THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER

or A Modern Cinderella

A Musical Fantasy in 3 Acts, 5 Scenes. Book by Anne Caldwell and Lawrence McCarty. Music by Victor Herbert. Lyrics by James O'Dea.

Globe Theatre, New York - Opened 28 October, 1912; closed 17 May 1913 (232 perfs.)

(Opening) Chorus - Tradesmen, their wives and Assistants
Fond of the Ladies - Atzel, Sophia, Irma, Clara, Ludovica, Maida, Gretchen, Chorus
Meow! Meow! Meow! - Cinderella, Mouser
Love Me Like a Real, Real Man - Cinderella, Punks, Spooks
All Hallowe'en - Cinderella, Kiddies
Witch Ballet - Dancing Girls
At the Bal Masque, introducing the French Quadrille - Dancing Girls
Princess of Far Away - Cinderella, Maximilian, Chorus
Them Was the Childhood Days - Punks, Spooks
Youth (Ballet) - Premiere danseuse, Corps de Ballet
Bagdad (Lyrics by Anne Caldwell.) - Punks, Chorus
(A) Little Girl at Home - Maximilian, Cinderella
Punch Bowl Glide - Spooks
The Drums of the Nations - Presenting the drums of the Crown Prince, the Drums of Leipzic, of Napoleon, of Britain, of North America, of Young America and of Dixie.
Harlequinade

Harlequinade: Punks, Spooks. Harlequin: Maida. Columbine: Clara. Cat: Mouser. Policemen

ACT I - Scene 1 - Kitchen in the Castle of Baron von Nix.

Overture
Opening Chorus of Tradesmen, their Wives and Assistants - "We are waiting for the Baron, to treat with him while decking out his 'fairs!' ..."
Song - Atzel - "I'm a whimsical sort of chap, reared in luxury's ample lap. Seldom ever I give a rap for what goes on about me..."
Romneya Music
Duet - Cindy and Mouser - "Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, thus runneth the ancient rhyme ... Meeow, meeow, meeow! Meeow, meeow! ..."
Trio - Cindy, Punks and Spooks - "The man who's never been in love excites my sympathy ... Then o'er us make a fuss ... For that's the case with us ..."
Duet - Punks & Spooks - "A garden party we attended not so long ago; a friendly Onion's strong appeal decoyed us to the show. It was the coming out..."
Duo - Cindy, Baron and Chorus - "I know a day in the year can beat all other days for fun ... I think I'm on to the day that you mean, October thirty-one! ..."

ACT I - Scene 2 - On the way to the Palace.

ACT II - Ballroom in the Palace of Prince Maximilian.

Opening Chorus - "Oh, the bal masqué is a place they say that will addle and muddle one's senses, for it's there you'll meet the rash and discreet..."
Entrance of Cinderella - "A Princess quite unknown, in golden chariot but now has entered through the Palace gate; Then give to her, I pray, in voices..."
Duet - Punks and Spooks - "I loved a little girl; we loved no other; some day she'll be a happy bride and groom. Her parents are her father and her mother
Ballet Suite
Song - Punks and Chorus - "Bagdad is a town in Turkey. On a camel tall and jerky you can journey there and see just how great it used to be..."
Song - (singer not specified) - "I don't know why it is-ski, I can't explain-ovich why ev'rything that's Russian gets to me; I've got a Russian sable..."
Duo - Cindy and Prince - "A little girl at home I'd like to have, I would, I swear ... A little girl at home? What do you mean? ..."
Punch Bowl Glide
Finale Act II - (Drums of all Nations) - "Her name, good friends, I know not; her name I cannot say. A radiant dream she came to me..."

ACT III - Scene 1 - The Baron's Kitchen.

Entre'Acte
Harlequinade
Opening Chorus - "Baron von Nix, Baron von Nix, soon with the suite of the Prince you can mix; Beat of the Drum tells us they come..."

ACT III - Scene 2 - Throne room of the Prince's Palace.

Chorus of Girls - "This is not in any way a next-to-nature exposé, nor should you class it as a picture show. Rather, let us here confess..."

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