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The Boy is a musical comedy with a book by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank (based on Arthur Wing Pinero's 1885 play, The Magistrate), music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot and lyrics by Greenbank and Adrian Ross. It opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 14 September 1917, directed by Robert Courtneidge and ran for 801 performances.
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| MILLICENT MEEBLES (late Cavanagh) | Miss Maisie Gay | ||
| HUGHIE CAVANAGH (her Son) | Mr. Donald Calthrop | ||
| DIANA FAIRLIE (her Sister) | Miss Nellie Taylor | ||
| COLONEL BAGOT (from Bengal, retired) | Mr. C. M. Lowne | ||
| ALBANY POPE (of Lloyd's) | Mr. Peter Gawthorne | ||
| JOY CHATTERTON (a Flapper) | Miss Billie Carleton | ||
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| MR. BURRIDGE (Magistrate of Bromley Street Police Court) | Mr. W. H. Rawlins | ||
| JUNIORI FRATTI (Proprietor of the Cosmos) | Mr. André Randall | ||
| NAPOLEON (a Waiter) | Mr. T. Del Lungo | ||
| MR. HONEYBALL (Chief Clerk at Bromley Street) | Mr. George Elton | ||
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INSPECTOR EASON SERGEANT DIX CONSTABLE STYLES |
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(of the Metropolitan Police) |
{ { { |
Mr. F. Russell Mr. W. Matthews Mr. George Wilson |
| CASH (Servant at the Meebles') | Mr. Eddie Garr |
| TURNER (Maid at the Meebles') | Miss Dorothy Munroe |
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CUTHBERT SUTTON LYALL HEWSON-GALWAY AN ELDERLY LADY |
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(Guests at the Meebles') |
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Mr. R. G. Sydney Mr. H. B. Lane Miss Marie Clavering |
| TICH RIDLEY (a Young Man) | Mr. P. Madgewick |
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DORIS CUDDLEY WINNIE SWEET |
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(Friends of Joy) |
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Miss Gwen Hughes Miss Dora Fraser |
ACT I - Mr. Meebles' House at West Hampstead.
- No. 1 - Introduction & Opening Chorus - "We will finish the rub and we've only to pay..."
- No. 2 - Song - Joy & Chorus - "There are lots of games with childish names, and I know
ev'ry one of them..." - No. 3 - Quarrelling Trio - Katie, Joy & Hughie - "When you see a lady talking to a friend,
why d'you want to interfere? ..." - No. 4 - Duet - Diana & Pope - "I'm kept busy all day in a general way, signing cheques perhaps, or meeting City chaps..."
- No. 5 - Quintet - Millicent, Diana, Hughie, Burridge & Meebles - "This is the day of young folks..."
- No. 6 - Song - Millicent & Chorus - "When I used to go to school some time ago, no one thought I was a fool, I got on so..."
- No. 7 - Duet - Millicent & Meebles - "All my life through I have yearn'd for Romance, to
cheer and to comfort my soul..." - No. 8 - Song - Diana & Chorus - "I've some news to tell - you will never guess! ..."
- No. 9 - Song - Meebles - "When first I practised at the Bar, and earned my reputation..."
- No. 10 - Chorus and Exit - "Oh, we now must say goodbye, for we really must be going..."
- No. 11 - End of Act I
ACT II - Scene 1 - The Cosmos Hotel, Verrey Street, London W.C.
- No. 12 - Introduction and Dance - "Cheer O! Keep your toes a-wagging..."
- No. 13 - Song - Joy & Chorus - "It's hard to make my mind up when I am at a ball..."
- No. 14 - Song - Pope - "I'm absolutely fed up with all the female sex! They puzzle and perplex; I'd like to wring their necks..."
- No. 15 - Duet - Meebles & Hughie, with Chorus - "When two young fellows like us go out
upon the spree..." - No. 16 - Song - Diana & Chorus - "There lived a little maid, and oh, her heart was light..."
- No. 17 - Dance
- No. 18 - Duet - Diana & Pope - "I fear I've been a bit of a fool, though as a rule I'm pretty cool..."
- No. 19 - Trio - Joy, Hughie & Meebles, with Chorus - "The girls all listen and their bright
eyes glisten..." - No. 20 - Finale - Scene 1 - "We're stiff and stolid, large and solid representatives of the law..."
ACT II - Scene 2 - The Magistrate's Room, Bromley Street.
- No. 21 - Recitative & Song - Meebles - "Ah, can it be? A few short hours ago my heart was light..."
ACT II - Scene 3 - The Garden of Meebles' House.
- No. 22 - Opening Chorus - "Pansy Day! Pansy Day! Here are some flow'rs for you..."
- No. 23 - Song - Meebles & Chorus - "I've not had so much as a wink all the night - it's distressing! ..."
- No. 24 - Duet - Millicent & Diana - "I am feeling quite a wreck ... Well, you are a trifle torn!..."
- No. 25 - Finale Act II - "They'll be sporty boys! Rollicking rorty-torty boys! Painting the
town a regular red..."
Supplementary numbers.
- No. 26 - Duet - Diana & Pope - "Why do you seem cold, uncaring, oh! you beautiful
maid?..." - No. 27 - Song - Meebles - "The years roll back; once more I seem to be a rosy-cheek'd
and pudding-faced young urchin..." - No. 28 - Song - Diana - "When a girl comes out and goes about to lots of dinners, and dances..."
- No. 29 - Duet - Millicent & Meebles - "Horatio, do you remember? ... My dearest, how
could I forget? ..." - No. 30 - Duet - Joy & Hughie, with Chorus - "Little Dicky was a wonder at any sort of
dance..."
Nos. 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24 & 28 were composed by Lionel Monckton.
Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, 29 & 30 were composed by Howard Talbot.
No. 26 was composed by Jerome D. Kern.
MIDI Files
- External Link
- The Boy at Wikipedia
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