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"Butterflies" (1908)

Music by J. A. Robertson and Walter Davidson (dates unknown)
Lyrics by T. H. Read and Walter Davidson

Please note: this show is offered here in the hope that it is no longer subject to copyright restrictions, though I have so far been unable to verify this.  If anyone has reason to believe it should not be presented in this form, please send me an email, whereupon I shall immediately withdraw this music, offering my sincere apologies to all concerned.

* Note:  Items 1, 10, 11, 12, 17, 21, 22, 24 & 29 are with piano only, as the vocal score lacks separate staves for the singers.

ACT I   -   Entrance Hall of a Château in France.

ACT II   -   A Boudoir in the Château.

ACT III   -   Back in the Entrance Hall of the Château.

Addenda.

Nos. 9, 14, 15, 18 & 30 were composed by Walter Davidson.   No. 25 was composed by Dr. Reid.
No. 31 was composed by Harold Lonsdale, and No. 6 was arranged from an old French air.

Click here for a list of the main characters and original singers.

This music is included here on the understanding that, as the score was published in New York in 1908, it is now in the American public domain.  It is intended primarily for your listening entertainment and/or pleasure.  If you wish to use any of it for other purposes, or know of any reason why it should not be presented in this form, please send me an email.

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