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The Happy Day

a musical play in 2 acts by Seymour Hicks. Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Paul A. Rubens. Music by Sidney Jones and Paul A. Rubens

Daly's Theatre, London. 13 May, 1916 (241 perfs) A George Edwards production. Directed by Robert Evett.

Cast

Ladies of the Bedchamber, Courtiers, Soldiers, Peasants, Dancers, Guests, Servants, &c.

Musical Numbers:Cover to vocal score

ACT I.

  1. INTRODUCTION .. .. .. .. . (The Clock upon the palace tow'r)
  2. SONG (Diana) .. .. .. " The Happy Day ".. .. (Wake, wake, for the sun is high)
  3. CONCERTED NUMBER (Girls) .. " The Trousseau " .. .. (Her Highness's Trousseau)
  4. MARCH AND SOLO (Anglemere) ('Tis to-day I leave you for ever)
  5. CHORUS .. . (Assemble here to greet the bridegroom)
  6. DUET (Diana and Denis) .. " England " .. .. .. (Come back again to the isle of the sea)
  7. TRIO (Oppinoff, Limitsky, and Drinkavink) .. .. .. " Hang together " .. .. (We are in for dirty weather)
  8. SONG (Anglemere) .. .. " Truant Love " .. .. (Cupid's terribly interfering)
  9. CHORUS OF PEASANTS AND DANCE " Little Mother " .. .. (Little Mother of our land)
  10. SONG (Mary) " As poor as that " .. .. (When you've always had lots of money)
  11. SONG (Anglemere) .. .. Yours to the end " .. (Nothing I ask you now to give)
  12. FINALE (Mary and Anglemere) .. " Free " .. .. (Come away, and leave them all behind you)

ACT II.

  1. OPENING CHORUS (It is jolly when you're dancing)
  2. SONG (Camille) AND CHORUS .. " Bohemia " .. .. .. (Come away to the land of joy)
  3. SONG (Ma Petite) AND CHORUS.. " Marching with the Band " (What is that music I hear in the
    street ?)
  4. CHORUS OF GENDARMES AND DANCE. . .. . (We've come here by the orders)
  5. SONG (Mary) .. .. " I Dream, I Dream of you " (Shall I ever discover ?)
  6. DUET (Mary and Camille) " Queen of Joy " .. .. (Oh, I know why you're here)
  7. DUET (Ma Petite and Walter) " Peter Piper " .. . . (Mr. Peter Piper was a pocket sniper)
  8. SONG (Camille) AND CHORUS .. " The Seasons " .. .. (When the Summer's blue above)
  9. FINALE .. .. .. (I liked you first in the Summer)


ADDENDA.

SONG (Mary) .. .. " I met Someone " .. . (Something's gone wrong with me)
SONG (Anglemere) AND CHORUS Love and War " .. .. (Always ready when the challenge comes)

Scenes and Settings:

ACT I

ACT II