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Her Regiment is an operetta in three acts with book and lyrics by William Le Baron and music by Victor Herbert which opened at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, on 12 November 1917.
Dramatis Personæ
| COLONEL PONTSABLE | Hugh Chilvers |
| ANDRE DE COURCY | Donald Brian |
| BLANQUET | Frank Moulan |
| EUGENE DE MERRIAME | Sidney Jarvis |
| SERGEANT SABRETACHE | Frederick Manatt |
| CARABINE | George Averill |
| FRANÇOIS | Nate Ellis |
| ESTELLE DURVERNAY | Audrey Maple |
| LISETTE BERLIER | Josie Intropidi |
| MADAME GUERRIERE | Paulina French |
| JEANETTE | Norma Brown |
| GEORGETTE | Cissie Sewell |
| FIFI | Edythe Mason |
ACT I - Outside the "Pomme d'Or" in Normandy. June, 1914.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "That's retreat and duty's done, tan-ta-ra! tan-ta-ra! Now's the time for soldier's fun..."
- No. 2 - Duo - Blanquet and Lisette Berlier - "The woman who marries is taking a chance she offers temptation to fate..."
- No. 3 - Song - Andre and Male Chorus - "I sing of our sweet Babette..." (3 verses)
- No. 4 - Song - Estelle and Chorus - "I have always heard how very fascinating are the soldiers in their regimental braid."
- No. 5 - Duet - Estelle and Andre - "I'm a simple country lass ... In that, there's no disgrace..."
- No. 6 - Song - Andre and Chorus - "When you're talking of romance, not a regiment in France has the slightest sort of chance..."
- No. 7 - Finale Act I - "How dare you! ... What do you mean? How dare you take such liberties?..."
ACT II - Reception Room of the Chateau Belleville.
- No. 8 - Entr'Acte I
- No. 9 - Opening Number - Slow Waltz
- No. 10 - American Serenade - Estelle and Chorus - "Down in the south you hear the d-----s sing on nights in spring..."
- No. 11 - Art Song - Eugene and Girls - "Ladies, there is just one inspiration when I'm starting on a new creation..."
- No. 12 - Duo and Dance - Estelle and Andre - "True love must grow, and it comes only once..."
- No. 13 - Finale Act II - "What does it mean? What does it mean? ... Oh, it's nothing! It is nothing..."
- No. 14 - Second Entr'Acte
- No. 15 - Opening and Duo - Lisette, Blanquet and Male Chorus - "If you should see a sly grisette ... a sly grisette..."
- No. 16 - Duet - Estelle and Andre - "When people like us are in love, their language is always absurd..."
- No. 17 - Song - Blanquet - "How tender his emotion and how beautiful her love..."
- No. 18 - Vive la France! - Finale Act III - "Though we need not always show it, there is something we command..."
- External Links
- Vocal Score at Musopen
Page modified 20 February 2017