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A Stubborn Cinderella is a musical in three acts with music by Joseph E. Howard and book and lyrics by William M. Hough and Frank R. Adams. It opened at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on 25 January 1909 and played for 88 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| FAT | Charles Prince |
| SKEETER | Robert Harrington |
| SALLIE | Louise Mink |
| 'LOIS | Alice Dovey |
| A TUTOR | Alan Brooks |
| THE PRESIDENT | Don Merrifield |
| THADDEUS LEONARDO (a famous sculptor) | Charles Rankin |
| A CAB DRIVER | John Wheeler |
| POLICE SERGEANT | Ben Turbett |
| "MAC" | John Barrymore |
| COLONEL HUNT (of the visiting English party) | James C. Marlowe |
| LADY LESLIE WINTERS (daughter of the Earl of Glenkirk) | Sallie Fisher |
| LADY EVELYN (her aunt) | Jean Salisbury |
| AN ENGINEER | Ben Turbett |
| A PORTER | Charles Wedlake |
| AN INDIAN | Don Merrifield |
| HOTEL MANAGER | Frank Magin |
ACT I - Campus of Columbus University - afternoon.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Sing a song of sunny skies, in a land across the sea..."
- No. 2 - Song - Lois and Chorus - "Sometimes I wish ev'ry fellow were in love with me..."
- No. 3 - Song - (singer not specified) - "Home is just the spot to be when other places close..."
- No. 4 - Song - Lady Leslie - "It's a great big world, and it's new to me..."
- No. 5 - Song - Skeeter and Chorus - "I think all the girls are peaches, and I always find that each is..."
- No. 6 - Finale Act I - "In honor of Columbus fame, we're holding our festival day..."
ACT II - A Mountain Wilderness near the Mexican Border. (Next day.)
- No. 7 - Opening Chorus - "What's wrong? What can the matter be? ..."
- No. 8 - Song - Colonel Hunt and Chorus - "The stir of martial music and the glint of buttons brass..."
- No. 9a - Song - Sallie and Chorus - "Adios, my Senorita, till we meet again; the night is filled with perfume rare..."
- No. 9b - Song - Lois and Chorus - "I want to talk to you alone, my Lady Moon ..."
- No. 10 - Finale Act II - "Drift on to dreamland over a moonlit sea, little girls, little boys..."
ACT III - Natatorium of Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Beach, California, during the progress of the Orange Fete.
- No. 11 - Song - Sallie and Chorus - "I'm afraid to swim alone..."
- No. 12 - Quartet - Mac, Colonel Hunt, Skeeter and Fat - "Old Adam had an awful cinch while living all alone..."
- No. 13 - Orange Fete Ballet and Chorus - "We cultivate the orange tree, watch it fondly, tenderly..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act III - "Flowers tell a tale of love to all who wish to hear..."
- External Links
- Vocal Score at the Internet Archive
- A Stubborn Cinderella at Wikipedia
Page modified 28 March 2017