 THE DUBARRY
A Musical Comedy Romance; Adapted by Eric Maschwitz from the play by
Paul Knelper and J. Welleminsky. Lyrics by Rowland Leigh. Additional
lyrics by Eric Maschwitz. Music by Karl Millöcker, arranged by Theo
Makeben. Adapted and augmented by Bernard Grun. First presented April 14, 1932 at His Majesty's Theatre (397 performances).
Revived 1947 (55 performances)
George M. Cohan Theatre, Broadway - November 1932
MUSICAL NUMBERS:
ACT I
OVERTURE
- OPENING CHORUS (Madelon and Girls) - One-Two-Three - "Always
sewing"
- DUET (Madelon, De Brissac and Chorus) - Madelon - "Kindly
pardon my elation "
2a - ENTRANCE OF JEANNE
- SONG (Jeanne and Chorus) - To-day - "To-day
I've cast aside the past"
3a - THE KING'S MARCH
- ENSEMBLE - Monday to Saturday
4a - REPRISE - (Madelon, De Brissac and Chorús) - Madelon - "Madelon,
she's the darling of Paree "
4b - REPRISE (Jeanne) - To-day - "To-day I've
cast"
- DUET (René and Jeanne) - If I Am Dreaming - "If
I am dreaming let me not be woken "
5a - MELOS
- DUET (Jeanne, René and Chorus) - Without
Your Love - " 'Twas destined we should meet "
6a - REPRISE (Chorus) - Without your Love
6b - SCENE LINK & REPRISE (René) - If I Am Dreaming - "While
I am dreaming"
6c - MELOS
- DUET (Madelon and Jeanne) - Happy Little Jeanne - "Pretty
little Jeanne, witty little Jeanne"
7a - MELOS
7b - MELOS & SCENE LINK
- CONCERTED NUMBER (Madelon, Fifi, Suzanne, Lynette, De Brissac,
Courcelles, Lasalle, Frontignac and Chorus) - Pantalettes - " We.
pretend to rule the state "
8a - FANFARE AND EXIT MUSIC
- DUET (Dubarry and Sauterelle) - Lady Luck - " Here's
to the table greener than grass "
- SONG (René and Chorus) - Once Upon a Springtime - " Once
upon a springtime, So blue was the sky "
10a - ExIT MUSIC
- DUET (Madelon, De Brissac and Chorus) - Ga-Ga - " I've
enjoyed my life immensely "
11a - MELOS
- BALLET - The Queen of Hearts
- SONG (Jeanne and Chorus) - I Give My Heart - " I've
heard the magic song that love sings "
- MELOS & CURTAIN (Jeanne and Chorus)
ACT II
- GRAND GAVOTTE (Ensemble)
15a - EXIT MUSIC
- QUARTET (Madelon, Suzanne, Fiji and Lynette) - The
Gipsy Said … - "The cards have a spell, a
spell of their own "
16a - ENTRANCE OF JEANNE
- SONG (Jeanne and Chorus) - The Dubarry - " Life
is a game full of chances "
17a - ENTRANCE OF DE GRAMMONT
17b - EXIT MUSIC & MELOS
- DUET (Jeanne and René) - The Road to Happiness - " Do
you remember before my folly made me doubt you "
- DUET (Madelon, De Brissac and Chorus) - In the
Bois - " The battle's done and I have won "
- FINALETTO (Jeanne and René) - The Road
to Happiness - " The road to happiness where does
it lie? "
20a - SCENE LINK (Repeat No. 19)
- REPRISE (Jeanne) - I Give My Heart - " I've
dealt with foolish men and wise men "
21a - MELOS
- CHORUS - 'Tis Spring - " 'Tis spring in old
Versailles "
- BALLET - Trianon
- SONG (Jeanne and Chorus) - Beauty - " To
satisfy ev'ry manly eye "
24a - EXIT MUSIC
24b - MELOS
- FINALE (Ensemble)
- FINALE ULTIMO (Jeanne and Ensemble) - I Give
My Heart - " I give my heart just to see one man "
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CHARACTERS in order of appearance
- MADELON, FIFI, SUZANNE, LYNETTE - Seamstresses, employees of
Madame Labille
- THE GIPSY - A fortune teller (Non-Singing)
- MADAME LABILLE - A fashionable milliner (Non-Singing)
- DE BRISSAC, LASALLE, FRONTIGNAC, COURCELLES - Gentlemen of fashion
- COUNT DUBARRY - A gambler
- JEANNE BÉCU - A seAmstress, later "The Dubarry"
- RENÉ LECLERC - A poet
- MADAME SAUTERELLE - The keeper of a gambling house
- LOUIS THE XVTH - The King of France (Non-Singing)
- LAMMOND - The King's chamberlain (Non-Singing)
- DUCHESS OF LUXEMBOURG - A Society hostess (Non-Singing)
- THE DUKE DE CHOISEUL - Minister of State (Non-Singing)
- DUCHESS DE GRAMMONT - A blue-stocking (Non-Singing)
- ARMAND - A very large gentleman (Non-Singing)
KING'S SERVANTS - Footmen at Versailles (Chorus) : LADIES-IN-WAITING
(Chorus) : MILLINERS, GAMBLERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COURT
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