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The Earl and the Girl is a musical comedy in two acts by Seymour Hicks, with lyrics by Percy Greenbank and music by Ivan Caryll. It was produced by William Greet and opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 10 December 1903. It transferred to the Lyric Theatre on 12 September 1904, running for a total of 371 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| JIM CHEESE (a Dog Trainer) | Mr. Walter Passmore |
| DICK WARGRAVE (the Real Heir) | Mr. Henry A. Lytton |
| HON. CREWE BOODLE (the Supposed Heir) | Mr. Robert Evett |
| A. BUNKER BLISS (Elphin Haye's Uncle) | Mr. John C. Dixon |
| DOWNHAM (an American Solicitor) | Mr. M. R. Morand |
| MR. TALK (an English Solicitor) | Mr. Frank Elliston |
| MR. HAZELL (Host of "Fallowfield Arms") | Mr. Reginald Crompton |
| DUDLEY CRANBORNE GEORGE BELLAMY HUGH WALLANDER |
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(Friends of Crewe Boodle) | { { { |
Mr. Powis Pinder Mr. Chas. Childerstone Mr. Alec Fraser |
| ROSSITER GEORGE CHARLES |
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(Footmen at Stole Hall) | { { { |
Mr. Ernest Torrence Mr. Rudolph Lewis Mr. J. Gordon |
| ELPHIN HAYE (an American Heiress) | Miss Agnes Fraser |
| LIZA SHODDAM (Jim Cheese's Sweetheart) | Miss Florence Lloyd |
| MRS. SHIMMERING BLACK (a Strong Lady) | Miss Helen Kinnaird |
| DAISY FALLOWFIELD (Elphin Haye's Friend) | Miss Louie Pounds |
| MISS VIRGINIA BLISS (Elphin Haye's Aunt) | Miss Phyllis Broughton |
| LADY GUSSIE LADY VIOLET LADY GWENDOLINE LADY ETHEL LADY MURIEL |
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(Ladies of Crewe Boodle's Party) | { { { { { |
Miss L. Leibrandt Miss Olive Rae Miss G. Thornton Miss Standen Miss Winifred Hart-Dyke |
Act I - "Fallowfield Arms." (afternoon)
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "After a capital day, after some very good sport, feeling a bit stiff we admit..."
- No. 2 - Song - Daisy & Chorus - "Some girls like to live inside a great big town..."
- No. 3 - Duet - Jim & Liza - "Oh, the public don't appreciate them dogs one little bit..."
- No. 4 - Chorus - "Oh, dear me, what on earth are we to do? For you see, all our plans have fallen through..."
- No. 5 - Song - Daisy & Chorus - "When my ship comes in, I'll at once begin, all my stingy habits dropping..."
- No. 6 - Song - Crewe Boodle - "In the hush of silver morning, in a garden sweet and fair, a lovely rose is blooming..."
- No. 7 - Song - Downham - "I'm sure I shall always remember the day when I took up this Walgrave affair..."
- No. 8 - Quartet - Talk, Bliss, Mrs. Black & Downham - "I know somebody I want to meet, not so very, very far away..."
- No. 9 - Duet - Elphin & Dick - "The first time that we met, it's true, we sat together in a pew..."
- No. 10 - Song - Elphin & Chorus - "When a maiden leaves school, as a rule, and returns to her friends and relations..."
- No. 11 - Song - Dick & Chorus - "Away! come away from the gray land! Away! come away to the blue! ..."
- No. 12 - Quartet - Dick, Elphin, Jim & Liza - "Tonight you'll be a blooming swell, in fancy dress disguise, ah! ..."
- No. 13 - Finale Act I - "Fancy his getting the Earldom, Earldom, Earldom! Fancy his being a peer!..."
ACT II - The Conservatory at Stole Hall. (Same Evening)
- No. 14 - Opening Chorus - "Madly and merrily here we go, tripping on light fantastic toe..."
- No. 15 - Song - Daisy & Chorus - "There's a girl who is always so busy, what Americans call 'out of sight'..."
- No. 16 - Song - Elphin & Chorus - "Simple little maiden once I used to know, rather absent-minded as young ladies go..."
- No. 17 - Chorus - "Hail! the heir so long expected, greet his Lordship with a shout..."
- No. 18 - Song - Jim & Chorus - "Behold in me a belted Earl, my noble Lords and Graces, tho' I declare no belt I wear..."
- No. 19 - Vocal Gavotte - "To and fro, dignified and slow, people use to dance in the long ago..."
- No. 20 - Song - Dick & Chorus - "Beside the murmuring sad sea waves some lovers like to sit..."
- No. 21 - Song - Daisy - "Did you ever meet the fellow fine and dandy who can readily dispel your ills and woes? ..."
- No. 22 - Song - Crewe Boodle & Chorus - "There's a far off hum of a 'Here they come,' and a thrill runs down the street..."
- No. 23 - Song - Crewe Boodle - "Out in the garden closes, under the drowsy noon,..."
- No. 24 - Finale Act II - "By the shore of the Mediterranean..." & "I'm a lord, what ho..." (reprise)
No. 20 was composed by John W. Bratton, and No. 21 was composed by Edward Hutchison.
- External links
- The Earl and the Girl at Wikipedia
- The Earl and the Girl at the Guide to Musical Theatre
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