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The Kiss Waltz is an English version of Ziehrer's 1908 operetta Liebeswaltzer which opened at the Casino Theatre, New York, on 18 September 1911. The English lyrics are by Matthew Woodward and additional music by Jerome Kern.
Cast of Characters
| COUNT ARTHUR WILDENBERG (a jealous husband) | William Pruette |
| JENNY, COUNTESS WILDENBERG (a flirtatious wife) | Elsa Ryan |
| NELLA, BARONESS von BERNAU (her cousin) | Flora Zabelle |
| GUIDO SPINI (a composer) | Robert Warwick |
| LEOPOLD FUHRINGER (a "nouveau riche") | Charles Bigelow |
| KATHI (his wife) | Eva Davenport |
| ANTSCHI (their daughter) | Adele Rowland |
| PAUL von GERVAIS (an impecunious baronet) | Martin Brown |
| MARQUIS ROGET (a gossip) | George Pauncefort |
| BRISSARD (maitre d'Hotel) | Robert Milliken |
| JACQUES (garçon) | Oscar Schwarz |
| LADY HELENE MLLE. FLORINE LADY HENRIETTA MADAME RITZI |
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(Guests at the Hotel Elektra) | { { { { |
Lillia Wiggins Olga Hempstone Mae Allen Mildred Manners |
| AN AMERICAN GIRL | Ethel Weir |
| BERTRAM ALBERT |
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(Guests at the Villa Wildenberg) | { { |
Robert Milliken Oscar Schwarz |
MIDI Files
- Overture (arranged by A. C. Manning)
ACT I - The Hotel Elektra in the Riviera.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "On the verdant Riviera, beautiful beyond compare, Art and Nature blended, city life and country air..."
- No. 2 - Song and Dance - Antschi and Men - "Antschi's my name, flirting's my game, and men of ev'ry land I love to tease..."
- No. 3 - Duet - Jenny and Paul - "People have said of you, she is too odd, do you think she has got good sense? ... And all because I have done as I wished..."
- No. 4 - Nella's Entrance - "Our congratulations, fair Baroness! ... All thanks for your kindly expression ... Popular indeed, your well-earned success! ..."
- No. 5 - Chorus - "Ta, ta, Little Girl" - "Ladies, howdy how do you howdy do! ... Cuckoo! ... You seem to think I merely said cock-a-doodle do! ..." (3 verses)
- No. 6 - Song - Kathi - "If you marries an ingrammatical man what's got no errydition, to learn him to talk on a genteel plan is a tough old preposition! ..." (3 verses)
- No. 7 - Duet - Nella and Guido - "To the only one I love, sir, that's the dedication here! ... You're a very clever lady, that's just the way the words appear..."
- No. 8 - Finale Act I - "Oh grand Riviera! Thou verdant Riviera! Praise halts behind thee, no pæan could suffice..."
ACT II - The Villa Wildenberg.
- No. 9 - Entr'acte
- No. 10 - Opening Chorus - "All come join in the carnival dance while the mandolins like bells are ringing; let our jovial party advance..."
- No. 11 - Barcarolle - Arthur and Chorus - "O'er the blue waters my gondola glide, drift with my darling a-down with the tide. See from afar twinkles a star! ..."
- No. 12 - Song - Jenny and Chorus - "If I marry and then I rue, can I sever the knot in two? ... As strictly moral chaps, we say, 'Well yes, perhaps..."
- No. 13 - Duet - Antschi and Paul - "Now I will teach you the art of love ... Take lots of latitude, you have my gratitude! ... First, you must vow by the stars above..."
- No. 14 - Duet - Nella and Guido - "In Fairyland a prince there dwelt who ne'er a thrill of love had felt ... Thrilling indeed! Prithee proceed..."
- No. 15 - Duet (no soloists specified) - "A simple but a useful little thing is that we call a fan ... All tribes have felt the flutter of its wing since first the world began..."
- No. 16 - The Sun Chair Song - "Say, pretty ladies, will you let me escort you up to the top of yonder mountain? ... You mean well, without any doubt..."
No. 2 was composed by Leslie Stuart, No. 3 was written and composed by Mellor Lawrance and Harry Gifford,
Nos. 5, 12, 13, 15 & 16 were composed by Jerome Kern, No. 6 was composed by Louis A. Hirsch and
Nos. 7, 11 & 14 were composed by C. M. Ziehrer.
MIDI Files
Page modified 10 January 2017