The newspaperman recognises a new depth in Archy's writing now, a sadder but wiser cockroach who sings the "Song Of The Moth," a haunting tale of one who could not resist the natural attraction of the flame and quotes variations on Alfred Lord Tennyson's "'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all." And Archy recognises that the moth reminds him of Mehitabel, not the pampered housebound pet she is now, but the Mehitabel of the streets, the toujours gai Mehitabel. Faintly, her voice is carried on the downtown breeze, first from a distance, then closer, and, yes! she's back declaring "It's cheerio, my dear-i-o, there's life in me yet!" All her feline friends welcome her back to the alley in a "Finale" as Archy (back in the newsroom) looks on at the joyful reunion. And Archy sees now that Mehitabel has to be what she has to be, and that happens to be wonderful. Curtain. MUSICAL NUMBERS 1. What Do We Care? - mehitabel, Singing and Dancing Ensemble 2. Toujours Gai (Cheerio My Deerio) - mehitabel 3. Queer Little Insect - mehitabel, archy 4. Big Bill - Big Bill, Ladies of Dance Ensemble 5. True Romance - mehitabel, Big Bill (Dance by - mehitabel) 6. The Lightning Bug Song - archy 7. I gotta be - Broadway, archy 8. Dog and Cat Ballet - Solo Dancer and Ensemble 9. Flotsam and Jetsam - archy, mehitabel 10. Come to Mee-ow - Tyrone T. Tattered 11. Suicide Song - archy 12. Shinbone Alley - Big Bill, Denizens of Shinbone Alley Show Revision Act 1 was shortened, and Act 2 totally revised. Added songs in Act 2: 1. The Lullaby - mehitabel, Singing Girls 2. Mehitabel's a House Cat (subsequently dropped) - archy, Big Bill, Ensemble 3. Flotsam and Jetsam (reprise) - archy, mehitabel 4. Shinbone Alley (Finale) - archy, mehitabel, Ensemble SCENES AND SETTINGS The entire action takes place in Shinbone Alley and its environs. Act 1 • Scene 1: A Newspaper Office. • Scene 2: Shinbone Alley. • Scene 3: The ASPCA Lock-Up. • Scene 4: Shinbone Alley. • Scene 5: A Street. • Scene 6: Shinbone Alley. • Scene 7: A Street. • Scene 8: Tyrone's Trunk in Greenwich Village. • Scene 9: Shinbone Alley. Act 2 • Scene 1: A Street. • Scene 2: Shinbone Alley. • Scene 3: A Street Corner. • Scene 4: Shinbone Alley. • Scene 5: Another Street. • Scene 6: Mehitabel's New Home. • Scene 7: A Bar Beneath the Street. • Scene 8: .A Vacant Lot. • Scene 9: Mehitabel's New Home. • Scene 10: A Quiet Street. • Scene 11: Shinbone Alley. Archy and Mehitabel - Studio Cast Recording
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