The Circus Girl is a musical comedy in two acts by James T. Tanner and Walter Apllant (Palings), with lyrics by Harry Greenbank and Adrian Ross, music by Ivan Caryll, and additional music by Lionel Monckton.

The musical was produced at George Edwardes's Gaiety Theatre on 5 December 1896 and ran for 497 performances.

Dramatis Personæ SIR TITUS WEMYSS Mr. Harry Monkhouse DICK CAPEL Mr. Seymour Hicks DRIVELLI (Proprietor of Circus) Mr. Arthur Williams HON. REGINALD GOWER Mr. Lionel Mackinder ALBERTONI (Ring Master) Mr. Colin Coop COMMISSAIRE OF POLICE Mr. Robert Nainby BIGGS (An American Bar Tender) Mr. Edmund Payne LUCILLE (A Slack Wire Walker) Miss Katie Seymour LA FAVORITA Miss Ethel Haydon MME. DRIVELLI Miss Connie Ediss LADY DIANA WEMYSS Miss Marie Davis DORA WEMYSS Miss Ellaline Terriss
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Ellaline Terris in The Circus Girl

MIDI Files Act I - On the Boulevard, outside the Café de la Régence.

No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "We're taking advantage..." No. 2 - Song - Biggs and Chorus - "Supposing you should suffer..." No. 3 - Trio - Dick, Reggie, and Biggs - "Oh, I am in love..." No. 4 - Chorus and Song - Drivelli - "What is this attraction..." and "The Uses of Advertisement" No. 5 - Song - La Favorita - "What queen holds prouder sway..." No. 6 - Duet - Lucille and Biggs - "If the combat you win..." No. 7 - Song - Dora - "In the dreary days of school..." No. 8 - Duet - Dora and Dick - "The charms of a circus..." No. 9 - Song - Gaston and Chorus - "When strolling down a boulevard..." No. 10 - Song - Dick and Chorus - "When you rise at early dawn..." No. 11 - Finale - Act I - "With feet ever moving..."

Act II Scene 1- In the Ring, at Drivelli's Circus
Scene 2 - Bureau of the Comissaire of Police
Scene 3 - The Artists' Ball.

• No. 12 - Act II Opening Chorus - "In eager expectation..."
• No. 13 - Song - Albertoni and Chorus - "If you really wish to hear..."
• No. 14 - Song - La Favorita and Chorus - "A life to be envied by all..."
• No. 15 - Song - Dick - "There was once a little maiden..."
• No. 16 - Chorus - "When pretty cheeks are all aglow..."
• No. 17 - Song - Gaston and Chorus - "Now, comrades, have a glass with me..."
• No. 18 - Song - Dora - "I was a little baby..."
• No. 19 - Duet - Lucille and Biggs - "Pets of the circus ring..."
• No. 20 - Song - Mrs. Drivelli and Chorus - "I think that it's behaving very shabby..."
• No. 21 - Dance des Polichinelles
• No. 22 - Finale - Act II - "As round the ring..."

External Links

Vocal Score at the University of Rochester

The Circus Girl at Wikipedia

Page modified 8 November 2016