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Produced at the New Theatre, London, August 9th. 1906.
Dramatis Personæ
| AMASIS IX (Pharaoh of Egypt) | Mr. Rutland Barrington |
| PRINCE ANHOTEP | Mr. Roland Cunningham |
| CHEIRO (a Scribe) | Mr. Whitworth Mitton |
| NEBENCHARI (a High Priest) | Mr. Norman Salmond |
| PTOMLEMY THEOPOMPUS ALLAKAMA (Court Embalmer) | Mr. Herbert Ross |
| SEBAK (Keeper of the Crocodiles) | Mr. Lauri de Frece |
| PSAMTIK (Captain of the Guard) | Mr. Frank Perfitt |
| ZOPYRUS (A Wine Merchant) | Mr. G. Mackarness |
| TOWN CRIER | Mr. Leonard Calvert |
| SECOND HIGH PRIEST | Mr. F. Aubrey Millward |
| FIRST EXPERT WITNESS | Mr. B. Fraser |
| SECOND EXPERT WITNESS | Mr. J. Clulow |
| THIRD EXPERT WITNESS | Mr. C. Gregory |
| FOURTH EXPERT WITNESS | Mr. W. Derwent |
| NATIS (A Maid) | Miss Madge Vincent |
| ANNA (in attendance on the Princess) | Miss Emmie Santer |
| QERESA (Fanbearer to Pharaoh) | Miss M. Stather |
| ATOSSA LADICE KLEIS TACHOT RANOFRE RHODOPIS NITETIS KASSA |
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(Wives of Merchants of Memphis) | { { { { { { { { |
Miss Marion Marler Miss Evelyn Beresford Miss Ethel Grahame Miss Gladys Erskine Miss Kathleen McKay Miss Max Hinton Miss Paula St. Clair Miss Poppet McNally |
| PRINCESS AMASIS (Daughter of Pharaoh) | Miss Ruth Vincent |
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| Rutland Barrington as Amasis IX |
Synopsis of Scenery
| ACT I | - Courtyard of the Palace of King Amasis at Memphis. |
| ACT II | - Another view of the Courtyard of the Palace. |
ACT I - Courtyard of the Palace of King Amasis at Memphis.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Ring, oh, ring a wedding peal; Pharaoh's daughter comes to wed..."
- No. 2 - Duet - Natis & Sebak - "I started in life as a poor little maid, to wait on the lovely Amasis..."
- No. 3 - Solo - Ptolemy - "My name is Ptolemy Allakama, I practice a trade hum-drummy..." (four verses and dance)
- No. 4 - Solo - Cheiro - "I pray'd for life, a little life, and now come death! ..."
- No. 5 - Solo - Princess Amasis - "Last night the moon beamed on me and cried Little Princess, look up! ..."
- No. 6 - Duet - Princess Amasis & Anhotep - "Tell me you hate all other men, I'll ask no love of you..."
- No. 7 - Solo - Anhotep - "It was early in the morning as I wrote a joyous sonnet..."
- No. 8 - Entrance & Chorus - "We are King Pharaoh's Guard, custodians of his Cats..."
- No. 9 - Song - Pharaoh & Chorus - "Once Egypt was a dreary land, ruled by a dreary King..."
- No. 10 - Septette - "Seven poor ladies of Memphis are we, condemned to this grave indignity..."
- No. 11 - Duet - Anhotep & Pharaoh - "Your Majesty! your Majesty! I come to wed your daughter..."
- No. 12 - Chorus - "Sign the contract! Seal the compact! Now the entr'acte 'ere the wedding..."
- No. 13 - Song - Sebak & Chorus - "I'm adviser to this Royal pair..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act I (spoken recit. - Nebenchari) - "(Dogs and scum and roystering vermin...)"
- No. 14 - Finale Act I (continued) - "Has anybody seen our cat? Pussy, pussy, puss, puss, purr! ..."
ACT II - Another view of the Courtyard of the Palace.
- No. 15 - Opening Chorus - Nebenchari & Priests - "Arma virumque cano, quod erat demonstrandum..."
- No. 16 - Song - Nebenchari & Chorus - "These cats plague my life out infernally; I wish they were banished eternally..."
- No. 17 - Solo - Amasis - "The morning's heartless sun will gild the roofs of this proud city..."
- No. 18 - Solo - Cheiro - "The veriest gambler I, of all who cast the die..."
- No. 19 - Dance
- No. 20 - Song - Pharaoh & Ladies - "A lovely woman is a joy to ev'ry man with eyes..."
- No. 21 - Trio - Ptolemy, Sebak & Anhotep - "This outbreak was wholly unlook'd for..."
- No. 22 - Duet - Anhotep & Amasis - "Oh! this world has one oasis, sweet Amasis! and it's by your side that place is..."
- No. 23 - Solo - Natis - "I'm a lonely little maid, oh, a very lonely maid, comdemned to marry ugly Ptolemy..."
- No. 24 - Quartette - Pharaoh, Nebenchari, Ptolemy & Sebak - "Death! Death! Death! Death! ..."
- No. 25 - Song - Pharaoh & Chorus - "That a man should have ambition will be readily admitted..."
- No. 26 - Solo - Amasis - "Long, long ago in far off times, a law was made, a law was made..."
- No. 27 - Finale Act II - "Ring, oh ring a wedding peal — Pharaoh's daughter now is wed..."
MIDI files
- Chapters on Amasis, Amasis Tour and Second Amasis Tour in "Rutland Barrington by Himself".
Page created 27 September 2016 .