Little Christopher Columbus is a burlesque opera in two acts, with music by Ivan Caryll and Gustave Kerker and a libretto by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh. It opened on 10 October 1893 at the Lyric Theatre in London and then transferred to Terry's Theatre, running for a total of 421 performances.

Dramatis Personæ O'HOOLEGAN   Mr. E. J. Lonnen   (Private Detective to Silas Block)   CAPT. JOSEPH H. SLAMMER   Mr. Harry Parker   (of the S.S. "Chocktaw")   THE MAYOR OF CADIZ Mr. Henry Wright DON JUAN   (of the Spanish Police) Mr. George Tate HOTEL PROPRIETOR Mr. Roland Carse SILAS BLOCK   (A Millionaire) Mr. Furneaux Cook Spanish Officers:     PEDRO SEBASTIAN LOPEZ Miss Kate Dudley Miss Vinnie Cassell Miss Blanche Winter VIGILANT CUTTER   Miss Maude Vernon   (2nd. Officer of the S.S. "Chocktaw")
		Illustrated Music Cover

	THE SECOND MRS. BLOCK Miss Adelaide Newton HANNAH   (Slammer's Daughter) Miss Maud Leicester PEPITA Miss Eva Moore GUINEVERE BLOCK Miss Maud Holland MERCEDES Miss Rose Hamilton LOLA Miss Cissie Cranford SALAMBO SMITH Miss Dora Thorne MYSOTES CALHOUN Miss Millie Marsden LITTLE CHRISTOPHER Miss May Yohe
	Left: Miss May Yohe as Little Christopher Columbus.

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ACT I   -   The Great Square of Cadiz.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Here in Cadiz flags are flying, from each steeple bells are ringing..."
• No. 2 - Song - Unspecified soloist and Chorus - "Columbus was a famous man who lost himself at sea..."
• No. 3 - Song - Christopher - "Oh! sailor King, who won renown unfading till the world shall end..."
• No. 3a - Ballad - Guinevere - "A pussy cat sat by a silver stream - purr! - singing away in a dainty dream - purr! ..."
• No. 4 - Chorus - "In an unconventional way they attend the fête today..."
• No. 5 - Air de Ballet
• No. 6 - Song - Unspecified soloist and Male Chorus - "When you're strolling home to bed thro' the long deserted street..."
• No. 7 - Song - Christopher and Chorus - "When the flow'rets droop in the noonday sun, and softly the song-birds trill..."
• No. 8 - Duet - Guinevere and Christopher - "If in your dreams my face you see, dream on, true heart, for I am near..."
• No. 9 - Finale Act I - "Oh, yes! oh, yes!  Oh, yes! oh, yes!  The dancing girls will give a show before they start for Chicago!"

ACT II   -   The Midway Plaisance, Chicago Exhibition.

• No. 10 - Chorus of Foreigners - "We are foreigners come from afar, yes, we are... "
• No. 11 - Topical Song - O'Hoolegan and Two Flunkies - "I'm a swell, as you see by my manners and air... "
• No. 12 - Quartett - Christopher, Guinevere, and Mr. & Mrs. Block - "If you wish at the moment to shine in Society... "
• No. 13 - Duet - Christopher and O'Hoolegan - "There's nothing half so sweet in life, they say, as wedded bliss... "
• No. 14 - Duet and Dance - "We are the Sisters Giggle, you know us at a glance... "
• No. 15 - Double Chorus of Germans and Turks - "Ve vas Deutsche frauleins, as you all can see... "
• No. 16 - Dance
• No. 17 - "Rumpty Tumpty" Song - (possibly sung by Christopher) - "I am a jolly sort of chap, a fav'rite ev'rywhere... "
• No. 18 - Plantation Song - "Oh! honey, my honey, 'tis a dark and stilly night, and only the stars can see... "
• No. 19 - Dance - Tarantella
• No. 20 - Finale Act II - "All hail!  All hail!  All hail!  Great Christopher Columbus! ... "

External Links

Little Christopher Columbus at Wikipedia

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