Dear Little Denmark is described as "a Danish musical incident in two acts". Lyrics, and music are by Paul A. Rubens. It was produced by Frank Curzon at the Prince of Wales' Theatre, London, on 1 September 1909.

Dramatis Personæ

MIDI Files

ACT I   -   Outside the Public Park at Falsternore, a small town on the coast of Denmark.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "There have been festivities often before, here on the shore of Falsternore..."
• No. 2 - Song - Ophelia and Chorus - "In Denmark, when they built the ark, lived a dear old Duke in the dear old days..."
• No. 3 - Concerted Number - Girls - "You'll find that we perform a glee at every social function..."
• No. 4 - Duet - Conrad and Hansen - "It's really very plain from what you say, you don't wish to see me ever again..."
• No. 5 - Duet - Christine and Conrad - "As the night is silently falling o'er the busy town..."
• No. 6 - Song - Ophelia - "I come from Jutland, and Jutland's far away, and just because we're up in the north..."
• No. 7 - Entrance of Grand Duke - "Get out of the way for the Great Duke..."
• No. 8 - Concerted Number - Men - "We're big fine men, and we stand quite six foot in our socks..."
• No. 9 - Song - 'Xandra and Chorus - "When I go galloping on my horse..."
• No. 10 - Humming Duet and Dance - Ophelia and Hansen - "You seem taking up all the street..."
• No. 11 - Song - Christine - "When a little maid comes to sweet seventeen..."
• No. 12 - Finale Act I - "Have you ever seen a man so wild as His Grace?..."

ACT II -   The Duke's Castle at Copenhagen (14 days later).

• No. 13 - Act II Opening Chorus - "We are servants, low and humble, in the household of the Duke..."
• No. 14 - Song - Karl and Men's Chorus - "To some men a trade is attraction, to others their art is all..."
• No. 15 - Song - Duke - "I've got a friend called Fritz, more than a friend to me..."
  (four verses)
• No. 16 - Song - Christine, and Chorus of Mannequins - "I am very, very fond of someone..."
• No. 17 - Clockmakers' Glee (unaccompanied) - "Once a mouse ran up a clock - that's an ancient story..."
• No. 18 - Song - Ophelia - "They tell me I'm not educated, they say I'm as dense as a wall..."
  (three verses)
• No. 19 - Song - Hansen - "When you're in trouble woes seem double - ev'rything's magnified..."
  (five verses)
• No. 20 - Octet - Chorus of English Girls - "When with gout the Duke is aching; even at night-time if he's waking..."
• No. 21 - Solo Dance
• No. 22 - Song - Conrad and Chorus - "In the days of myth and myst'ry, when our Danish Dukes made hist'ry..."
• No. 23 - Duet - Christine and Conrad - "I'm trying and dying to put my case before you..."
• No. 24 - Sextet - Ophelia, Hansen, Jensen, Duke, 'Xandra, & Christine - "Father goes to market..."
• No. 25 - Finale Act II - "Where will you find a Duke so splendid, so free from twinging gout!"

If you wish to follow the lyrics, the MIDI files are available as zipped Karaoke files which can be played
with the Van Basco Karaoke Player.

Bertram Wallis as Conrad Petersen	Bertram Wallis as Conrad Petersen and Isabel Jay as Christine

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