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Cover of original vocal scoreSYBIL

a Musical Play in 3 Acts
English version and lyrics by Harry Graham: Additonal lyrics by Harry B Smith:
Music by Victor Jacobi 

Liberty Theatre Broadway 10 January, 1916 (169 perfs)
Palace Theatre, Manchester December, 1920
Daly's Theatre - 19 February, 1921


Musical Numbers:

Act I

Politeness Pays - Bortschakov
At A Grand Hotel - Margot and Poire
Letter Duet - Sybil and Petrov
Good Advice - Sybil and Poire
The Colonel of the Crimson Hussars - Sybil & chorus of Officers
With Money You Can't Go Wrong - Margot, Poire and Governor

Act II

The Cup Of Tea - Margot
The Way To Do It - Poire and Governor
Lift Your Eyes To Mine - Sybil and Grand Duke
Keep Cool - Margot and Poire
Love May Be A Mystery - Sybil and Grand Duke
I Like the Boys - Sybil

Act III

The Land Of Play - Sybil, Petrov, Margot and Poire
Following the Drum - Poire
Girls, You Are Such Wonderful Things - Grand Duke
When Cupid Calls - Margot, Poire and Girls

Characters:

Sybil Renaud - Opera Singer
The Grand Duke Constantine
The Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovana
The Governor of Bomsk
Captain Dologov - Aide de Campe
Lieutenant Koyander - Aide de Campe
Count Milovski - Court Courier
Lieutenatn Zelenoy
Charles Poire - Impresario
Margot - His Wife
Captain Paul Petrov - Officer of the Guards
Bortschakov - Hotel Manager

Orphans, Fashionable Ladies, Officers, Cossaks, Servants, etc.

Scenes and Settings

Act 1

Entrance hall of the Grand Hotel, Bomsk

Act 2

Room in the Governor's Palace

Act 3

Hall on the second floor of the Grand Hotel.