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Produced at the Criterion Theatre by Frank Curzon, 31 August 1905
Dramatis Personæ
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| LIEUT. REGINALD ARMITAGE (his Son) | Mr. Henry Lytton | ||
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| SIN CHONG (Reginald's Chinese Servant) | Mr. M. R. Morand | ||
| CORNELIA VANDERDECKEN (an American Heiress) | Miss Marie George | ||
| BETTY KENYON (A Young Widow, Cousin to Sybil) | Miss Millie Legarde | ||
| SYBIL CUNNINGHAM | Miss Isobel Jay | ||
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MIDI Files
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| Rutland Barrington as Admiral Sir Horatio Armitage, K.C.B. |
Act I - A Bungalow on the Sea Shore, Japan.
- No. 1 - Overture
- No. 2 - Prelude and Song - Sybil - "It was just an old-world village..."
- No. 3 - Duet - Sybil and Betty - "A White Chrysanthemum."
- No. 4 - Song - Reggie - "There's a dear little lady I love..."
- No. 5 - Song - Sybil - "The butterfly and the flower."
- No. 6 - Song - Sin Chong, with Japanese Girls - "Just when-ee day is dawning..."
- No. 7 - Duet - Sybil and Reggie - "When you are my very own..."
- No. 8 - Finale Act I - (during dialogue)
Act II - A Chrysanthemum Garden outside the Bungalow.
- No. 9 - Introduction to Act II
- No. 10 - Quintet - Cornelia, Reggie, Chippy, Admiral and Lee - "Hide and Seek."
- No. 11 - Song - Chippy - "I've never been in love before..."
- No. 12 - Duet - Admiral and Betty - "As you have accepted my suggestion..."
- No. 13 - Concerted Number - Sin Chong and Chorus - "Little Japanesee if you wishee pleasee..."
- No. 14 - Song - Cornelia - "The only pebble on the beach."
- No. 15 - Finale Act II
Act III - Reggie's Snuggery in the Bungalow.
- Nos. 16 & 17 - Prelude to Act III, and Song - Reggie - "You can't please everybody always..."
- No. 18 - Concerted Number - Sin Chong and Chorus - "When little boys and girls are good..."
- No. 19 - Song - Sybil - "Time was when my love was kind to me..."
- No. 20 - Song - Cornelia - "Down by an old plantation homestead..."
- No. 21 - Duet - Cornelia and Chippy - "Suppose we settle down and take a house in town..."
- No. 22 - Recitation Music (Betty) - "A Hint."
- No. 23 - Song - Admiral (four verses) - "I've traversed the sea from a far distant shore..."
- No. 24 - Sextet - Sybil, Cornelia, Reggie, Chippy, Admiral and Betty - "We've got to settle the parson..."
- Chapter in "Rutland Barrington by Himself"
- External Links
- The White Crysanthemum at Wikipedia
- The White Crysanthemum at Stage Beauty
- The White Crysanthemum at The Guide to Musical Theatre
Page modified 4 October 2016