tip-toe! Now go..."
ACT II - A Room in Moulinet's House.
- No. 7a - Entr'Acte
- No. 8 - Opening Chorus - "Welcome! This hostelry is noted..."
- No. 9 - Song - Louis - "All the world's a stage..."
- No. 10 - Duet - M. and Mme. Moulinet - "How peaceful is this domesticity..."
- No. 11 - Song - Cécile - "If a man would married be..."
- No. 12 - Duet - Cécile and Paul - "Should you chance to meet a charming..."
- No. 13 - Quartet - Cécile, Marcelle, Paul and Louis - "When a dinner you cook..."
- No. 14 - Chorus and Song - Lebeau - "We bow our heads..." & "Note my most distinguished bearing..."
- No. 15 - Serenade - Paul and Chorus - "Ongree was a London jongdarm..."
- No. 16 - Finale Act II - "Now 'tis still..."
ACT III - The same room - five minutes after.
- No. 16a - Entr'Acte - Act III
- No. 17 - Opening Chorus - "Whatever is about to happen now..."
- No. 18 - Song - Lebeau and Chorus - "When I and brother Harry..."
- No. 19 - Ensemble - "How can it be? ..."
- No. 20 - Song - Flora - "In youthful days..."
- No. 21 - Chorus and Dance - "Here at the break of day..."
- No. 22 - Song - Flora, to Zarifouli - "Heed not the tear..."
- No. 23 - Finale Act III - "Now our little play is done..."
Nos. 2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 18, 20 and 21 are attributed to Lionel Monckton.
No. 11 was composed by H. Fragson and A. Stanislas. No. 12 was composed by N. Lambelet.
Only a Piano Score (without vocal parts) was available for sequencing these MIDI Files.
MIDI Files
- External Link
- Hotel Topsy Turvy at The Guide to Musical Theatre
Page modified 15 April 2017