ALONE AT LAST

An Operette in 3 Acts, 5 Scenes. (Original) Viennese book (Endlicht Allein) by Dr. A. M. Willner and Robert Bodanzky. Music by Franz Lehár -. American adaptation by Edgar Smith and Joseph Herbert. Additional lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward.

Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York - 19th October, 1915 - 18th March, 1916 (180 perfs)

Synopsis

A marriage is to take place between the impoverished, not-too-bright Count and Dolly, an eccentric and extremely wealthy American girl. Before taking this step, she longs for a romantic adventure and the Alpine scenery around her seems a perfect backdrop. The mountain guide who takes her climbing is actually a baron in disguise, who has long loved her, and when they reach the mountain summit and an avalanche means they must spend the night together in splendid isolation, her dream has come true.

Musical Numbers

ACT 1

1. Opening Chorus (The Peasant Wedding Party) - Ensemble
2. "One in the Game of Love" - Dolly, Entire Chorus
3. "Thy Heart (Is) My Prize" (Lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward.) - Franz
4. "Oh, My Darling Tilly" (Lyrics by Joseph W. Herbert.) - Tilly, Count Willigard
5. "Nature Divine" (Lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward.) - Dolly, Franz
6. "Waltz Entrancing" (Lyrics by Joseph W. Herbert.) - Tilly, Men
7. Finale Act I - Dolly, Franz, Tilly, Count Willigard, Chorus
   

ACT 2

8. Opening Chorus Act II - "Bright Morning Star" - Yvonne, Chorus
9. "Pretty Edelweiss" (Lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward.) - Dolly
   "Not Now, But By the Moon" (Lyrics by Matthew C. Woodward.) - Tilly, Count Willigard
   
10. "Picnic in the Sky" (Finaletto) (Music by Gaetano Merola.) - Tilly, Count Willigard, Max, Phoebe, Hans, Chorus
11. "This Is My World" - Dolly, Franz
12. "Some Little Bug Will Find You Some Day" (Music by Silvio Hein. Lyrics by Roy Atwell and Benjamin Hapgood Burt.) - Count Willigard
13. Scene: Duet—Finale - Dolly, Franz

ACT 3

14. "Scandals in the Air" (Opening Chorus Act III) "Return to Warm My Heart Again" (Music by Gaetano Merola.) - Tilly, Chorus
15. Reminiscences - Dolly, Franz
16. Finale Act III

CAST (in order of appearance):

Principal roles	Support Roles
Count Max Splenningen Count Willigard Dolly Cloverdale, an American heiress Mrs. Phoebe Cloverdale, a wealthy American widow Baron Franz von Hansen Tilly Dachau, of the Hoff Theatre, Vienna	Morel, hotel manager Hans Ketterer, a veteran Swiss guide von Flamberg Rudiman Bondi :Yvonne Everett, an American girl Mrs. Jeffry, an American tourist von Mannheim, a German tourist Professor Dinglebender, geologist Head Porter, Grand Hotel

Guides, Tourists, Peasants, Hotel Guests, Maids, Porters, Waiters, Show Girls

Scenes and settings

• Act 1: Garden of the Hotel Victoria, Interlaken, Switzerland. Late afternoon
• Act 2: Scene 1: The Terrace of the Grand Hotel, Kurhaus, Murren. Sunrise, the next morning.
  • Scene 2: On the Trail of the Jungfrau. Afternoon.
  • Scene 3: The Summit of the Peak. Sunset
• Act 3: Lounge of the Hotel Victoria, Interlaken. The following evening.