Produced at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, on Thursday afternoon, December 23rd 1886 and revived at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, on December 20th 1906.

Dramatis Personæ

ACT I   -   ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.

ACT II   -   THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS.

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ACT I   -   In Wonderland.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Sleep, Alice, sleep as we circle around thee, lull'd by the music of bird and of bee; safe in the forest, since fairies have found thee..."
• No. 2 - Song - Alice - "How doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail, and pour the waters of the Nile on ev'ry golden scale. How cheerfully he seems to grin..."
• No. 3 - Song - Alice - "'You are old, Father William,' the young man said, 'and your hair has become very white, and yet you incessantly stand on your head...'"
• No. 4 - Entrance and Song - Duchess - "Speak roughly to your little boy and beat him when he sneezes, for he can thoroughly enjoy the pepper when he pleases."
• No. 5 - Duet - Alice & Cheshire Cat - "Cheshire Pussy thanks to thee, for the things you've told to me.  You've such information rare, no cat with you can compare."
• No. 6 - Trio - Hare, Hatter and Alice - "The poor Hatter's very mad, so they say, so they say, he's indubitably mad, so they say.  Tho' why hatters should be mad..."
• No. 6a - March
• No. 7 - Gavotte of Cards - "King, Queen and Knave, here we are seen, dancing, dancing so gaily on the green.  King, Queen and Knave, here we are seen..."
• No. 7a - Entrance of Executioner - "Here comes the Executioner!"
• No. 8 - Executioner's Chorus, with Queen and King - "He is the executioner and thinks it very odd he is asked to cut a head off when it hasn't got a body..."
• No. 9 - Song - Mock-Turtle - "Beautiful soup, so rich and green, waiting in a hot tureen.  Who for such dainties would not stoop?  Soup of the ev'ning..."
• No. 10 - Song - Gryphon - "'Will you walk a little faster,' said a whiting to a snail, 'There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail...'"
• No. 11 - Song - Alice - "'Tis the voice of the lobster I hear him declare, 'You have baked me to brown, I must sugar my hair.'  As a duck with its eyelids..."
• No. 12 - Finale Act I - "'Not guilty,' I declare, but let the Knave take care in future not to steal the tempting tarts. ... 'Not guilty, then, I fear you cannot now...'"

ACT II   -   Through the Looking-Glass.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Here ranged in due order of battle we stand with Red King and White King and Queens on each hand;  The Bishops move sideways..."
• No. 2 - Solo - Red Queen - "'Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe, all mimsy were the borogroves and the momeraths outgrabe! ..."
• No. 2a - Entrance of Lily and Rose
• No. 2b - Entrance
• No. 2c - Exit
• No. 2d - Waltz - Alice and Flowers
• No. 2e - Hatter's Entrance
• No. 2f - Song - Alice - "Tell me why you look so wild and strange;  won't you try to smile, just for a change?  For I'm not ashamed to own, half afraid of you..."
• No. 3 - Song - "Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee agreed to have a battle.  For Tweedle-Dum said Tweedle-Dee had spoilt his nice new rattle..."
• No. 4 - Chorus - "Here we go round the Mulberry bush, the Mulberry bush, the Mulberry bush ..."
• No. 4a - Entrance of Walrus and Carpenter
• Nos. 5 & 6 - Oyster Scene - "The Carpenter is sleeping, the butter's on his face.  The vinegar and pepper are all about the place.  Let oysters rock your cradle..."
• No. 7 - Song - Alice - "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall ..."
• No. 8 - Chorus of Children - "Humpty Dumpty's fallen down, Humpty Dumpty, Humpty Dumpty's broke his crown.  But the King keeps his promise..."
• No. 9 - Chorus - "The Lion and the Unicorn were fighting for the Crown.  The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the town..."
• No. 10 - Song - Hatter - "When the wind is in the East, on new-laid eggs I always feast!  When the wind is in the West, I steal them from the Do-do's nest..."
• No. 10a - Change of Scene
• No. 11 - Chorus - "Sound the festal trumpets, set the bells a-ringing, here are curried crumpets, crocodiles and beans.  Raise on high the chalice in all honor..."
• No. 12 - Finale - "Alice's health, long life and wealth, never a monarch so mighty was seen.  Gaily fill up beaker and cup, drink to our Alice, our Alice, our Queen!"

Supplementary Numbers.

• Extra Song - "Flowerland" - "Flow'rs awake from out your long repose, snowdrops peep from under Winter's snow;  Lillie-flow'rs your sweetest perfume bring..."
• Extra Song - "Naughty Little Bunny" - "When a rabbit's good as gold, always does what he is told, nobody can frown or scold, life is bright and sunny..."

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