First produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 29th. December 1903.

THE CHERRY GIRL

Characters

ACT I.

MOONSHINE   (a White Pierrot) Mr. Seymour Hicks
STARLIGHT   (a Black Pierrot) Mr. Courtice Pounds
BOW
SCRAPE
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(two Chamberlains) {
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Mr. Stanley Brett
Mr. Murray King
ESAU   (Pansy's Gorilla) Mr. Edward Sillward
SNOWBALL   (a Sweep's Boy) Master George Hersee
1ST. HERALD Mr. J. Bewlay
2ND. HERALD Mr. Charles Phillips
1ST. WATCHMAN Mr. Phillip Ritte
PANSY   (a Cherry Seller) Miss Constance Hyem
SYLVIA   (a Pierrette) Miss Carmen Hill
NIGHT   (a Pierrette) Miss Kate Vesey
MORNING   (a Pierrette) Miss Hilda Antony
DIMPLES   (Snowball's Sweetheart) Miss Winnie Hall
MDLLE. PAS BAS   (a Model) Miss Dorothy Frostick
JOSEPHINE   (a Pierrette Maid) Miss Gladys Archbutt
RAINBOW Miss Nancy Buckland
THE CHAMBERLAIN Miss Carrington
1ST. MAID OF HONOUR Miss Blanche Thorpe
2ND. MAID OF HONOUR Miss Lilian Hewitson
THE QUEEN Miss Ellaline Terriss

ACT II.

HAPPY JOE   (a Knight of the Road) Mr. Seymour Hicks
THE SQUIRE   (of Homewood Hall) Mr. Courtice Pounds
GRAB
SNATCHEM
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(two Beadles) {
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Mr. Stanley Brett
Mr. Murray King
ROSE OF THE RIVIERA   (Happy Joe's Stable Boy) Master Valchera
WHITE SURREY   (his Horse)
HECUBA   (his Dog)
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Mr. Edward Sillward
ROBIN ROY
ROBIN ME
ROBIN ANYONE
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(Happy Joe's Men) {
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Mr. Frank Carrol
Mr. Robert Wilkes
Mr. William Hay
IKESTEIN   (his Irish Servant) Mr. Charles Trevor
MILLICENT   (Lady of Homewood Hall) Miss Carmen Hill
TIP-TOE   (Happy Joe's Wife) Miss Kate Vesey
THE SPIRIT OF DAWN Miss Barbara Deane
A SUNBEAM Miss Nellie Lonnen
CLOTILDE Miss Phyllis Canton
1ST. COUNTRY BELLE Miss Clair Marsden
2ND. COUNTRY BELLE Miss Lilian Burns
1ST. FLOWER Miss Jessie Lonnen
TRUTH Miss Decima Brooke
THE QUEEN Miss Ellaline Terriss

Synopsis of Scenery

ACT I   -   ONCE UPON A TIME.

Scene 1 -   A Street in Carnival Time (Night).
Scene 2 -   On the Housetops (Pierrot-Land).
Scene 3 -   The Throne Room of the Queen.
Scene 4 -   Moonshine's Studio.
Scene 5 -   Dreamland.

ACT II   -   ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

Scene 1 -   A Village Green in Old England.
Scene 2 -   The Garden Gateway.
Scene 3 -   The Purple Garden.
Scene 4 -   Homewood Hall.
Scene 5 -   Moonshine's Studio again.

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