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"The Girl on the Film" (1913)

Music by Walter Kollo, Willy Bredschneider and Albert Sirmay
Book by James T. Tanner
Lyrics by Adrian Ross

ACT I   -   The Offices of the "Vioscope," London.

  • No. 1 - Chorus - "All of our numberless cinema galleries, where any picture-shows are played, have to come here every year - this is where all of their films..."
  • No. 2 - Solo - Linda and Chorus - "Now that the noisy crowd has departed, our correspondence can be started!  They're gone now, go on now, we're waiting..."
  • No. 3 - Song - Euphemia - "People often call on me for a charity, at a matinée or fancy fair, or such-like;  and I'm always glad to aid, though I don't get paid..."
  • No. 4 - Song - Freddy - "I know that my father would rather far have had me a lad;  if I had not been a girl, you know, a splendid chance I'd have had..."
  • No. 5 - March Duet - Freddy and Max - "All down Bond Street I go walking, looking rather well; ... You can hear the ladies talking, 'Isn't he a swell?'..."
  • No. 6 - Finale Act I - "Carmen is done ... It is done! ... Wasn't it fun? ... Jolly fun! ... Do you not think we shall come out very well? ... Cannot tell! ..."

ACT II   -   The Mill, Poggleford, Lincolnshire.

ACT III   -   The Army League Soirée.

ADDENDA.

  • No. 23 - Song - Max and Chorus - "Come along with me, dear, and you'll quickly see, dear, quite the latest two-step in the town.  It is not too jerky..."
  • No. 24 - Song - Euphemia - "I'm tired of ordinary men in the orthodox pair of trousers, coat and socks;  they're all right to talk to now and then, but they're dull..."
  • No. 25 - Song - Max and Chorus - "Take a little girl from London, put her on a country lane;  she won't want to go for a year or so to London Town again..."

Items 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 and 20 were composed by Albert Sirmay.     Items 5, 12, 15 and 25 were composed by Walter Kollo.
Items 2, 7, 8, 11 and 16 were composed by Willy Bredschneider.     Item 22 was composed by Albert Sirmay and Walter Kollo.
Item 23 was written by Davy Burnaby and composed by Philip Braham.     Items 24 and 25 were written and composed by Paul A. Rubens.
The dance at the end of item 2 was composed by George Byng.

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