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The Highwayman is a romantic comic opera in three acts with music by Reginald de Koven and book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. It was produced by the Broadway Theatre Opera Co. at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on 13 December 1897.
Dramatis Personæ
| DICK FITZGERALD (an Irish soldier of fortune) | Joseph O'Mara |
| LADY CONSTANCE SINCLAIR (a belle of the Court) | Hilda Clark |
| SIR GODFREY BEVERLEY (a Baronet of sporting proclivities) | George O'Donnell |
| LADY PAMELA (his daughter) | Maud Williams |
| CAPTAIN RODNEY (an officer serving with Nelson) | Van Rensselaer Wheeler |
| CONSTABLE QUILLER (of Bow Street) | Jerome Sykes |
| DOLL PRIMROSE (barmaid of the "Cat and Fiddle") | Nellie Braggins |
| TOBY WINKLE ('ostler of the "Cat and Fiddle") | Harry Macdonough |
| LORD KILKENNY (an Irish nobleman) | Wm. S. Corliss |
| SIR JOHN HAWKHURST (a Government Attaché) | Edwin White |
| LIEUTENANT LOVELACE (of the Militia) | Reginald Roberts |
| LANDLORD JARVEY (of the "Cat and Fiddle") | William Corliss |
| MRS. JARVEY | Marion Chase |
| JACK MIDDLETON | Wm. Mackay |
| LADY OLIVIA FAIRFAX | Jean St. Claire |
| HUMPHREYS (coachman of the York Mail) | H. Steinman |
| BOW STREET CONSTABLES |
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ACT I - The "Cat and Fiddle" Tavern on the York Road.
- No. 1 - Prelude and Opening Ensemble - "Although I am a Dook, he sez..."
- No. 2 - Duet - Doll and Toby - "I'll ask the fatal question now, but 'ow, but 'ow shall I begin it..."
- No. 2a - Entrance of Quiller and Constables
- No. 3 - Marching Song - Lovelace & Chorus - "Red coats! Hooray! The Red coats are a-coming..."
- No. 4 - Song - Dick & Chorus - "Whose figure is that on the crest of the hill, astride of a nag that is black as a raven? ..."
- No. 5 - Gavotte Quintette - Pamela, Lovelace, Doll, Toby, Sir Godfrey & Chorus - "It is trot, trot, trot on the turnpike road..."
- No. 6 - Ensemble and Song - Constance &Chorus - "What's this? What's this commotion? An arrest! I have a notion! ..."
- No. 7 - Song - Rodney - "Miss Prudence who waits in her drawing room prim with her aunt and Mamma close by..."
- No. 8 - Finale Act I - "It is trot, trot, trot on the turnpike road, all of fresh spring morning..."
ACT II - Forest near the York Road.
- No. 8a - Entr'acte
- No. 9 - Song - Dick - "O the kind of a swateheart for me do ye moind is young Kitty O' Brien and she lives near Killarney..."
- No. 10 - Chorus of Villagers - "It's hey for home, enough for a day! Let's home, my gossips all..."
- No. 11 - Duet - Toby Quiller, with Chorus - "There once was a Farmer's buxom wife, he held her the pride and joy of life..."
- No. 12 - Song - Constance - "Does the light of the moon come to thee thro' the trees like the smile of thy love, thy love? ..."
- No. 13 - Duet - Dick & Constance - "Do you recall that song we used to sing... Yes, I remember that well..."
- No. 14 - Gipsy Song - Quiller & Male Chorus - "We are brigands bold and free as you will ever see, and we're bad! ..."
- No. 15 - Finale Act II - "What's the secret they have? They have met! ..."
ACT III - The Park of Beverley Manor.
- No. 16 - Opening Chorus and Dance - "It's hey for a wedding on May day, and happy be the bride ..."
- No. 17 - Sea Song - Rodney & Chorus - "O hark, ye landsmen, and I'll tip a stave; it's all about a Jack Tar's life..."
- No. 18 - Song - Quiller - "If the awful instigator or the dreadful perpetrator of a horrid crime you're seeking for to ferret out..."
- No. 19 - Song - Dick and Chorus - "Oh, fill me a flagon as high as you please, and look well that the wine be old..."
- No. 20 - Finale Act III - "Hurrah! ... If you'll come to Castle Fitzgerald, a castle that's built in the air..."
MIDI files
- External Link
- Vocal Score at the Internet Archive
Page modified 11 December 2016