Laura Keene's Theatre
Event Information
Venue(s):
Laura Keene's Theatre (1862-63)
Proprietor / Lessee:
Laura Keene
Manager / Director:
Laura Keene
Conductor(s):
Thomas Baker
Event Type:
Choral, Play With Music
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
13 September 2010
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
14 Feb 1863, 7:45 PMProgram Details
Thomas Baker, arr. & cond.; Mr. J.G. Maeder, arr.
Fair one with the golden locks includes:
Opening Chorus, “Lucidora, surnamed the Fair One” (chorus)
Medley, “There are Ladies who dwell” (Wood)
Aria and Chorus, “Comb it genteelly” (Wood, Raymond, Brown, chorus)
Three Part Song, “Fair Queen, I beg my suit you’ll grant” (Wood, Raymond, Brown)
Duet, “Madam, with all humility” (Wood and Brown)
Song, “Lucidoram the pride of this heart” (Brown)
Brindisi, “Ills, so great, oh!” (Wood)
Chorus, “See, here comes the King” (chorus)
Trio, “Simple as A, B, C” (Wood, Walcot, Raymond)
Duet and Chorus, “Begone, Sir” (Wood, Walcot, chorus)
Duet, “Sir, a secret” (Wood, Walcot)
Concerted Piece, “Here’s a go” (Wood, Walcot, Raymond, Brown, chorus)
“NOTE – This piece is a novelty never before attempted.”
Overture (company – “The Characters sing a celebrated Overture.”)
Trio, “From these coves could I fly, love” (Wood, Walcot, Brown)
Finale, “Now our rivalry is o’er” (Wood, chorus)
Fair one with the golden locks includes:
Opening Chorus, “Lucidora, surnamed the Fair One” (chorus)
Medley, “There are Ladies who dwell” (Wood)
Aria and Chorus, “Comb it genteelly” (Wood, Raymond, Brown, chorus)
Three Part Song, “Fair Queen, I beg my suit you’ll grant” (Wood, Raymond, Brown)
Duet, “Madam, with all humility” (Wood and Brown)
Song, “Lucidoram the pride of this heart” (Brown)
Brindisi, “Ills, so great, oh!” (Wood)
Chorus, “See, here comes the King” (chorus)
Trio, “Simple as A, B, C” (Wood, Walcot, Raymond)
Duet and Chorus, “Begone, Sir” (Wood, Walcot, chorus)
Duet, “Sir, a secret” (Wood, Walcot)
Concerted Piece, “Here’s a go” (Wood, Walcot, Raymond, Brown, chorus)
“NOTE – This piece is a novelty never before attempted.”
Overture (company – “The Characters sing a celebrated Overture.”)
Trio, “From these coves could I fly, love” (Wood, Walcot, Brown)
Finale, “Now our rivalry is o’er” (Wood, chorus)
Performers and/or Works Performed
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Participants: Laura Keene's Theatre, corps de ballet; Laura Keene's Theatre, chorus; Mary Ann Browne (role: Prince Naryred); John T. Raymond (role: Count Pleniposo); Charles Melton, Jr. Walcot (role: King Lachrymose); Mrs. John Wood (role: Queen Lucidora, Page Pitchin, and an Old Jew Peddler)
Citations
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“[I]mmense audiences nightly. . . . The piece has been improved since the first night, and more fun has been crowded into the closing scenes. . . . The scenery is very pretty, and the music worth hearing. . . . [Mrs. Sedley Brown] does not seem to understand that she is playing a burlesque, and Mr. Charles Walcott, Sr., understands perfectly what he ought to do, but appears not quite able to do it. . . . The Arabian Giant is quite a star.”