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Wonderland is described as "a Musical Extravaganza ". The book and lyrics are by Glen MacDonough and the music by Victor Herbert. It was produced at the Majestic Theatre, New York, on 24 October 1905.
Dramatis Personæ
DR. FAX (a specialist on love and its cure, head of the Hospital for Broken  Hearts) |
Sam Chip |
| PHYLLIS (a Dresden shepherdess) | Eva Davenport |
| GLADYS (Dr. Fax's daughter) | Aimee Angeles |
| HILDEGARDE FIGGERS (a teacher at the Asylum for the Children of the Homeless Rich) |
Lotta Faust |
| PRINCE FORTUNIO | Bessie Wynn |
| CAPT. MONTAGUE BLUE (a professional hero, formerly crewman on the airship "Peek-a-boo") |
Charles Berry |
| JAMES (another professional hero, formerly a stoker on board the airship "Peek-a-boo") |
George McKay |
| KING OF HEARTS (disguised as Perrico, a gypsy musician) | J. C. Marlowe |
| LEANDER | Doris Mitchell |
| MARGOT (the favorite daughter of the King of Hearts) | Sue Kelleher |
| GERTRUDE | Hilda Halvers |
| ROLLO (Dr. Fax's horse) | James Harris and Eugene Kelly |
| CHIEF OF GENDARMES | William McDaniels |
| MARGARET MARGUERITE MEG MARJORIE MARGHERITA MADGE MAGGIE |
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(Daughters of the King of Hearts) | { { { { { { { |
Emily Fulton Helen Hilton Alice Ess Lucille Eagen Phoebe Loubet Adele Gordon Minnie Woodbury |
| ROMEO ANTHONY ORLANDO LOTHARIO PAOLO GIOVANNI BASSANNO |
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(The Princes of the Enchanted Castle) | { { { { { { { |
Marie Franklyn Kathryne Howland Georgia Barron Louise Burpee Sadie Emmons Madge Burpee Rose Fredericks |
| MONITORS | May Leslie and Lillian Devere |
ACT I - Dr. Fax's Cottage in the King's Park, The Painted Desert,
and The Square of the Houses that make Faces.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Balm in the breeze, buds on the trees, sunshine and springtime weather..."
- No. 2a - Entrance of Monitors
- No. 2b - The Nature Class - "We know all the various trees, the names of the birds and bees, likewise of the habits of robins and rabbits..."
- No. 3 - Ensemble - James, Blue, Gladys and Chorus - "We two are the crew of the Peek-a-boo, we sail among the stars, we do..."
- No. 4 - Song - Hatter - "Love, I'm told, is a deep delight but it doesn't agree with me..." (3 verses)
- No. 5 - Song - King and Chorus - "A native I of Italy, with fabulous facility I from the violin can draw a flood of liquid melody..."
- No. 6 - 'Jografree' Song - Gladys and Schoolgirls - "Sailors are such restless men, but we can't help loving them now and then..."
- No. 7 - Song - Fortunio - "What though the skies be chill and gray, and sorrows fast befall? I know there waits for us a day that shall repay for all..."
- No. 8 - Trio - Dr. Fax, Blue and James - "Old George McCann was an ossified man, and he loved a freak uncanny..."
- No. 9 - Finale Act I - "Hail! Hail! here comes another hero, whose chance for life is zero if he carries out his plan..."
ACT II - The King's Park, The Exterior and Interior of a Department Store,
and The Lake of the Enchanted Castle.
- Nos. 10 & 11 - Entr'acte, and Chorus - "Of his Majesty's assizes we all witnesses shall be; in our various disguises we will fool his Majesty..."
- No. 12 - Song - Fortunio, with Princesses and Male Chorus - "Strange indeed, 'tis never guessed that a heart beats in your breast..."
- No. 13 - Song - Miss Figgers and Girls - "Pauline was very far from pretty, she was deadly pale..."
- No. 14 - Scene - Dr. Fax, Gladys and Chorus - "If I had to be a sailor, I would have an awful time; I couldn't tell a cable from a fam'ly washing line..."
- No. 15 - Finale Act II
ACT III - Ballroom of the Enchanted Castle.
- No. 16 - Entr'Acte
- No. 17 - Ball Room Scene
- No. 18 - Song - Dr. Fax and Chorus - "I have two friends, two dear old friends, my joys and woes they share. We never leave each other..."
- No. 19 - Topical Quartet - Miss Figgers, Gladys, Capt. Blue and James - "On mystic Hallowe'en, events to come are clearly seen..."
- No. 20 - Finale Act III - "Debonair, de'il may care, loyal hearts and purses light as air..."
MIDI Files
- External Link
- Vocal Score at Musopen
Page modified 24 May 2017