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The Arcadians is an Edwardian musical comedy styled a "Fantastic Musical Play" in three acts with a book by Mark Ambient and Alexander M. Thompson, lyrics by Arthur Wimperis, and music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot. It was first produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on 29 April 1909, and ran for 809 performances.
The story concerns some idyllic Arcadians who wish to transform wicked London to a land of truth and simplicity.
- Synopsis, by Fraser Charlton
- MIDI files — MIDI files of all of the music from The Arcadians, sequenced by Colin Johnson, and a few short MP3 files of excerpts from the songs recorded in 1909.
- A discussion of The Arcadians by Michael Walters, with emphasis on the changes in the score over time and the original cast recodings.
- A review of a performance of the Arcadians by Barnes & Richmond O.S. at Richmond Theatre, 2 May, 1977.
- External Links
- Vocal Score at UR Research
- The Arcadians at Wikipedia
- The Arcadians at The Guide to Musical Theatre
- The Arcadians at Stage Beauty
Page modified 9 May 2017