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The Gay Parisienne is a musical comedy in two acts written by George Dance with music by Ivan Caryll. It was produced at the Northampton Opera House on 1 October 1894 before embarking on a provincial tour and transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre, London on 4 April 1896 where it ran for 369 performances.
Dramatis Personæ
| MR. EBENEZER HONEYCOMB ("A Shining Light") | Charles A. Bigelow |
| MRS. HONEYCOMB (his Wife) | Phoebe Cohen |
| NORAH HONEYCOMB (their Daughter) | Cheridah Simpson |
| MABEL (Norah's Friend) | Willis Norton |
| MAJOR FOSSDYKE (of the "Battersea Butterfly Shooters") | Frank Smithson |
| ANGELA MAY ETHEL GLADYS MAUD EDITH VIOLET ROSE |
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(The Major's Daughters} | { { { { { { { { |
Adele Archer Josie Fairbanks Nina Ainscoe Ida Rock Anita Wilson May Hamilton Olivia Astor Nellie Wilson |
| AMOS DINGLE (Honeycomb's friend) | Edward Chapman |
| TOM EVERLEIGH (a Barrister) | Charles Dickson |
| ALGERNON P. DUCIE (an American) | Harold Vizard |
| PERCY TOOTING CECIL SMYTH | } } |
(Ducie's Friends) | { { |
Sydney Tovey John Savage |
| HANS (Proprietor of the Spa Hotel, Schoffenburgen) | Louis Mann |
| GRETCHEN | May Lavigne |
| ANNA FRITZ | } } |
(Servants) | ( ( |
Grace Belasco Matthew Ott |
| RUTH (Honeycomb's Servant) | Josephine Hall |
| BLATTERWATTER (a Gendarme) | Thomas Kierns |
| M. AUGUSTE POMPIER (a French Spy) | Joseph W. Herbert |
| MDLLE. JULIE BON-BON ("The Gay Parisienne") | Clara Lipman |
ACT I - Honeycomb's Lawn, Kingston-on-Thames.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Hi! for the Thames on a summer's day, Ho! for the merry throng; and Hi! for the dresses bright and gay, Ho! for the boating song..."
- No. 2 - Song - Honeycomb and Chorus - "The object of our clothing is to cover and conceal the loveliness which nature has endow'd..."
- No. 3 - Duet - Tom and Norah - "One peaceful eve in summertime, within a garden fair, a maiden heard the midnight chime, but still she linger'd there..."
- No. 4 - Song - Major Fossdyke and Chorus - "I'm proud to say that I am one of the Battersea Butterfly Shooters; as volunteers we take the bun..."
- No. 5 - Duet - Julie Bon-bon and Pompier - "I'm all the way from gay Paree, Mam'zelle Julie Bon-bon ... and I am Monsieur Pompier, un petit garçon..."
- No. 6 - Concerted Piece - Tom, Norah, Mr & Mrs Honeycomb, Pompier, Julie and Major - "And now to the court we quick must go, and may we win the day..."
- No. 7 - Duet and Dance - Honeycomb and Julie Bon-bon - "Whene'er a maiden falls in love, ought she not to confess? ... 'Twould be unwise to say it..."
- No. 8 - Quartet - Julie Bon-bon, Pompier and Mr. & Mrs. Honeycomb - "Cock-a-doodle, Cock-a-doodle, Cock-a-doodle-do! Julie Bon-bon wins her case..."
- No. 9 - Finale Act I - "Hail the hero of the day! Hail him with hip, hip, hooray! Hail the bright and rising star! Hail the hero of the Bar! ..."
ACT II - The Spa Hotel, Schoffenburgen.
- No. 10 - Opening Chorus, with solo - Hans - "Isn't it wonderful? Isn't it strange? In a few weeks what a marvellous change! Once the hotel now so busy and gay..."
- No. 11 - Saltarelle
- No. 12 - Song - Pompier - "I know a little girl who is very, very shy; be careful of the girl that's shy. She goes about so modestly with downcast eye..."
- No. 13 - Quartet - Tom, Percy, Cecil and Ducie - "A coupon which Cook's recommend, a hansom to Charing Cross end, a smoker to Dover, a calm passage over..."
- No. 14 - Duet - Honeycomb and Julie Bon-bon - "The tendency of modern times is all for first and third, and one or t'other we must each select..."
- No. 15 - Song - Ruth and Chorus - "Some people have the money, and others have the brains, but lots would like to have a voice like Sister Mary Jane's..."
- No. 16 - Song - Norah and Chorus - "Ere we part, love, it may be for years ... It may be for years ... Take these flow'rs, love, watered by my tears..."
- No. 17 - Quartet - Mrs. Honeycomb, Major, Ruth and Pompier - "I'll be a lively widow, and I'll roll my merry eye, and dress myself as lively widows do..."
- No. 18 - Concerted Piece - "Ding-dong, ding-dong goes the big, big gong, and echoes far around; it plainly states that dinner waits, a truly welcome sound..."
- No. 19 - Pas de Quatre
- No. 20 - Song - Bon-bon and Chorus - "Tell me what you does with all your money, says Sambo..."
- No. 21 - Duet - Ruth and Major - "Upon the stage let's have a fling, we'll try the music halls, and trill the sweet poetic lays each lady singer bawls..."
- No. 22 - Finale Act II - "Now for the Carnival! Now for the fun! Now for a frolicsome day! Blue are the heavens and warm is the sun; let us be merry and gay.."
- External Links
- The Gay Parisienne at The Guide to Musical Theatre
Page modified 7 February 2017