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The Fair Co-Ed , with book and lyrics by George Ade and music by Gustav Luders was first produced at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York, on 1 February 1909.
The play is set in Bingham College where Cynthia is the only co-ed, a concession to her father's importance to the school. When her father dies suddenly, it is discovered his will stipulates Cynthia must marry a Bingham graduate. It is a worrisome clause since her fiancé, Davy Dickerson, seems certain to flunk out. But learning of the requirement he makes a determined effort to succeed.
Dramatis Personæ
| DAVY DICKERSON (Almost a Senior) | Arthur Stanford |
| WELLINGTON REED ('78 - An Old Grad) | Sydney Harvis |
| JOSEPH CADWALLADER (Professor of Psychology) | Edgar Halstead |
| ERNEST GRUBB (A Scholarship Star) | H. David Todd |
| FREDDIE CARRINGTON (A Society Star) | Lionel Walsh |
| BOB CHESTER (An Athletic Star) | James Reaney |
| CAPTAIN PEACOCK (A Military Star) | Donald McLaren |
| SQUAB DINGLE (A Freshman) | Harry Clarke |
| GROUCH HUBBARD (President of the Woman Haters League) | Leavitt James |
| A SERGEANT | Stewart Belnap |
| JIMMY (Cynthia's Cousin) | Harry Depp |
| CYNTHIA BRIGHT (The Only Co-Ed) | Elsie Janis |
| ANGELINA BAXTER (of Red Wing, Minn.) | Inez Bauer |
| HAZEL PINKHAM (of Worcester, Mass.) | Rose Winter |
| BYRDIE WHEELER (of Boise, Idaho) | Marion Mills |
| MAGNOLIA CURTIS (of Jackson, Miss.) | Eleanor Pendleton |
| MRS. TROTWOOD (of Muncie, Ind.) | Bertha Holly |
MIDI Files
ACT I - In front of Bright Hall, Bingham College.
Afternoon of May 1st., this year (1909).
- No. 1 - Opening Number - "Of all the sexes in this world, the number I believe is two, there's only one that I admire..."
- No. 2 - Song - "Almost" - "In me you see the kind of a chap from a town that's almost on the map..."
- No. 3 - College Military - Chorus - "We are a lot of warriors bold, we work whenever we are told..."
- No. 4 - College Serenade - "When the chapel bell struck the midnight hour, and the campus lay asleep..."
- No. 5 - Finale Act I - "'Tis sweet to know, when one must go away for just a single week, that hearts will ache..."
ACT II - Interior of the Armory and Drill Hall, the following evening.
- No. 6 - Opening Chorus - "The world is waltzing round and round, the world is waltzing mad..."
- No. 7 - Entrance Song - Squab and Girls - "The very first duty of a chaperon is to leave the young folks quite alone..."
- No. 8 - Naval Song and Chorus - "From the the rousing times of old Paul Jones down to the present day..."
- No. 9 - Song and Chorus - "One mistake I find is very common, when it happens that two people chance to meet..."
- No. 10 - Finale Act II - Wellington Reed and Male Chorus - "It was the day of our big game, and when the boys came out..."
ACT III - On the Campus, Class Day, Early in June.
- No. 11 - Opening Chorus - "Commencement week is here; the time is very near when graduates will hike away for home..."
- No. 12 - "Philippines" Song and Chorus - "There is an island far away across the salty main..."
- No. 13 - Duet - Angelina & Squab - "Tell me, fickle college youth, when you go home this June, will you not forget your Angeline?"
- No. 14 - Finale Act III - "Please don't keep me waiting; life is but a span. Why this hesitating when a maiden meets a man?"
Note: The vocal score does not identify the soloist in items 2, 8, 9 or 12
- External Link
- Vocal Score at the ISMLP
Page modified 20 November 2016