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Little Nemo was originally the protagonist of the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland which first appeared in the "New York Herald" in October 1905. In the summer of 1907, Marcus Klaw and A. L. Erlanger announced they would put on an extravagant Little Nemo show for an unprecedented $100,000, with a score by Victor Herbert and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The show opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, on 20 October 1908.
Dramatis Personæ
| DR. PILL (physician to King Morpheus) | Joseph Cawthorn |
| FLIP (nephew of the Guard of the Dawn) | Billy B. Van |
| DANCING MISSIONARY | Harry Kelly |
| LITTLE NEMO | Master Gabriel |
| KING MORPHEUS OF SLUMBERLAND CANNIBAL KING |
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W. W. Black |
| CAPTAIN GROUCH (a gentleman pirate) | Louis F. Barnes |
| BLACKBEARD (a pirate) | Al Lamar |
| RED ROVER (a pirate) ALGIE (a nervous patient) |
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Sim Collins |
| DEMON DAN (a pirate) MR. FOOTE (a gouty patient) |
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Louis Hart |
| OFFICE OF THE GUARD | Edward B. Kramer |
| THE CANDY KID (messenger of King Morpheus) | Florence Tempest |
| THE LITTLE PRINCESS | Aimie Ehrlich |
| THE VALENTINE FAIRY CAPTAIN OF BATTLESHIP |
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Albertina Benson |
| WEATHER VANE | Elphye Snowden |
| MRS. NEMO | Rose Beaumont |
| SALLY MAGGIE (a hysterical patient) |
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Madeleine Marshall |
| TILLY | Mildred Manning |
| BETTY | Sunshine Ijames |
Synopsis of Scenes
| ACT I | - Scene 1 | - Slumberland. Playroom of the Little Princess. |
| - Scene 2 | - Children's Playground in a Park. | |
| - Scene 3 | - Nemo's Bed Room. | |
| - Scene 4 | - The Land of the Fairies of St. Valentine. | |
| ACT II | - Scene 1 | - Office of the Weather Factory. |
| - Scene 2 | - The Table D'Hote Islands. | |
| - Scene 3 | - Amusement Park. | |
| - Scene 4 | - Little Nemo's Bed Room. | |
| - Scene 5 | - Palace of Patriotims in Slumberland. | |
| ACT III | - Scene 1 | - The Deck of a Pirate Ship. |
| - Scene 2 | - The Deck of a Battleship. | |
| - Scene 3 | - Slumberland. |
ACT I
- Nos. 1 & 2 - Opening Chorus and Song - Princess - "To find a playmate for the little princess, we assemble today..."
- No. 3 - Song - Candy Kid and Chorus - "There's a land of childhood fancies that is filled with old romances..."
- No. 4 - Entrance and Song - King Morpheus - "I'm just about the jolliest King that ever was on view..."
- No. 5 - Trio - Dr. Pill, King and Missionary - "If you think you are ill, you go in for a pill, or a tonic, a drug or a plaster..."
- No. 6 - Central Park Scene
- No. 7 - Trio - Nemo, Princess and Flip - "Let's go a-driving in the Park, just like the grown-ups do..."
- No. 8 - Newspaper Song - Dr. Pill, Flip and Missionary - "Political conventions are a joke, that we must own..."
- No. 9 - Valentines
- No. 10 - Song for the Valentine's Fairy - "Are you looking for a Valentine, a sentimental token..."
- No. 11 - March of the Valentines
- No. 12 - "Melodramatic Music" - Song - Princess - "Won't you be my Valentine, Nemo dear? I am here..."
- No. 13 - Finale Act I - "With banners streaming, with lances gleaming, lead our little Nemo off to Slumberland..."
ACT II
- No. 14 - The Weather Factory Girls' Chorus - "Here in the office of the Guard of Dawn, we work away together..."
- No. 15 - Duet - Flip and Barometer Girl - "A little bantam hen in a barnyard dwelt, and a little white hen was she..."
- No. 16 - Chorus - Sunbeams, Snowflakes, Rain Drops - "Life depends upon the weather on rainy day..."
- No. 17 - May Day March - "Blow upon the bugle! Sound upon the drum! For in gay procession marching on we come..."
- No. 18 - The Cannibal Island - After Storm
- No. 19 - Song - - "Out in the dismal swampland, far in the everglades..."
- No. 20 - The Cannibal Barbecue - - "If you don't know what to do tonight, I'll tell you what to do..."
- No. 21 - Trio - Missionary, Betty and Dancing Bear - "I've got a Teddy Bear 'most life size..."
- No. 22 - Song - Dr. Pill - "I'm a fortunate physician, I get cases ev'ry day..."
- No. 23 - Song - Little Nemo - "One day my mother gave a dinner. My! but that was grand..."
- No. 24 - Nemo's Dream of Fourth July
- No. 25 - March Song - Captain Grouch - "O'er the land from shore to shore, there's a racket and a roar..."
- No. 26 - Finale Act II - "Hear the chime of the Liberty Bell, a message to the free..."
ACT III
- No. 27 - Song - Valentine Fairy and Chorus - "Sailor! Sailor! whither are you going,lad? Why is it you're sailing..."
- No. 28 - Ensemble - "Do you believe in dreams, dear? For if you do I'll tell about a land, a distant strand..."
- No. 29 - Finale Act III - "Won't you be my Valentine? Sweetheart, maid divine..."
- External Links
- Little Nemo at Wikipedia
- Little Nemo at The Guide to Musical Theatre
- Vocal Score at IMSLP
Page modified 1 February 2017