 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Island King is a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Peter Gawthorne and music by Harold Garstin. It was produced at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, on 10 October 1922.
Dramatis Personæ
| CHIEF PETTY OFFICER HOPKINS (known as 'Oppy) | Mr. W. H. Berry |
| ADMIRAL LORD JOHN FAIRCHILDE, R.N. | Mr. C. M. Lowne |
| COMMANDER JOHN FAIRCHILDE, R.N. (his Son) | Mr. George Bishop |
| VIVIENNE FAIRCHILDE (his Daughter) | Miss Phyllis Joyce |
| ESTELLE (her Friend) | Miss Gladys Tudor |
| GENERAL SIR GEORGE BAYNHAM | Mr. Alfred Clark |
| LADY BAYNHAM (his Wife) | Miss Louie Pounds |
| MARY BAYNHAM (their Daughter) | Miss Nancy Lovat |
| CAPT. HON. TINY PIMME (late R.A.F.) | Mr. Robert Child |
| WILLIAMS (Club Steward) | Mr. Chas. F. Cooke |
| COUNT RENAULT (of the Etarian Legation, Paris) | Mr. Marston Garsia |
| THE DEAN | Mr. Fred Vigay |
| THE CURATE | Mr. Ernest Hill |
|
BABY WATSON STUMPER |
} } } |
(Pirates) |
{ { { |
Mr. Fred Forrest Mr. Austin Camp Mr. J. Elleson |
| PRINCESS POPPALA OF ETARIA | Miss Dorothy Shale |
| PRINCE KARAN GYPOPOLUS OF ETARIA (alias Jackson) | Mr. Peter Gawthorne |
| PRINCE OZAMA (High Priest) | Mr. Conway Dixon |
| MARU (Wizard of the Island) | Mr. Townsend Whitling |
ACT I - A Riverside Clubhouse, Gorlington-on-Thames.
- No. 1 - Introduction, Race Music, and Opening Chorus - "Oh, what a topping show, we all are so excited! ..."
- No. 2 - Song - General Sir George Baynham & Chorus - "Sound the trumpet, roll the drum, and let the bugles bray..."
- No. 3 - Song - Prince Karan - "Love of life and love of laughter; Love, who cares what follows after? ..."
- No. 4 - Concerted Number - "You kept up the pace and you won a great race, so this acclamation is due to you..."
- No. 5 - Song - Princess - "In a very tiny island set in a Southern Sea, I lived a life of sweet content as happy as could be..."
- No. 6 - Song - John - "I set my sail on a homeward track, and said to myself, said I..."
- No. 7 - Song and Dance - Hopkins & Chorus - "When William of Normandee he came to conquer Engerland..."
- No. 8 - Concerted Number - "Last week they made a wager, a hundred pounds a side..."
- No. 9 - Quintet - General, Admiral, Lady Baynham, Mary & Williams - "Oh, I say ... Oh, what a day..."
- No. 10 - Duet - Princess & Hopkins - "If I gave my love to you, would you give your all to me? ..."
- No. 11 - Song - Mary & Chorus - "In a garden cool and shady on a summer's day..."
- No. 12 - Ensemble - "Let's go and see the show, the battle of the giants..."
- No. 13 - Finale Act I - "Hail to the victor! Hail to the king! Fairchilde of England, king of hearts victorious..."
ACT II - The Island of Etaria.
- No. 14 - Introduction, and Opening Chorus - "The waters shimmer gold in the moon, wai ho-o-hai..."
- No. 15 - Little Island Girls' Dance
- No. 16 - Unaccompanied Chorus - "May sleep descend upon thine eyes, and give thee rest tonight..."
- No. 17 - Song - Hopkins - "Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he..."
- No. 18 - Duet - Princess & Hopkins - "When two fond 'arts are parted ... And one has gone away..."
- No. 19 - Duet - Mary & John - "My English rose, the sweetest flower in all the world..."
- No. 20 - Intermezzo and Ballet Music
- No. 21 - Pearl Chorus - "Pearls, pearls, pearls! Here is the treasure we glean from the sea..."
- No. 22 - Song - "Jackson" & Chorus - "My face is my ticket, I'd have you to know. I just puts the wind up wherever I go..."
- No. 23 - March
- No. 24 - Song - Lady Baynham - "Listen please, I pray, if I may venture to suggest..."
- No. 25 - Song - Princess - "Here by the sea ever I'll be, waiting my love's return..."
- No. 26 - Song - Hopkins and Chorus - "Gather round and I will try to tell you the tale..."
- No. 27 - Finale Act II - "Hail, hail, hail! Hail to the king who has come back at last..."
- External Link
- Vocal Score at IMSLP
Page modified 20 December 2016