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A Madcap Princess is a comedy opera in three acts with libretto by Harry B. Smith based on the novel When Knightwood Was in Flower by Charles Major and music by Ludwig Engländer produced at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York on 5 September, 1904 where it lasted for 48 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| MARY TUDOR, Princess of England | Lulu Glaser |
| HENRY VIII, King of England | William Pruette |
| CHARLES BRANDON | Bertram Wallis |
| SIR EDWIN CASKODEN, Master of Dance | Donald McLaren |
| SIR ADAM JUDSON | Howard Chambers |
| WILL SOMERS, the King's Jester | Frank Reicher |
| DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM | Arthur Barry |
| CARDINAL WOLSEY | Ralph Lewis |
| DUKE OF LONGUEVILLE, Envoy of France | Guy B. Hoffman |
| CAPTAIN BRADHURST | H. Chambers |
| FARMER BLAKE | Herbert Freer |
| A FRIAR | Maurice Sims |
| LANDLORD OF "THE BOW AND STRING TAVERN" | Reginald Barlow |
| GOODY BLAKE | Elsie Thomas |
| QUEEN KATHERINE | Maid Ream Stover |
| LADY JANE BOLINGBROKE MISTRESS JANE SEYMOUR MISTRESS ANNE BOLEYN |
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(Maids of Honor to Mary Tudor) | { { { |
Mary Conwell Olive Cox Ethel Wynne |
| A PAGE | Lillian Lipyeat |
ACT I - Windsor Park, England, on a May-Day Morning in the 16th. Century.
- No. 1 - Prelude and Opening Ensemble - "May day is hey day, O! May day is hey day, come gather upon the green! ..."
- No. 2 - Song - King Henry & Chorus - "Behold in me a potentate of lineage old and splendid..."
- No. 3 - May Day Processional - "Let every voice welcome our Princess today, condescending to be Queen for us..."
- No. 4 - Entrance Song - Princess Mary & Chorus - "Some people think a Princess should be tall and straight and stout..."
- No. 5 - Song - Princess Mary, Brandon & Chorus - "There is a land that we visit in fancy, a beautiful isle of the sea..."
- No. 6 - Finale Act I - Princess Mary, King Henry and entire company - "Sir! You wear a sword! A duel you can't refuse..."
ACT II - Princess Mary's Apartment in Bridewell House, London.
- No. 7 - Entrée Act and Opening Ensemble - "Maids of honor to the Princess, we are damsels most industrious..."
- No. 8 - Song - King Henry - "A King may rule his army, a King may rule his navy..."
- No. 9 - Song - Charles Brandon - "Fair face that haunts my dream, eyes I love so well..."
- No. 10 - Finale Act II - "Thrice noble is he, the great Tudor king so tyrannic, with a temper that may cause a panic..."
ACT III - The "Bow and String" Tavern at Bristol.
- No. 11 - Entrée Act and Opening Ensemble - "Come, fill up a brimming flagon, toss a Bumper down lads! ..."
- No. 12 - Quartette and Chorus - "A rollicking old sea-dog am I, of the gallant and dare-devil kind..."
- No. 13 - Cavalier's Song - Princess Mary - "I've a name that's known at Court, in both rumor and report..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act III - "Oh! with my cloak and sword and plumed hat, they all may see I'm an aristocrat..."
- External Link
- Vocal Score at Arizona State University
Page modified 13 January 2017