The Balkan Princess

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Produced by Mr. FRANK CURZON at the Prince of Wales' Theatre on 19 February 1910.

Dramatis Personæ

THE GRAND DUKE SERGIUS	Mr. Bertram Wallis
COUNT BOETHY (Prime Minister of Balaria)	Mr. William Lugg
CAPTAIN RADOMIR	Mr. Ridgwell Cullum
LIEUTENANT VARNA	Mr. C. Morton Horne
MAX HEIN (alias "Prince Boris of Ma'alia")	Mr. Charles Brown
BLATZ (his Confederate)	Mr. Lauri de Frece
LOUNGER AT THE "BOHEMIAN RESTAURANT"	Mr. Norman Blumé
EMILE (Proprietor of the "Bohemian Restaurant")	Mr. Peter Blunt
HERMANN (Commissionaire at the "Bohemian Restaurant")	Mr. Barry Neame
HENRI (a Waiter)	Mr. James Blakeley
MAGDA (Charwoman at the Palace)	Miss Mabel Sealby
OLGA (Maid of Honour)	Miss Hazel Dawn
SOFIA (a Habituée of the "Bohemian Restaurant")	Miss Mabel Green

PAULA
TESSA
CARMEN
MARGHERITA
TERESA

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Miss Margaret Ismay
Miss Madge Kirkham
Miss Peggy Lorraine
Miss Babs Capelle
Miss Sylvia Beresford

CASHIERS AT THE "BOHEMIAN RESTAURANT"

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Miss Marjorie Blythe
Miss Alethea Allardyce

PRINCESS STEPHANIE OF BALARIA

Miss Isobel Jay

Synopsis of Scenes

ACT I	- Reception Room at the Palace.
ACT II	- The "Bohemian Restaurant," the next evening.
ACT III	- The Garden of the Palace, a week later.

MIDI Files

ACT I - Reception Room at the Palace.

No. 1 - Opening Chorus of Debutantes and Soldiers - "Here in stately queue, close we press..."
No. 2 - Song - Olga and Chorus - "Now the Court is over and our work is done..."
No. 3 - Prince's Chorus - "Way for the Prince, make way, make way!"
No. 4 - Duet - Max Hein and Blatz - "It is sometimes shown that money alone..."
No. 5 - Song - Princess and Chorus of Dukes - "Gentlemen, I thank you for the honour you are doing me!"
No. 6 - Song - Magda - "When I first made up my mind into service I would go..."
No. 7 - Finale Act I - "Understand that from today I will not be dictated to..."

ACT II - The "Bohemian Restaurant," the next evening.

No. 8 - Act II Introduction
No. 9 - Song - Sofia and Chorus - "In a Balkan village lived a Montenegrin maid..."
No. 10 - Entrance of Grand Duke
No. 11 - Song - Grand Duke and Chorus - "Women are really most beautiful things..." (three verses)
No. 12 - Duet - Princess and Grand Duke - "We've had a very pleasant chat..."
No. 13 - Duet - Magda and Blatz - "Now you must confess I always, more or less..."
No. 14 - Song - Princess - "Wicked old world, you've been slighted for years..."
No. 15 - Sextet - Henri, Hein, Blatz, Sofia, Magda, and Carmen - "When you're feeling blue..."
No. 16 - Finale Act II

ACT III - The Garden of the Palace, a week later.

No. 17 - Song - Princess - "Last night a lovely dream I dreamed..."
No. 18 - Song - Grand Duke - "There are some men born to be led..." (three verses)
No. 19 - Song - Henri and Chorus - "People say that the world's all fat..." (three verses)
No. 20 - Finale Act III (identical to No. 16 - Finale Act II)

Addendum

Additional Song - Princess - "I have rank, I have treasure, I've a court of my own..."

MIDI Files

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