A CONNECTICUT YANKEE A Musical Comedy in 2 Acts, 5 Scenes, a Prologue and an Epilogue. Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by Herbert Fields based on "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain Vanderbilt Theatre, Broadway - 3 November, 1927 (421 perfs) Daly's Theatre, London - 10 October, 1929 as A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur SYNOPSIS About to be married to Fay Morgan, Martin is visited by Alice, a former fiancée. When Fay finds them together, she knocks Martin out and he dreams that he is back in the days of King Arthur. Martin becomes a favourite at court, fails in love with the Demoiselle Alisande, and is soon put in charge of industrialising the country. The king's evil sister, Queen Morgan Le Fay, has Alisande kidnapped but Martin rescues her just as he is awakening from his dream, and he realises that it is Alice whom he really loves. Songs include "On A Desert Island With Thee" and "My Heart Stood Still". CAST: (in order of appearance); 9 men, 6 women, chorus In the Prologue: • Albert Kay • Gerald Lake • Merlin • Martin • Arthur Pendragon • Fay Morgan • Alice Carter • Lawrence Lake In the Play • Sir Kay, the Seneschal • The Yankee • The Demoiselle Alisande La Carteloise • King Arthur of Britain • Sir Launcelot of the Lake • Sir Galahad, His Son • Merlin, a Mighty Magician • Maid Angela, Lady-in-Waiting to Morgan le Fay • Mistress Evelyn La Belle-Ans • Queen Morgan Le Fay • Queen Guinevere • Sir Bors • Sir Sagramore • Sir Tristan • Mistress Phoebe Sauce de Pommes Slaves, Knights, Ladies of the Court, Factory Hands SCENES AND SETTINGS Prologue: Grand Ball Room of a Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. 1927. ACT 1 • Scene 1: On the Road to Camelot. In the year 528, A.D. • Scene 2: Courtyard of the Castle of King Arthur. Act 2
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