Peggy is a musical comedy in two acts with music by Leslie Stuart, a book by George Grossmith, Jr. and lyrics by C. H. Bovill, based on Xanroff and Guérin's L'Amorçage. It opened at the Gaiety Theatre under the management of George Edwardes, on 4 March 1911 and ran for 270 performances.

Dramatis Personæ

Musical Numbers

ACT I   -   Lounge at the New Hotel, London.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "The New Hotel, the New Hotel, the fav'rite rendezvous, where all the men assemble when they've nothing else to do..."
• No. 2 - Song - Bendoyle - "Boys, there is no denying life is a trifle trying!  Why are the girls so fond of me?  All shades and all complexions on me set..."
• No. 3 - Quartet - Polly, Didsbury, Diamond and Bendoyle - "Two little bachelors feel they've found in two divinities their affinities.  May we meet you tonight? ..."
• No. 4 - Entrance of Manicure Girls - "Daily we are found neatly gowned and alluring, seated by a chair - over there - manicuring!  We understand how a hand..."
• No. 5 - Song - Peggy - "Just ten hours from London!  London is so grey.  One gets so weary of skies that are dreary and downcast ev'ry day!  Over there is Friville."
• No. 6 - Operatic Duet - Peggy and Albert - "Although I love you truly, yet if you had thousands yearly, I'm almost sure, my Juliet, I'd love you just as dearly..."
• No. 7 - Song - Auberon - "I'm a light-hearted chap, and my fingers I snap at the things that make other men sorrow.  When I'm right on the rocks..."
• No. 8 - Song - Doris and Chorus - "Out West when we meet a man we'd like to catch if we can, we have a neat little plan which we use if he's a bit elusive..."
• No. 9 - Trio - Peggy, Auberon and Albert - "Uncle Monty's made his pile, and now he's back in his native isle, he looks to you to help him spend it! ..."
• No. 10 - Finale Act I - "Who is that person over there?  With such an air, why, what an air he's got!  He's making a sensation!  On Peggy he seems very keen! "

ACT II   -   The Plage at Friville.

• No. 11 - Chorus - "Oh, Friville, Friville, frivolous and gay!  A whirl of joy for girl and boy who like a jolly holiday!  The whole day through we saunter on the sands..."
• No. 12 - Trio - Doris, Peggy and Polly - "We've run away, like three little rebels, out of reach ... Coast's clear!  Nobody else is near! ... We are the only three..."
• No. 13 - Duet - Peggy and Auberon - "I want to meet a man ... This is fair! ... Built on a special plan ... My design! ... One with a massive brain ... I know where..."
• No. 14 - Duet - Auberon and Albert - "When I was at Oxford - Gaol - Beg pardon, Oxford Coll!  I always used to do the slap-up thing!  They considered me a 'blood',"
• No. 15 - Danse Fascination - Doris and Bendoyle
• No. 16 - Song - Polly and Chorus - "I'm always waiting here when it's near the time the girls are tripping out of school.  There's someone rather sweet whom I meet."
• No. 17 - Song - Peggy - "Ladies, beware, when with someone nice you sup at a table for two!  Soft is the music above,  gently he whispers of love! ..."
• No. 18 - Sextet - "Now to find some woman copies all your frocks and will not stop is irritating, as you know;  and your heart she next engages by revealing..."
• Nos. 19 & 20 - Concerted Number and Duet - Doris and Albert - "Come, lads and lasses, all! ..."  and  "Pierrette was a model, for since she could toddle..."
• No. 21 - Finale Act II - "Oh, Uncle Monty!  Uncle Monty!  Ask him for whatever you want, he won't refuse to get you anything.  He's so kind, is Uncle Monty! ..."

Addenda.

• No. 22 - Song - Auberon - "Mister Edison, you're unique, at Patents you're supreme;  ev'ry moment of the week you give us some new scheme..."
• No. 23 - Song - Lady Snoop - "I must say that I do admire that classy racing set, so once I bought a shilling wire and started out to bet;  I met a nice man..."
• No. 24 - Song - Lady Snoop - "When you're a lady and know it it's a great help, there's no doubt;  when there's occasion to show it, breeding will always come out."
• No. 25 - Quartet - Auberon, Peggy, Albert and Lady Snoop - "Uncle Monty's home again, give him welcome hearty ... Shall we hang the banners out..."

No. 22 was written and composed by Paul A. Rubens.
Nos. 23 and 24 were written by Arthur Wimperis and composed by Philip Braham.
No. 25 was written by Percy Greenbank and composed by Cecil Trent.

MIDI Files

External Link

Peggy at Wikipedia

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