The Girls of Gottenburg is a musical play in 2 acts, 3 scenes written by George Grossmith Jnr., and L. E. Berman with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Adrian Ross and Basil Hood which opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London on 15 May 1907 where it ran for 303 performances.

Dramatis Personæ

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ACT I - Scene 1 - The Barracks, Rottenberg.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus of Soldiers - " Ein! zwei! drei!   Ein! zwei! drei! ..."
• No. 2 - Song - Fritz & Men's Chorus - "Of all the girls there is but one, no other can compare with her..."
• No. 3 - Trio & Dance - Otto, Hermann & Karl - "I hope your man is up to the plan, it needs a cheek infernal..."

ACT I - Scene 2 - The Market Place, Gottenberg.

• No. 4 - Opening Chorus of Town Girls & Students - "Oh, Market Day is merry, when lads a-courting go..."
• No. 5 - Song - Minna & Chorus - "A lot of funny folks one sees at Ladies' Universities..."
• No. 6 - Chorus - "What is it, who is it coming so fast?   Is it the Emperor's envoy at last? ..."
• No. 7 - Song - Max & Chorus - "I'm the Confidential Agent of the Kaiser..."
• No. 8 - Song - Mitzi - "When I was ever so young, my father he said, 'Look here, you're a likely lass for serving a glass...'"
• No. 9 - Song - Otto & Chorus - "My dear mother said to me at the early age of three..."
• No. 10 - Song - Mitzi - "There's a little Hotel that I know very well on the banks of the beautiful Rhine..."
• No. 11 - Song - Elsa - "When I was a Mädchen wee, gentlemen I oft would see turning round to look at me..."
• No. 12 - Finale Act I - "How splendid!   We've ended our time of loneliness! ..."

ACT II - The Gardens of "The Red Hen," across the River, near Gottenberg.

• No. 13 - Opening Chorus, with Solo - Kannenbier - "Jup, jup, jup, Tra la la la la..."
• No. 14 - Song - Mitzi & Chorus - "I've heard in a wonderful legend of old that down in the Rhine is a treasure of gold..."
• No. 15 - Duet - Clementine & Max - "The birds in Spring-time are pairing; the dog-rose up on the bark..."
• No. 16 - Trio - Mitzi, Max & Otto - "When you go over to London, as lots of Germans do..."
• No. 17 - Dance - Albrecht & Kathie
• No. 18 - Song - Elsa - "On a night, a month since, at a dance I met with a man to woo me..."
• No. 19 - Duet - Elsa & Otto - "Won't you come and two-step, little girl, with me? ..."
• No. 20 - Duet - Mitzi & Max - "Once in the window of a ham and beef shop two little sausages sat! ..."
• No. 21 - Song - Minna & Chorus - "Ach! vat a joysome day when soldiers come our way..."
• No. 22 - Quintet - Minna, Freda, Katrina, Lucille, & Brittlbottl - "Officers' girls have lots of fun..."
• No. 23 - Song - Mitzi & Chorus - "There are places on the map that I never want to see, such as London (on the Thames)..."
• No. 24 - Finale Act II - "Berlin is on the Spree, and that's the place we want to see..."
  (short reprise from No. 23)

Addenda.

• No. 25 - Extra Song - Mitzi - "To hold my own with ladies high was always my ambition..."
• No. 26 - Extra Song - Mitzi & Chorus - "In Frankfurt town there lives a charming German gentleman..."
• No. 27 - Extra Duet - Elsa & Otto, with Chorus - "Maiden who brings the beer, won't you let me marry you, my dear? ..."

Nos. 1, 5, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, & 27 were composed by Ivan Caryll.
Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, & 26 were composed by Lionel Monckton.
No. 11 was composed by Philip Braham, and No. 19 was by Octave Crémieux & J. B. Boldi.

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External Link

The Girls of Gottenburg at Wikipedia

The Girls of Gottenburg at the Guide to Musical Theatre

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