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The Yankee Consul is a comic opera in two acts with lyrics by Henry M. Blossom, Jr., and music by Alfred George Robyn. It was produced by Mr. Henry W. Savage at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on 22 February 1904.
Dramatis Personæ
| DON RAFAEL DESCHADO (Governor of Puerto Plata) | Jacques Kruger | ||
| GEBUBLER (his Secretary) | Henry Brown | ||
| CAPTAIN LEOPOLDO (of the Dominican Army) | Hubert Wilke | ||
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| ABIJAH BOOZE (American Consul in Puerto Plata) | Raymond Hitchcock | ||
| CARLOS (vendor of baskets) | J. P. Coombs | ||
| SANCHO (proprietor of Los Dos Toros Restaurant) | Frank Ranney | ||
| NUNEZ (chef of Los Dos Toros Restaurant) | Albert Juhre | ||
| FELIPO (telegraph operator) | Jack Pratt | ||
| RODRIGO MIGUEL |
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(Officers under Capt. Leopoldo (Local Army)) | { { |
Basil Millspaugh Harry Hadley |
| VASQUEZ (Vice President) | Angelo Ricardo |
| DONNA TERESA (a wealthy widow) | Eva Davenport |
| BONITA (her daughter) | Flora Zabelle |
| PAPINTA (her niece) | Rose Botti |
| INEZ (Sancho's wife) | Estrella Carmichael |
| JUANITA (a flower girl) | Diamond Donner |
| ESTRELLA (a fruit girl) | May Wheeler |
| BLANCA (a barmaid) | Sally McNeel |
| ANITA JACINTA FRANCESCA PANILLA MARIA CAMILLA LEONORA BELLA |
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(Friends of the Girls) | { { { { { { { { |
Mae Darling Lila Conquest Madge Burgess Sophie Witt Lilian Elredge Zana Austin Mae Flavin Gertrude O'Neil |
ACT I - A public square in Puerto Plata, Republic of Santo Domingo.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Viva! the gay fiesta, we greet the happy day..."
- No. 2 - Duet and Slow Dance - "Bi" and Papinta - "This world is so censorious a lot, so prone to scandal, lies and Tommy-rot..."
- No. 3 - Song - Jack and Chorus - "Who comes here? Who comes here? It seems to be an officer and some of his command..."
- No. 4 - Song - Abijah and Chorus - "I've knocked around the world from the Equator to the Pole..."
- No. 5 - Bolero - Bonita and Chorus - "Hola! but 'tis hard to be dutiful when maiden is wealthy and beautiful..."
- No. 6 - Duet - Papinta, Leopoldo and Chorus - "I'd like to be a soldier, that cannot be denied..."
- No. 7 - Trio - Bonita, Papinta and Teresa - "We were taught to walk demurely with our eyes upon the ground..."
- No. 8 - Song - Jack - "I know not what is this feeling that's stirring this heart of mine..."
- No. 9 - Finale Act I - "Ever ready, eagerly we rally, never halt or dally, staunch and steady in retreat or sally..."
ACT II - Exterior of Governor mansion - (evening of the same day).
- No. 10 - Opening Chorus, with Juanita and Blanca - "How did it all occur today? Haven't you heard? Never a word! ..."
- No. 11 - Song and Dance - Papinta and Eight Girls - "A dashing young mosquito loved a dainty little midge..."
- No. 12 - Song - Abijah Booze - "When the sun starts to rise in the far off Eastern skies..."
- No. 13 - Song - Bonita and Chorus - "My San Domingo Maid, my heart has never strayed, I'm dreaming of you..."
- No. 14 - Song - Leopoldo and Men's Chorus - "Oh, Love and War, they are on a par, for many's the hearts they harrow..."
- No. 15 - Spanish Waltz
- No. 15a - Dance and Ensemble - Jack, Bonita and Chorus - "Hola! Hola! Viva! The Dance! Gaily dancing, bright eyes glancing..."
- No. 16 - Song - Abijah and Girls - "It is strange what a change has come over the world since the days of long ago..."
- No. 17 - Finale Act II - Abijah and Chorus - "It was not like that in the olden days, which have passed beyond recall..."
MIDI Files
- External Links
- Vocal Score at the Internet Archive
Page modified 22 May 2017