Sergeant Brue is a musical farce with book by Owen Hall, lyrics by J. Hickory Wood, and others and music by Liza Lehmann and James W. Tate. It opened at the Strand Theatre, London, on 10 December 1904.

Dramatis Personæ

Musical Numbers

ACT I   -   Michael Brue's Hairdressing Saloons.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus of Barbers, Assistants & Customers - "Altho' on our merits, of course, we are unfortunately dumb..."
• No. 2 - Song - Michael & Chorus - "I'm just a young man in a shop; a snipper I'm called by the boys..." (four verses)
• No. 3 - Song - Lady Bickenhall with Ladies' Chorus - "Although I am nobly born -- a noble dame is she!..."
• No. 4 - Duet - Aurora & Gerald - "Oh! my darling little nurse, you are awfully perverse..."
• No. 5 - Song - Crookie Scrubbs & Chorus - "I'm a cove who has his livelihood to make, and so I so..."
• No. 6 - Finale Act I - "Bravo, bravo! Over goes the show..."

ACT II -   The Green Park Hotel.

• No. 7 - Opening Chorus - "We have dined, we have dined, and we now one and all are inclined..."
• No. 8 - Duet - Michael & Mabel - "Ah! that day when first when met in a lift..." (six verses)
• No. 10 - Song - Lady Bickenhall & Chorus - "'Tis said that man's heart is a very weak spot..." (four verses)
• No. 11 - Song - Daisy & Chorus - "Oh! little Molly Murray was American by birth..."   (four verses)
• No. 12 - Quartette - Aurora, Mabel, Gerald, & Michael - "There's always a somebody else when you wed..."
• No. 13 - Greeting Chorus - "We're very pleased to meet you, how do you do?..."
• No. 14 - Song - Michael & Chorus - "The constables of Hammersmith had grievances to air..."
• No. 15 - Song - Gerald - "Dear little heart, I am singing to you..."
• No. 16 - Finale Act II, with Lady Bickenhall - "Oh! help! Oh! help! Oh! help!..."

ACT III -   Scene 1 -   Crawlborough Street Police Court.

• No. 17 - Opening Chorus - "Hail! the Solon of the Court, a man of light and learning..."

ACT III -   Scene 2 -   A House in Berkeley Square.

• No. 20 - Intermezzo - Aurora Waltz
• No. 21 - Chorus - "Welcome all, both great and small, a welcome that's honest and hearty..."
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• No. 22 - Song - Mabel & Girls' Chorus - "When I was quite a tiny tot and ladies came to tea..."
• No. 23 - Song - Michael & Chorus - "Girls of today are but daughters of Eve, Mother Eve!..."
• No. 24 - Song and Dance - Lady Bickenhall - "My income undoubtedly sparse is, so I think that the best I can do..."
• No. 25 - Finale Act III - "Hail to the Piccadilly hero! Send him off with rousing cheer, oh!..."

Supplementary Number.

• No. 28 - Song - Michael - "Half a dozen fellows from the city took a trip on pleasure bent..."

Nos. 23, 24 and 28 above were composed by James W. Tate; the rest being by Liza Lehmann.
No. 9, composed by J.B. Mullen, No. 18, composed by Frederick Rosse, No. 19 (Act III Scene 1 Finale),
composed by Ernest Vousden, and the concluding dance of No. 21, by Frederick Rosse are omitted here
because of copyright constraints.

MIDI files

External Link

Vocal Score at the UR Research

Page modified 10 March 2017