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Sybil is an English version of Szibill, an operetta by Hungarian composer Victor Jacobi. The first performance was February 27, 1914, at the Király Színház (King's Theatre) in Budapest. The libretto was written by Ferenc Martos and Miksa Bródy. The English-language version has lyrics by Harry Graham and was premiered on 10 January 1916 at the Liberty Theatre, New York.
Dramatis Personæ
| SYBIL RENAUD (Opera Singer) | Julia Sanderson |
| THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE | Donald Brian |
| OTTO SPRECKLES (Impresario - Poire) | Joseph Cawthorne |
| THE GRAND DUCHESS ANNA PAVLOVNA | Josephine Whittell |
| THE GOVERNOR OF BOMSK | George E. Mack |
| CAPTAIN PAUL PETROV (Officer of the Guard) | Stewart Baird |
| CAPTAIN DOLOGOW LIEUTENANT KOYANDER |
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(The Duke's aides-de-camp) | { { |
Walter Gilbert William Francis |
| COUNT MILOWSKI (Court Courier) | Jackson Hines |
| LIEUTENANT ZELENOY | Charles Lester |
| MARGOT (Spreckles' wife) | Maisie Gay |
| BORTSCHAKOW (Hotel Manager) | Charles Hampden |
| A SCHOOLMASTER | Clyde Crawford |
| COSSACK OFFICER | Frank Markham |
| PAGE BOY | Master Statzes |
| FIRST WAITER | Edward C. Yeager |
| SECOND WAITER | George Wharton |
| MR. CRIGHTON MRS. CRIGHTON |
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(Tourists) | { { |
Robert Markwell Cynthia Latham |
ACT I - The Office of the Grand Hotel, Bomsk, Russia.
- No. 1 - Chorus and Song - Bortschakov - "All hearts with a keen curiosity burn; the town with excitement is humming! ..."
- No. 1a - Chorus of Orphans - "Orphans from the Convent school you see! Modest maidens we..."
- No. 2 - Duet - Margot and Poire - "Life in a large hotel suits some folks fairly well; I confess it's not the life for me! ..."
- No. 3 - Letter Duet - Sybil and Petrov - "My dearest Paul, I beg to be forgiven for having left you thus without farewell! ..."
- No. 4 - Duet and Dance - Sybil and Poire - "Now my child, I'm your truest friend. Don't get married, dear, for that's the end..."
- No. 5 - Song - Sybil and Chorus of Officers - "Then Hip-Hooray! We proudly greet today the Col'nel of the Fifty-fifth Hussars!"
- No. 6 - Trio - Margot, Poire and Governor - "Money's not to be derided! If with cash you're well provided, life's delightful..."
- No. 7 - Finale Act I - "Sybil! Sybil! Your Highness, I should say! Pardon me, I pray you! ..."
ACT II - Room in the Governor's Palace.
- No. 8 - Opening Chorus, with Governor - "We're feeling overcome with shyness! Our throats are paralysed with dryness! ..."
- No. 8a - Song - Margot - "Her Royal Highness once invited me to tea! How Royalties behaved I'd often longed to see! ..."
- No. 9 - Duet - Poire and Governor - "To see a maiden young and fair, pray tell me what I ought to wear..."
- No. 10 - Duet - Sybil, Grand Duke and Chorus - "Ah, see, 'tis she, the wife whom I adore! My dear, I'm here! ..."
- No. 11 - Duet and Dance - Margot and Poire - "Don't be sprightly! Take things lightly! This adventure we shall survive! ..."
- No. 12 - Duet and Dance - Sybil and Grand Duke - "The firelight flickers warm and bright, the embers gleam and glow! ..."
- No. 13 - Song - Sybil and Male Chorus - "There are girls who pretend to be quite afraid of the men, but I don't agree..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act II - "My wife! Good heavens! What shall I do? ... The Grand Duchess here? ..."
ACT III - Entresol of the Grand Hotel.
- No. 15 - Opening Chorus - "Good night! Or may we say rather Good Morning! ... Dawn's early light give us all warning..."
- No. 16 - Quartet - Sybil, Margot, Poire and Petrov - "Wives should never be jealous, feminists tell us..."
- No. 17 - Song - Poire and Chorus - "When my uniform I wear, so debonair, chest very square, nose in the air, just so..."
- No. 18 - Song - Grand Duke and Ladies - "Woman is nature's master work, Man is nature's sad mistake..."
- No. 19 - Trio - Sybil, Grand Duke and Poire - "You often say you're through with love and lovers too..."
- External Links
- Szybill at Wikipedia
- Sybil at The Guide to Musical Theatre
Page modified 30 March 2017