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The Eternal Waltz

Operetta in 1 act. Music by Leo Fall; Book by Written by Austen Hurgon

London Hippodrome - 22 December, 1911.

Musical Numbers

  1. Overture
  2. Duet - "Thanks for kindness condescending, pleased are we you're not pretending! And you mean to hand us over just before we sail for Dover..."
  3. Intermezzo
  4. Chorus - "A toast we'll give you tonight, so lift your glasses, both men and lasses. A toast we'll give you tonight, so lift your glasses, both men and lasses."
  5. Two-Step - The Bohemian Ladies
  6. Song - Lulu von Linden - "I am the dernier cri in frocks, in fashions and fancies, they're all named after me - the powders, the soaps, and the dances ..."
  7. Viennese Song - The Tyrant - "A man who feels the dart of young Cupid in his heart will suffer cruel pangs while in doubt the issue hangs..."
  8. A Viennese Waltz - "Hush, and I'll sing you a waltz song, melody rippling and free; How it entrances! what endless romances lie in the time one, two. three!"
  9. Finale - "The waltz, the waltz, that Viennese waltz; the mad, the glad, the mystical waltz, in rhythmical movement swinging and bringing delight..."