commendable spirit. His aunt's servants will masquerade as fashionable guests, while Bobinet himself will take on the part of the baron's host, Admiral Walter, with the dowager's chambermaid, Pauline, posturing as his wife. She is under strict injunctions to seduce the baron and keep him away from his wife as long as possible. Everyone gets marvellously tipsy and the party is a howling success. Act 4: The Brazilian millionaire is offering a masked ball at the Cafe Anglais. Alfred the majordomo is busy instructing his waiters, advising them to << close their eyes>> as much as they can. His advice is very sound for astonishing events are about to take place which it would be too difficult to explain. Let us merely say that Metella, anxious to win back Gardefeu, is in league with the baroness who wants to extricate her husband from the perils of Parisian life; that Gardefeu and the baron almost come to blows and that the Brazilian and Gabrielle the pretty glover discover the virtues of love at first sight. All is well that ends well. M.T. Principals: - 6 female, 7 male - and 2 male small character parts CAST (in order of appearance) BOBINET - A Parisian dandy (baritone) AN EMPLOYEE of the railways (speaking part) RAOUL DE GARDEFEU - A Parisian dandy (tenor) MÉTELLA - A demi-mondaine (soprano) GONTRAN - Métella's friend (tenor) JOSEPH - A guide (speaking part) LE BARON DE GONDREMARCK - A Swedish traveller (baritone) LA BARONNE DE GONDREMARCK - His wife (soprano) THE BRAZILIAN - A wealthy person (baritone) ALPHONSE - Gardefeu's valet (speaking part) FRICK - A bootmaker (baritone) GABRIELLE - A glovemaker (soprano) PAULINE - A chambermaid (soprano) PROSPER - A servant (baritone) URBAIN - A servant (baritone) CLARA - The concierge's niece (soprano) LEONIE - The concierge's niece (mezzo-soprano) LOUISE - The concierge's niece (mezzo-soprano) ALFRED - A majordomo (baritone) Instrumentation: flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion, harp, strings. Professional Version: 2 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussion, harp, strings Adaptation by Phil Park and Ronald Hanmer for amateur production. Professional Version: Sadler's Wells 24 May 1961 (adaptation by by Geoffrey Dunn)
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