Opened at the Comedy Theatre, London in February 1904 after a tour of the provinces.

Dramatis Personæ

Serpette in 1904.

DR. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE CROW Mr. Willie Edouin BOISSEY Mr. C. R. Walenn COMTE DE CIDEAUX Mr. Evelyn Vernon FRANÇOIS Mr. F. Pope Stamper LUPIN Mr. Sidney Bracy ALPHONSE Mr. Rowland Bottomley DOTARD Mr. Charles Wibrow MAYOR Mr. S. Millen MAX Mr. E. J. Evans JACQUES Mr. Arthur Stroud NIKKO Mr. Leon Simpkin HARPAGON Mr. Alfred Ibberson M. DE LAUNAY Mr. Robert Vincent 1ST. GENDARME Mr. Willis 2ND. GENDARME Mr. Longdon COACHMAN Mr. Hewson Elliott JULES Mr. Sydney Barraclough LESBIA Miss Daisy Le Hay MARINA Miss Claire Romaine JEANETTE Miss Lilian Hubbard COSETTE Miss Miss Ruth Saville MADAME RIBOT Miss D. Miller PEPITA Miss M. Seymour Hodges BABETTE Miss Van Bergen FAVOLE Miss Bach AMORELLE Miss Mabelle Gilman

Synopsis of Scenes

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ACT I  -  Scene 1   -   Winter Garden in the Chateau de Cideaux, Northern France.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus and Song - François - "Have you seen it?  or descried it?  thro' the telescope espied it? ... We'll wager any money François wins! ..."
• No. 2 - Duet - Lesbia and Boissey - "Anxious to be here at one, up we rose before the sun, took our seats in coach and four, leagues are ten from door to door..."
• No. 3 - Balloon Song - Dr. Crow and Chorus - "Now in these days of science, of which I am a star, you set all at defiance with swift ballonn and car..."
• No. 4 - Duet - Lesbia and Jules - "When man is in love with a maid, the fact in his eye is displayed, at least I think I've read so ... At least you think you've read so."
• No. 5 - Finale Scene 1 - "Hail!  with acclamations, Crow the great and glorious saves the situation!  Jules will be victorious.  Thanks to glorious and victorious..."

ACT I  -  Scene 2   -   The Island of Passé - an Idle Village.

• No. 6 - Opening Chorus - "Hazily, hazily breaketh the dawn, and we yawn at the thought that another hard work-a-day's born, but in scorn.  We lazily turn..."
• No. 7 - Chorus of Natives - "Down, down with ev'ry stranger, invaders of our land!  Our peace they'll not endanger, so stay thy hasty hand!  No, no, no, no! ..."
• No. 8 - Song - Amorelle - "Many a year ago, under a stormy sky, snatched from the wave and a watery grave by the stout strong arms of the fishermen brave..."
• No. 9 - Finale Act I - "What stirring words are these we now are hearing?  It seems this stranger would our isle befriend, a golden vision to our eyes appearing..."

ACT II   -   Passé Re-dressed.   (Three months later)

• No. 10 - Opening Chorus, with solo - Dotard - "Directed by intelligence discerning, discerning, the joy that comes from working hard we're learning..."
• No. 11 - Song - Jules - "With ev'ry morn I vainly look to find some words of love endearing;  your silence chills my heart and clouds my mind..."
• No. 12 - Duet - Lesbia and Lupin - "Sad and dreary wanderers twain close their drooping eyes, kind sleep fairy, bring in thy train. As peace and rest for the weary..."
• No. 13 - Wine Song - Jeannette and Chorus - "Through all the sunny day we little maidens gay the purple grapes are gath'ring with a snip, snip, snip..."
• No. 14 - Song - Dotard - "'Twas a nasty night, twenty year ago, that I ses to myself, ses I, 'How them stormy winds do blow, and what a nasty lookin' sky,' I ses..."
• No. 15 - Duet - Amorelle and Jules - "Sing a carol of nursery days, brother and sisterly time of yore.  Ring a chime of our infantile ways, of bib and of tumbled..."
• No. 16 - Song - Amorelle - "When lovers come to woo, oft a maiden's much perplexed, and what to say and do is a question very vexed; she's anxious to be kind,"
• No. 17 - Trio - Amorelle, Lesbia and Jules - "It is not precisely easy to define where platonic friendship end and love begins, but it's gen'rally admitted one's divine..."
• No. 18 - Finale Act II - "Bolt him in the cage!  Firm and strongly barred, artful birds may rage, for his lot is hard.  He's the only one not free tonight to sing..."

ACT III   -   A Room in the Chateau de Cideaux.   (The Return)

• No. 19 - Choral Minuet - "Beneath these rafters black and olden, gallant gay and maid have met, and hand in hand they move sedately in the minuet..."
• No. 20 - Song - François and Chorus - "I'm a soldier of a gallant reputation, never won on battlefield by any scars.  'Tis with Venus that I find such occupation..."
• No. 21 - Song - Lesbia - "Alas, alas!  but one brief hour ago no happier maid, with loving heart aglow, sped gaily to her gladness.  The birds that sang o'erhead..."
• No. 22 - Song and Dance - Amorelle - "To me, a simple country girl, your sympathy extend;  I find the world has curious ways I cannot comprehend..."   (4 verses)
• No. 23 - Song - Marina - "Oh, I would woo thee as tiger woos his mate;  I would woo thee like the softly cooing dove.  Upon thy manly breast my head should..."
• No. 24 - Wedding Scene - "Hark, the hour bell is ringing!  Soon will time the test decide, either Jules or François bringing to the arma of dainty bride..."
• No. 25 - Finale Act III - Amorelle - "Yet what care I for luxury and state?  The rich may sigh, and sorrow reach the great;  true friends have I, my wants are few..."

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