HOTEL TOPSY TURVY
A Parisian Vaudeville Operetta (Musical Comedy) in 3 Acts. French libretto (to the vaudeville operette "L'Auberge du Tohu-Bohu") by Maurice Ordonneau. American adapation by Arthur Sturgess and Edgar Smith. (English adaptation by Emil Schwab and Adolph Neuendroff) Music by Victor Roger; additional music by Lionel Monckton.
Herald Square Theatre, New York - 3rd October - 24th December, 1898 (102 perfs)
Duke of York's, London (?) - 1898 (2 months)
as Topsy Turvy Hotel
Musical Numbers
Act 1
- Opening Chorus (Alas! alas! Alas! When will our misfortunes pass?)
- Song (Sigh not if fate should frown) - Flora
- Song (Oh, what is the use of this life) - (Music by Lionel Monckton.) - Paul
- Chorus of Villagers (Hark! the drum again is restive)
- "Walk up, walk up" (Song) (This is the finest show on earth) (Music by Lionel Monckton.) - Flora
- "The Shifting of the Sign" (Quintet) (Silently, creeping, While they are sleeping) - Flora, Paul, Louis, Lebeau, La Force
- Finale (Welcome! This hostelry is noted)
- Valse-Song (Tip-toe! Now go) - Flora, Cecile, Paul, etc.
Act 2
- Opening Chorus (Welcome! this hostelry is noted)
- "A little overdoing it" (Song) (All the world's a stage) (Music by Lionel Monckton.) - Louis
- Duet (How peaceful is this domesticity) - Moulinet, Mme Moulinet
- "Toujours" (Song) (If a man would married be) (Air "Les Blondes") (Music by H. Fragson and A. Stanislaus.) - Cecile
- "How to kiss" (Duet) (Should you chance to meet a charming little miss) (Music by N. Lambelet. Lyrics by Roland Carse.) - Cecile, Paul
- Quartet (When a dinner you cook) (Music by Lionel Monckton.) - Louis, Paul, Cecile, Marcelle
- Chorus (We bow our heads)/ Song (Note my most distiguished bearing) - Lebeau
- Serenade and Chorus (Ongree was a London jongdarm) - Paul
- Finale (Now 'tis still)
Act 3
- Opening Chorus (Whatever is about to happen now)
- "The Boolyvar de Paree" (Song)(When I and brother Harry) (Music by Lionel Monckton.) - Lebeau
- Ensemble (How can it be?)
- "I Should Like to Know" (Song)(In youthful days) (Music by Lionel Monckton.) - Flora
- Chorus and Dance (Here at the break of day) (Music by Lionel Monckton.)
- Song (Heed not the tear) - Flora
- Finale (Now out little play is done)
- Quartet (Addenda) (We started quite badly) (Music by Lionel Monckton.) -
Cecile, Marcelle, Dremer, Joseph
American Interpolations
- "I Happened to Be There" (Music by Eddie Foy. Lyrics by William M. Dunlevy.) - Lebeau
- "My Own Cecile" (Music and Lyrics by H. Fragson and Ad. Stanislas.) - Paul
- "It's Not the Weather Cock That Changes, It's the Wind" (Act 2) (Music and Lyrics by Aubrey Boucicault.) - Paul, Cecile
- "The Gingerbread Doll" (Act 3) (Music and Lyrics by Aubrey Boucicault.) - Flora
- "Dreaming of Mother and Home" (tour) (Music by John S. Ross. Lyrics by Arthur J. Lamb.) - Marietta
- "Hello, Ma Baby" (tour) (Music and Lyrics by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson.)
Cast
- Paul, art student, friend of Louis
- Lebeau, a clown
- La Force, a strong man
- Dremer, father of Cecile
- Louis, nephew to Moulinet
- Comte Zarifouli
- Moulinet, who likes peace and tranquility
- Joseph, servant to Dremer
- Latour, Gracieux, acrobats
- Mme. Moulinet, wife to Moulnet
- Cecile, daughter of Dremer
- Mariette, servant to Moulinet
- Marcelle, companion of Cecile
- Mme. Malicorne, landlady of the White House Inn
- Members of the Circus - Estelle, Rose, Jennie
- Flora, proprietress of Cluny's Colossal Combination
Acrobats, French Peasants, Fruit Sellers, Villagers, etc.
Scenes and settings
- Act 1: The White Horse Inn, Bourg-Fleury.
- Act 2: Interior of Moulinet's House.
- Act 3: The same, later on.