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Winsome Winnie

A Musical Comedy in 2 Acts. Book and lyrics by Edward Jakobowski. Music by Harry Paulton. Adaptation and lyrics by Frederic Ranken; (additional) music by Gustave Kerker.

New York Casino, New York City: 1st December, 1903 - 16th January, 1904 (56 perfs)

Synopsis

An American actress, Winnie Walker, is stranded in Montenegro. To earn her return fare she agrees to pose as Marjorie Bell, Lord Poverish's ward. She is abducted by bandits but talks her way out of their den.

Musical numbers (vocal score)

ACT I - The Landing at Cataro-Montenegro.

  1. Song - Winnie - "If you see a stealthy couple who are looking out for clew, if they've badges on their waistcoats, black moustaches, square-toed shoes..."
  2. Duet - Aileen, Captain and Chorus - "Within a garden once there lived a fickle rosebud fair, a rose bud tender, slim and slender, sweet beyond compare..."
  3. Trio - Pericles, Aileen and Captain - "In days of old, a Brigand bold went forth at the fall of night, Yo-ho! ... And armed, they say, to seek his prey..."
  4. Song - Winnie and Chorus - "You can sail around this world, from Greenland's mountains to Bombay, take trips to frozen Norway and see Paris..."
  5. Finale Act I - "Why none but all of us..." etc... "Then follow me! To catch them, unhatch them, in strategy to match them shall be out first endeavour..."

ACT II - The Lair of the Brazen Bandits.

  1. Prelude and Opening Chorus - "Hola! Hola!..." etc., then "Though we are a band of cut-throats, steeped in ev'ry sort of crime, with the stealthy sneak..."
  2. Song - Pericles and Chorus - "Come, gather around and I'll give ye a song, as the song it was given to me; 'Tis a tale of a miller who loved a lass..."
  3. Duet - Aileen and Captain - "Two little doves sat on a bough and cooed their loves in plighted vow. She softly said: I love you dear, no night is dark..."
  4. Song - Winnie and Girls - "Sing Song Lee was a little Chinee with a cu-cu-curious queue, and Sing Song Lee loved Ping Pong Tee as Chinamen oft will do."
  5. Song - (singer unspecified) - "I'm a cute little soldier of Company A; Attention, please! Keep step with your knees. Rat-ta-ta-tat! ..."
  6. Song - Desmond - "There's a fascinating captivating pretty little maid, I wonder if you've ever chanc'd to meet; she is wilful, very skillful..."
  7. Song - Winnie and others - "The boy stood on the burning deck, whence all but him had fled; the flames that lit the battles wreck shone round him..."
  8. Finale Act II - "Winnie! My winsome Winnie! Oh! won't you please, dear, came back to me? Oh! Winnie! It seems so wintry..."

Cast

  • Lord Poverish (an impecunious nobleman)
  • Lady Arabella
  • Desmond (her son)
  • Aileen (her daughter)
  • Marjorie Bell (an American heiress, his ward)
  • Captain CotterilL (his sailing master)
  • Dr. August Krause (proprietor of Krause's Tiny Tablets)
  • Honoria his daughter
  • Henrietta his daughter
  • Pericles (proprietor of the "Plucked Pigeon" and the "Brazen Bandits")
  • Demetrius (his chief assistant in both enterprises) William Corless
  • Aristides - Brigand
  • Herakles - Brigand

Zora (a flower girl)

Winnie Walker (known as Winsome Winnie)

(guests aboard Lord Poverish's yacht "The Anita")

  • Lady Clara
  • Lady Monde
  • Lady Dorcas
  • Lady Eudora
  • Lady Vivian
  • Lady Gracia
  • Lady Leona
  • Lady Annabel
  • Lady Jano
  • Lady Angela

Musical Numbers (Programme)

ACT 1

  1. "There's a Yacht Come In" (Opening Chorus) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.)
  2. "The Englishman" (Song) (Music by Edward Jakobowski. Lyrics by Harry Paulton.) - Captain Cotterill
  3. "Oh, the Paying Guests" (Entrance)
  4. Chorus of Ladies (Music by Edward Jakobowski. Lyrics by Harry Paulton.)
  5. "Cities I Love" (Song) (Music by Edward Jakobowski. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Dr. Krause
  6. "I Love You Only" (Duet) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Aileen, Captain Cotterill
  7. "They're Looking for Me" (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Winnie
  8. "In the Good Old Days" (Trio) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Pericles, Aileen, Captain Cotterill
  9. "Rose, Rose, Rose" (Music and Lyrics by Dick Temple.) - Lord Poverish
  10. "Miss Walker of Kalamazoo" (Ensemble) (Music by Edward Jakobowski. Lyrics by Harry Paulton.) - Winnie, Principals
  11. "Everything Is Big in Chicago" (Song) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Winnie
  12. "I Don't Remember That" (Duet) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Winnie, Desmond
  13. "Way Down South" (Quartette) - Winnie, Pericles, Dr. Krause, Demetrius
  14. "Loud Let the Bugle Sound" (March) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.)

ACT 2

  1. "Hola" (Opening Chorus) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Brigands
  2. "Oh, Maiden" (Male Octette) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.)
  3. "The Maid and the Miller" (Song) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Pericles
  4. "Two Little Doves" (Duet) (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Aileen, Captain Cotterill
  5. "Jenny" (Music by Edward Jakobowski. Lyrics by Harry Paulton.) - Marjorie
  6. "Montenegrin Patrol" (Music by Edward Jakobowski. Lyrics by Harry Paulton.) - Pericles
  7. "Heroes" (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Winnie, Lord Poverish, Dr. Krause
  8. "Winsome Winnie" (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Desmond
  9. "Sing Song Lee" (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.) - Winnie
  10. "Ach Louise" (Music and Lyrics by Gus Edwards.) - Dr. Krause
  11. Finale (Music by Gustave Kerker. Lyrics by Frederic Ranken.)