ACT I - Lotus Room in Summer Palace of "Pearls-beyond-Price."
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus of Female Servants & Porters
- "In the Hall of the Lotus you note us today..."
- No. 2 - Song - Humming Bird & Chorus
- "Who's See-See? Who is she? I will tell you shortly..."
- No. 3 - Chorus and Scene, with Pearls-beyond-Price
- "Cease your chattering; bow in a flattering reverent curve..."
- No. 4 - Song - Mai-Yai & Pearls-beyond-Price
- "Chang-Ho ... long ago ... was Queen of the silver moon..."
- No. 5 - Song - So-Hei
- "When my lady wakes, at the door am I, So-Hei, bringing tea and cakes in a large supply..."
- No. 6 - Song - See-See
- "I am a queen all alone on the sheen of my throne..."
- No. 7 - Song - Hang-Kee
- "I am a clever Chinaman, getting my living how I can;..." (four verses)
- No. 8 - Chorus & Song - Hang-Kee
- "Who has come? It is some man of weight very great!..."
- No. 9 - Trio - Mai-Yai, Humming Bird & Hang-Kee
- "When a low intruding fellow who is meaner than the mud..."
- No. 10 - Song - See-See
- "Little girl with drooping eye, tell me why you're so shy?..."
- No. 11 - Duet - Mai-Yai & Yen
- "If you can tell the past, you'll know my future too..."
- No. 12 - Duet - Lee & Hang-Kee
- "If you stroll upon the Yellow River's dewy side..."
- No. 13 - Quintette - See-See, Mai-Yai, Lee, Humming Bird & Hang-Kee
- "Now we're flitting on a wedding trip..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act I
- "I have finally made up my mind..."
ACT II - Cheoo's Garden.
- No. 15 - Opening Chorus and Solo - Cheoo
- "Let the lanterns shine, each a golden dragon..."
- No. 16 - Quartette - Poo-See, Meao-Yao, Shoo-Shoo & Cheoo
- "When a banquet is demanded for an only son and heir..."
- No. 17 - Duet - Poo-See & Yen
- "Before you embark on connubial life, some matters your mother must mention..."
- No. 18 - Song - Hang Kee & Chorus
- "There's an island I've heard of from travellers..." (six verses)
- No. 19 - Scene & Chorus
- "Come out! No doubt they're near! The band! At hand I hear!..."
- No. 20 - Song - See-See & Chorus
- "In a red and gold sedan they have carried me, safely carried me..."
- No. 21 - Song - So-Hei
- "When I was a little lad full of childish follies, half a dozen dolls I had, pretty lady dollies..."
- No. 22 - Duet - Hang-Kee & Cheoo
- "I have cheated, I have stolen, I have swindled..." (five verses)
- No. 23 - Octette - Pearls & Mandarins
- "As an orange free from pips is my succulent Silky-Lips..."
- No. 24 - Chinese Wedding Music
- No. 25 - Duet - So-Hei & Hang Kee
- "Two little lanterns gaily swayed, glowing in red and yellow..."
- No. 26 - Song - Yen
- "Most bewitching maid, while we wait and tète a tète, I'm really half afraid..." (three verses)
- No. 27 - Duet - See-See & Yen
- "I was a dove, a poor little bird that never had heard a whisper of love..."
- No. 28 - Finale Act II
- "Our troubles are ended in happiness splendid..."
Nos. 5, 12, 21, 22, 26 were composed by Frank E. Tours.
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