Havana

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Havana is an Edwardian musical comedy in three acts, with a book by George Grossmith, Jr. and Graham Hill, music by Leslie Stuart, lyrics by Adrian Ross and additional lyrics by George Arthurs. It premiered on 25 April 1908 at the Gaiety Theatre, London,

Dramatis Personæ

JACKSON VILLIERS (of the S. Y. "Jaunty Jane")	Mr. Leonard Mackay
HON. FRANK CHARTERIS	Mr. Robert Hale

HILARIO
ALEJANDRO

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(Bombito's Servants)

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Mr. T. C. Maxwell
Mr. Ernest Mahar

ANTONIO	Mr. Barry Lupino
BOMBITO DEL CAMPO (Mayor of Havana)	Mr. Arthur Hatherton
THE DON ADOLFO (his Son)	Mr. Lawrence Grossmith
DIEGO DE LA CONCHO (of Castille)	Mr. Edward O'Neill
CUSTOMS HOUSE OFFICER	Mr. Lewis Grande
SENTRY	Mr. J. R. Sinclair
NIX (Bo'sun of the "Jaunty Jane")	Mr. Alfred Lester
REGINALD BROWN (the Yacht's Boy)	Mr. W. H. Berry
ANITA (a Cigar Seller)	Miss Jean Aylwin
ISABELITA (Bombito's Sister)	Miss Gladys Homfreys
MARAQUITA (Isabelita's Duenna)	Miss Kitty Mason

TITA
PEPITA
LOLITA

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(Cigarette Girls)

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Miss Olive May
Miss Mabel Russell
Miss Adelina Balfe

MAMIE (Typewriter in Cigar Store)	Miss Barbara Dunbar
TERESA (a Flower Girl)	Miss Enid Leonhardt
LOLA	Miss Florence Phillips
ZARA	Miss Jessie Broughton
SIGNORI VERRIOTTI (a Fortune Teller)	Miss Kitty Hanson
ISOLDA (a Spanish Dancer)	Señorita Tortola Valencia
CONSUELO (Bonbito's Niece)	Miss Evie Greene

MIDI Files

ACT I - Cigar Store of Bombito & Co.

No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "'Tis noon, the noon of tropic day. Now the heaven's ray is blazing on the bay..."
No. 2 - Song - Bombito & Chorus of Girls - "If I was a ruler despotical, presumably properly paid..."
No. 3 - Song - Anita - "Once a sailor man I married, seven years ago today..."
No. 4 - Sextet - Tita, Lolita, Pepita, Bombito, Hilario & Alejandro - "There's a yacht in the harbour today..."
No. 5 - Song - Consuelo & Chorus - "I'm a Cuban girl from the island Pearl that's the fairest gem that smiles..."
No. 6 - Octet - Adolfo & Girls - "Six little girls went on a tour run by a daily print..."
No. 7 - Song - Jackson & Girls - "As I sit on my hammock, smoking and smoking, and watchng the blue rings curl..."
No. 8 - Duet - Reginald & Nix - "When I play the buccaneer I'm a flier, never fear..."
No. 9 - Finale Act I - "The girl with the yellow roses, illustrious Señor, is queen of the isle, by right of her smile..."

ACT II - Patio of the Torre del Campo.

Nos. 10 & 11 - Opening Chorus, and Song - Zara - "The sun is down and over the town, far above is the star that we love..."
No. 12 - Song - Consuelo & Girls - "Little Miquette, you mustn't forget, was French and extremely pretty..."
No. 13 - Song - Reginald & Chorus - "When I was born, my birthmark was a pirate flag of black..."
No. 14 - Duet - Anita & Reginald - "If you go where duty calls, from a station at St. Paul's..."
No. 15 - Quartet - Anita, Pepita, Frank & Reginald - "If you see a little bag lying down upon a flag..."
No. 16 - Song - Adolfo & Chorus of Girls - "If you desire to see your little girlie..."
No. 17 - Song - Frank - "When a fellow loves a girl in London Town..."
No. 18 - Finale Act II - "Welcome to the lovely bride; so to put it more compactly, welcome to the bride..."

ACT III - The Harbour, Havana.

No. 19 - Opening Chorus - "The morning breaks upon the shore and toil once more awakes..."
No. 20 - Duet - Anita & Nix - "If you're the dear departed ... and you're the one bereft ..."
No. 21 - Song - Reginald - "When I was once a naughty little nipper, and broke the Sunday teapot, which I hid..."
No. 22 - Song - Pepita & Chorus - "I know there's a little girl that you know..."
No. 23 - Song - Consuelo - "I know a man who's waiting for me down there by the sea..."
No. 24 - Concerted Number - "Girls, will you take a walk for a while? Then we can talk, lover's style..."
No. 25 - Finale Act III - "I'm a Cuban girl from the island of Pearl..."

MIDI Files

External Link: Havana at Wikipedia

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