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GOLDEN CITY
A musical romance of the South African gold rush
Written and composed by John Toré and Stephen Mitchell
Adelphi Theatre, London 15 June. 1950 (140 perfs)
(Characters in order of appearance)
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Sarie van Selm
Tanta de Villiers - Guardian to the sisters.
Anna van Selm
Bokkie van Selm
Ningi
Piet van Niekerk
Dirk Marais
Mabel Page
Danny Martin
Tabooka
Barney Delaney
Katrina du Toit
Captain of the Guard
Oupa Smit
The Witch Doctor
Rickshaw Driver
Fire-eater |
AT THE TIVOLI
Tivoli Girls
Strong Man
Seal Trainer
Ballet Dancers
Bearded Lady
Madame Arabella Mont-Smith
Girl in the Window
The Boys
AT MABEL'S SALOON
Little Flossie
Ethel
Barman
Rosie Cordova
Bill
Mavis, the pianist
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CHORUS OF:
Diggers, Workmen, Malays, Coons, Zulus, Saloon Girls, Tivoli Girls,
Farm boys and girls. Ladies and gentlemen of Cape Town, etc.
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SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
ACT I
CAPE TOWN: MARCH, 1886
1. Green Market Square.
2. A Street in Cape Town.
3. Backstage at the Tivoli Theatre.
4. The Drawing Room in Tanta's House.
5. The Kat-Castle Courtyard.
ACT II
JOHANNESBURG: SEPTEMBER, 1886
1. Outside Mabel's Saloon.
2. The Road to the Farm.
3. Sarie's Farm.
4. The Grapevines on Sarie's Farm.
5. Mabel's Saloon.
6. The Road to the Farm.
7. Sarie's Farm.
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MUSICAL CONTENT
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Act I
OVERTURE
CONCERTED NUMBER (Leader, Old Malay, Tanta and Ensemble) Ali
Bama
CHORUS The telephone
SONG (Danny and Chorus) It's a great occasion
DANCE (Tabooka and Ningi) Dance of the Drumbeats
DUET (Sarie and Danny) One white glove
REPRISE AND Exit (Danny) One white glove
MABEL'S ENTRANCE SONG (Mabel) What's a girl to do?
DANCE (Mabel) Mabel's Samba
OPENING SCENE 2
SONG (Sarie) Moonlight on the river
OPENING SCENE 3
CHORUS OF GIRLS Tivoli Girls
SONG (Madame Arabella) Jacaranda
SONG (Mabel) What more is there to say?
INTRODUCTION The girl in the window
QUARTET AND DANCE (Four Soldiers) The girl in the window
OPENING SCENE 5
QUINTET (Tanta, Sarie, Anna, Dirk and Danny) When the
candle burns low
SONG (Danny) It's love, my darling, it's love
ENSEMBLE Coons' carnival
FINALE ACT 1
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ACT II ENTR'ACTE
OPENING ACT II
SONG AND DANCE (Danny and Male Chorus) Mabel's saloon
REPRISE (Mabel) What more is there to say?
REPRISE (Sarie) It's love, my darling, it's love
DUET (Anna and Dirk) If I were to marry you
DUET (Anna and Dirk) and Chorus) BraaivIeis
REPRISE (Chorus) Braaivleis
REPRISE (Danny and Sarie) Moonlight on the river
2ND REPRISE (Chorus) Braaivleis
SONG (Tanta) It will all come right
SCENE CHANGE (Scene 3 to 4)
SCENE CHANGE (Scene 4 to 5)
SONG (Mabel) Gold-digging digger
SONG (Danny and Male Chorus) The prettiest girl in the
town
GIRL'S HURRY MUSIC
MEN'S HURRY MUSIC
ZULU FIRE RITUAL
FIGHT MUSIC
DEATH OF PIET AND SCENE CHANGE MUSIC (Scene 7 to 8)
REPRISE (Women's Chorus) It will all come right
FINALE ACT II
CURTAIN WALK-DOWN
FINALE ULTIMO (Full Company)
EPILOGUE
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Discography:
Original
London Cast Recording - Click picture to buy.
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