ACT I - The Courtyard at Coverdale Arms. "Morning."
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus
- "Brushes and brooms sweeping the corridors, dusting the rooms, up with the lark..."
- No. 1a - Solo - Landlord
- "There is the Key. Let ev'ry man go in and fetch his measure of bran..."
- No. 2 - Song - Landlord, with Chorus
- "A man may know no voice of friend; may travel far from kith and kin..."
- No. 3 - Song - Lionel & Chorus of Maidservants
- "There's a little maid I know. She is so very sweet..."
- No. 4 - Duet - Alice & Lionel
- "When we were children, I and you, of course you recollect..."
- Nos. 4a & 5 - Recit. & Quartette - Mirabeau, Alice, Lionel & Landlord
- "Your worship's breakfast waits..."
- No. 6 - Song - Mickey, with Chorus
- "Ye sarve a man for sivin years and follow him about..."
- No. 7 - Duet - Lady Molly & Hester
- "Oh, I'll greet him soft and low, fan the old-time embers..."
- No. 8 - Trio - Lady Molly, Hester & Mickey
- "Wear 'em wid an air, hat an' boots an' them things..."
- No. 9 - Chorus, and Solo - Sir Miles
- "Ye-ho yoicks! Run to earth, there's the sign! ..."
- No. 10 - Song - Alice, with Chorus
- "Now a gallant knight lov'd a maiden fair in medieval fashion..."
- No. 11 - Chorus
- "Topers, fling your glasses aside; quit your vows, Sir Lover..."
- No. 12 - Duet - Harry & Lionel
- "Though you may choose your future bride, I do not dread what you may do..."
- No. 13 - Chorus & Trio - Molly, Hester & Mickey
- "Maggie, Winnie, Catkin, Minnie, Alison and Sue..."
- No. 14 - Chorus, Recit. amp; Song - Harry
- "We saw the swords, upon our words! the naked steel flash'd out! ..."
- No. 15 - Finale Act I
- "Rogue detected! There's a gentleman present here, now in this room..."
Act II - The Hall in Coverdale Castle. "Night."
- No. 16 - Opening Chorus
- "How do you do? And you, my dear? You rode, no doubt; I came by post..."
- No. 17 - Song - Alice & Chorus
- "I know that I've been naughty all my life; my conduct's most provoking, I'm afraid..."
- No. 18 - Duet - Mickey & Mirabeau
- "It's dreadfully hard to understand the things you foreigners say..."
- No. 19 - Song - Lady Molly
- "When a maiden is wooed by a man, his advances she frequently spurns..."
- No. 20 - Trio - Sir Miles, Alice & Lady Molly, with Chorus
- "Yoicks ho! Were I younger I'd teach you to dance..."
- No. 21 - Song - Harry
- "There's an eye that is watching me all unseen, a bold dark eye with a winsome light..."
- No. 22 - Quartette - Alice, Molly, Lionel & Harry
- "Suppose a Highwayman you were, and went to rob a coach..."
- No. 23 - Entrance of Bridesmaids, and Song - Hester
- "What a show of pretty things, light and airy..."
- No. 24 - Flower Chorus
- "A chance, dear girls, to exercise your pow'rs; we're ask'd to deck the castle for the fête..."
- No. 25 - Song - Mickey O'Dowd
- "There's times when the world is a beautiful place, wid niver an ache nor a trouble..."
- No. 26 - Chorus - Bridal March
- "Now the chancel waits the bride, brilliantly lighted, radiant with flow'rs..."
- No. 27 - Song - Mirabeau
- "'Opeless ze state of me, sad ees ze fate of me, bygone ze date of me..."
- No. 28 - Chorus - Bridal March
- "What has happened, what's the matter? Is it that the bride was nervous? ..."
- No. 29 - Duet - Molly & Harry
- "I craved for that kiss last year, and a word that you would not say..."
- No. 30 - Finale Act II
- "But today, yes, today hope blossoms anew, and the weary days were not all in vain..."
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