ACT I - The Tea House of Ten Thousand Joys.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Happy Japan."
- "Dawns the day in Eastern sky..."
- No. 2 - Entrance of Officers
- "Here they come! Oh look and see! Great big English sailor men! .."
- No. 3 (11a) - Song - Fairfax & Officers
- "Of all the lads that be, there's only one for me..."
- No. 4 - Song - Cunningham
- "There came to the land of Japan, to the sea-port of fair Nagasaki..."
- No. 5 - Song - Mimosa
- "A goldfish swam in a big glass bowl, as dear little goldfish do..."
- No. 6 - Kissing Duet - Mimosa & Fairfax
- "You're a charming little geisha, quite the nicest girl in Asia..."
- No. 7 - Concerted Piece
- "If you will come to tea, Sir One and Two and Three..."
- No. 8 - Chorus of Lamentation
- "Oh, will they sell our master up, or take him off to gaol..."
- No. 9 - Concerted Piece
- "This infamous lord shall have his reward; my anger each moment increases..."
- No. 10 - Toy Duet - Molly & Fairfax
- "When I was but a tiny tot, my dollies were a lovely lot..."
- No. 11 - Song - Mimosa
- "A geisha's life imagination tints with all the charming colour of the rose..."
- No. 12 - Recitative and Song - Fairfax & Chorus
- "Attention, pray!" & "When nature with manhood endows us..."
- No. 13 - Song - Molly & Chorus
- "I'm the smartest little geisha in Japan, and the people call me Roli Poli San..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act I
- "Though of staying too long you're accusing us, yet Japan has such wonders to show..."
ACT II - A Chrysanthemum Fête in the Palace Gardens.
- Nos. 15 & 16 - Entr'acte and Opening Chorus
- "Day born of love, of gladness and delight..."
- No. 17 - Song - Molly
- "Poor little maiden, who loves a bit of fun, learns her propensity to rue..."
- No. 18 - Duet - Juliette & Wun-Hi
- "When I want anything done, I try my favourite plan..."
- No. 19 - Concerted Piece
- "Geisha are we, bidden to be present today at the ceremonee..."
- No. 20 - Song - Fairfax
- "How can I wait when she I worship only, friendless and fair, my help may sorely need? ..."
- No. 21 - Song - Juliette
- "To win the man who's won my heart there's nothing that I wouldn't do! ..."
- No. 22 - Japanese March
- "Koiwa seni sumu, toriwa kini tomaru ..."
- No. 23 - Entrance of Geisha
- "With splendour auspicious, O sun-beams illumine the day! ..."
- No. 24 - Song - Wun-Hi & Chorus
- "Chinaman no money makee allo lifee long! ..."
- No. 25 - Song - Mimosa & Chorus
- "Upon your bride so coy and cold when once I've tried the charms I hold..."
- No. 26 - Song - Cunningham
- "He's longing to marry a dear little bride, so beautiful, charming and supple..."
- No. 27 (24a) - Song - Molly & Chorus
- "A parrot once resided in a pretty gilded cage..."
- No. 28 - Finale Act II
- "Before our eyes the prospect lies of rich and festive fare..."
Supplementary Numbers.
- No. 29 (20a) - Quartette - Mimosa, Fairfax, Cunningham & Wun-Hi
- "When he finds that his dear little love-bird's gone..."
- No. 30 (18a) - Quartette
- "Half-round the world we've been, my boys, on pleasure and on duty..."
- No. 31 (19a)- Song (singer unspecified)
- "A small Japanese once sat at her ease in a garden cool and shady..."
- No. 32 - Song (singer unspecified)
- "I can't refrain from laughing for I'm tickled by their plan..."
- No. 33 - Song - Imari
- "Then come and join the beautiful feast, it isn't a time to tarry..."
- No. 34 - Song (singer unspecified)
- "Here among the flowers, Molly mine, minutes go like hours, shade or shine..."
- No. 35 - Song - Imari
- "Oh, I'm longing to be married; for a bachelor I've tarried rather long, the ladies say..."
- No. 36 - Song - Juliette
- "Under your window, mon cher Marquis, one little heart is beating..."
Songs no. 3 (= 11a) & 17 were composed by Lionel Monckton. Song no. 31 was composed by James Philp.
Song no. 32 was composed by Napoléon Lambelet. Song no. 36 was composed by Frank E. Tours.
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