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The Catch of the Season is an Edwardian musical comedy by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, with music by Herbert Haines and Evelyn Baker and lyrics by Charles H. Taylor, based on the fairy tale Cinderella.

It was produced at the Vaudeville Theatre in London on 9 September 1904 and ran for 621 performances.

Dramatis Personæ

THE DUKE OF ST. JERMYNS Mr. Seymour Hicks
LORD DUNDREARY Mr. Sam Sothern
HIGHAM MONTAGUE Mr. Stanley Brett
LORD YATTON Mr. Cecil Kinnaird
SIR JOHN CRYSTAL Mr. Charles Daly
MR. WILLIAM GIBSON Mr. Crompton Coutts
CAPTAIN RUSHPOOL Mr. Mervyn Dene
MR. FRANK WILSON   (of The Earl and the Girl Company) Mr. Frank Wilson
ALMERIC MONTPELIER Mr. P. Desborough
BUCKET   (a Page) Master A. Valchera
THE DUCHESS OF ST. JERMYNS   (St. Jermyns' Mother) Miss Ruby Ray
LADY CRYSTAL Miss Mollie Lowell
THE HON. SOPHIA BEDFORD
THE HON. HONORIA BEDFORD
brace (her Daughters) brace Miss Ethel Matthews
Miss Hilda Jacobsen
SYLVIA GIBSON Miss Camille Clifford
PRINCESS SCHOWENHOHE-HOHANSCHOWEN Miss Lily Maynier
MISS ENID GIBSON Miss Kate Vesey
MISS CAW Miss Barbara Deane
CLOTILDE Miss Helene Blanche
LADY CATERHAM Miss Rosina Filippi
ANGELA   (her Step-daughter) Miss Zena Dare

MIDI Files

ACT I   -   Lady Crystal's House, Mayfair.

ACT II - Scene 1   -   Ballroom at the Duchess of St. Jermyn's.

ACT II - Scene 2   -   Angela's Wedding.

Additional Songs.



External Links
The Catch of the Season at Wikipedia
Vocal Score at Rochester University

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