ACT I   -   Admiralty House, Tautmouth.

• No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Hail to the Kodak in triumph advancing, latest of lions by royal decree..."
• No. 2 - Song - Sir William & Chorus - "If you want to be successful in these days of swift progression..."
• No. 3 - Duet - Violet & Lillie - "We're a pair of simple maidens, two such simple little maidens..."
• No. 4 - Ballad - Hilda - "They may teach thee to forget me, thy love may last a-while..."
• No. 5 - Song - Dick - "A medical student am I, and very delighted to see ye..."   (four verses)
• No. 6 - Reception Chorus, and Song - Kodak - "Hurrah! Hurrah!" & "I'm the head of a corps diplomatic..."
• No. 7 - Spanish Dance
• No. 8 - Solo and Chorus - Kitty - "A maiden lived demurely, in village home securely..."   (four verses)
• No. 9 - Topical Song - (soloist unspecified) - "I've been living in the tropics and have long'd to know the topics..."  (four verses)
• No. 10 - Duet & Pas de Deux - Dora & Dick - "We often hear the world's a stage, and yet 'tis no romance..." (** see below)
• No. 11 - Trio - Dick, Kodak, & Dora, with Chorus - "Of course you did the usual rounds when you were up in London..."
• No. 12 - Song - Jack & Chorus - "There are people who complain that old England's on the wane..."
• No. 13 - Finale Act I - "The Anchor's weighed - our captain's gig awaits you..."

ACT II   -   "Kodakoria."

• No. 14 - Opening Chorus - "A-yah! Ayah! tow homai! tow homai! ... Hail to his nibs whose domain's territorial..."
• No. 15 - Song - Love is King - (soloist unspecified) - "Oh come, my love, to me, I wait and sigh..."
• No. 16 - Reception Chorus - "Welcome the tropical, topical chief, whose lofty importance surpasses belief..."
• No. 17 - Song - Kodak & Chorus - "I'm the Kodakorian ruler, and the great Imperial schooler..."   (four verses)
• No. 18 - Song - Dick Dashaway - "If you feel a little chippy, low and strange..."   (three verses)
• No. 19 - Trio - Head, Foote, Dick Dashaway & Chorus - "I am his Nib's confidential adviser..."   (four verses)
• No. 20 - Song - Ah! Men - (soloist unspecified) - "Little girls, they tell me, never ought to think about a man..."
• No. 21 - Song, Chorus & Dance - (soloist unspecified) - "I am a merry mannikin who goes about a lot..."   (four verses)
• No. 22 - Irish Song - Kodak - "Mick Brannigan gave a big party, just to cilebrate Murphy's rilease..."   (three verses)
• No. 23 - Ballad - Frankie & Chorus - "Where the tide is flowing, flowing to the land..."
• No. 24 - Song - Italiano Rusticano - (soloist unspecified) - "When I firs-a came-a to this-a countree..."   (three verses)
• No. 25 - Tarantella (with piccolo)
• No. 26 - Song & Chorus - The Hot Cross Bun Brigade - (soloist unspecified) - "We are the Kodak's trusted nurses..."
• No. 27 - Trio & Dance - (soloists unspecified) - "We come from the land of the Ostrich plumes..."
• No. 28 - Finale Act II - "I'm a democratic king, yes!   And my subjects love to sing, yes!..."

Nos. 1, 5, 15 & 16 are by Alfred Plumpton,   No. 8 is attributed jointly to L. Gangloff & Alfred Plumpton,
No. 21 is attributed jointly to E. Ouvrard & Alfred Plumpton,
Nos. 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 24 & 25 are by John Crook,   Nos. 4 & 23 are by Walter Slaughter,
Nos. 9, 12, 17, 18, 22, 27 & 28 are by Lionel Monckton,   No. 8a is by H. Van Der Finck,
No. 3 is by Milton Wellings,   No. 20 is by Edward Solomon,   and No. 26 is by Paul Fauchey.

** The Galop at the end of no. 10 shows a dubious key signature of D, which I have taken the liberty of altering to G.
** The Dance at the end of no. 21 shows no key signature at all, but I'm assuming it continues in D minor, not A minor.

You could also download a ZIP file containing the vocal items in Midi Karaoke format.   This would allow you to follow the lyrics, provided you install the necessary vanBasco's Karaoke Player which you may obtain free of charge from their website.

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