The Girl from Paris

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This article is about the musical. For the French film that translates as "The Girl from Paris", see Une hirondelle a fait le printemps

The Girl from Paris is an musical comedy in two acts with a book by George Dance and music by Ivan Caryll that opened in New York on December 8, 1896, at the Herald Square Theatre and ran for 266 or 281 performances (sources differ). It also had a London run in 1897.

[edit] Roles

• Ethel, The Major's daughter
• Angela, The Major's daughter
• Violet, The Major's daughter
• Anna, A servant
• Mr. Ebenezer Honeycomb
• Amos Dingle, Honeycomb's friend
• Mrs. Honeycomb
• Tom Everleigh, A barrister
• May, The Major's daughter
• Ruth, Honeycomb's servant
• Edith, The Major's daughter
• Mr. Auguste Pompier, A French spy
• Blatterwater, A gendarme
• Gretchen
• Mlle. Julie Bon Bon, The Gay Perisienne
• Hans, Proprietor of the Spa Hotel, Schoffenburgen
• Mabel, Norah's friend
• Fritz, A servant
• Gladys, The Major's daughter
• Cecil Smyth, Ducle's friend
• Norah Honeycomb
• Major Fossdyke, of the Battersea Butterfly Shooters
• Percy Tooting, Ducle's friend
• Algernon P. Ducle, An American
• Maud, The Major's daughter
• Rose, The Major's daughter

[edit] Musical numbers

Act 1

• Hail for the Thames on a Summer's Day -- Chorus
• So Take You a Warning -- Mr. Ebenezer Honeycomb and Chorus
• Somebody -- Tom Everleigh and Norah Honeycomb
• The Battersea Butterfly Shooters -- Major Fossdyke and Chorus
• I'm All the Way from Gay Paree -- Mlle. Julie Bon Bon and Mr. Auguste Pompier
• Then Off We Go
• Tweedledum and Tweedledee -- Mr. Ebenezer Honeycomb and Mlle. Julie Bon Bon
• Cock-a-doodle -- Mlle. Julie Bon Bon, Mr. Auguste Pompier, Mrs. Honeycomb and Mr. Ebenezer Honeycomb
• Hail, the Hero of the Day -- Chorus

Act 2

• Isn't It Wonderful -- Chorus
• The Festive Continong -- Tom Everleigh, Percy Tooting, Cecil Smyth and Algernon P. Ducle
• First and Third -- Mr. Ebenezer Honeycomb and Mlle. Julie Bon Bon
• Sister Mary Jane's Top Note -- Ruth and Chorus
• Oh, Tender Remembrance -- Norah Honeycomb and Chorus
• Tootle, Tootle -- Mrs. Honeycomb, Major Fossdyke, Ruth and Mr. Auguste Pompier
• Ding-Dong
• Upon the Stage Let's Have a Fling -- Ruth and Major Fossdyke
• Carnival -- Chorus
• Just for a Kiss
• The Girl from Paris
• He Took It In a Good-natured Way

[edit] External links

• Information about the Broadway production