The Red Hussar

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Operas by Edward Solomon
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Arthur Williams as Corporal Bundy

The Red Hussar is a comedy opera in three acts by Edward Solomon, with a libretto by Henry Pottinger Stephens, which opened at the Lyric Theatre in London on 23 November 1889, running for 175 performances. It was the revised version of an opera written several years earlier called The White Sergeant. It starred Marie Tempest, Hayden Coffin, Arthur Williams and John Le Hay.

The show also had a New York run at Palmer's theatre and then the Grand Opera House in 1890, with Tempest making her American debut,^[1] and it enjoyed other revivals.^[2]

1 Roles
2 Musical numbers
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Roles

Ralph Rodney – Ben Davies
Sir Middlesex Mashem – Albert Christian
Corporal Bundy – Arthur Williams
Sir Harry Leighton – C. Hayden Coffin
Mr. William Byles – Frank M. Wood
Private Smith – S. King
Gaylord – A. Ferrand
Maybud – G. Willoughby
Kitty Carroll – Marie Tempest
Barbara Bellasys – Florence Dysart
Daisy – Maud Holland
Mrs. Magpie – W. Sidney

[edit] Musical numbers

Overture

Act I - The Inn Yard of the "Crown," Lyndhurst

No. 1 - Opening Chorus with solos, and Song - Bundy - "Merry England..." and "Won't you join the army?"
No. 2 - Song - Sir Harry Leighton - "My love and I were singing; my love and I were young..."
No. 3 - Song - Ralph Rodney - "When life and I were first acquainted, then life was old and I was young..."
No. 4 - Trio - Sir Harry Leighton, Ralph Rodney, & Barbara - "Pray understand I keep my hand..."
No. 5 - Valse Song - Kitty Carroll - "Wand'ring at will o'er dale and hill, gaily my voice is ringing..."
No. 6 - Chorus of Soldiers & Villagers - "Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, onward we go, boys..."
No. 7 - Song - Sir Middlesex Mashem, & Chorus - "I am a soldier of renown, a veritable hero..."
No. 8 - Concerted Piece - Kitty, Bundy, & Soldiers - "Come, sing to us, or forfeit pay..." & "When I was but a little child..."
No. 9 - Duet - Kitty & Rodney - "One winter morn, a maid forlorn sat weeping, weeping by the way..."
No. 10 - Finale Act I - "My lad, 'tis time for us to start..."

Entr'acte

Act II - The English Camp, near Bruges, France

No. 11 - Opening Chorus - "Old Bruges' belfry tells the world that fading is the day..."
No. 12 - Sabot Dance and Solo
No. 13 - For Exit of Girls - "Old Bruges' belfry tells the earth that faded is the day..."
No. 14 - Romance - Sir Harry Leighton - "I am lord of a castle, so fair, so grand, that I built of mine own free will..."
No. 15 - Duet - Mrs. Magpie & Bundy - "There was a pretty maiden, and she lov'd a sailor bold..."
No. 16 - Song - Barbara - "My love must be a soldier with a great large heart..."
No. 17 - Drummer Boys' Chorus - "You may tell by our manners airy, we belong to the military!..."
No. 18 - Recit. & Song of the Regiment - Kitty and Chorus - "Thanks, comrades, thanks for this your greeting..."
No. 19 - Song - Rodney - "How calm and still the night! How soft and dim the light!..."
No. 20 - Duet - Kitty & Rodney - "My Kitty, dear, how came you here? So far away from home..."
No. 21 - Finale Act II - "Hasn't she a soft white hand!..."
Entr'acte

Act III - The Garden and Terrace of Avon Manor

No. 22 - Opening Chorus - "A Jubilee! A Jubilee! A Jubilee today!..."
No. 23 - Chorus of Children (Bridesmaids & Drummer Boys) - "Happy little maidens all are we..."
No. 24 - Country Dance
No. 25 - Ballad - Kitty - "I dreamt I was a child again, and stood by a silver sea..."
No. 26 - Song - Bundy - "I intend to sing a song with variations..."
No. 27 - Sestette - Kitty, Barbara, Mrs. Magpie, Rodney, Leighton, & Sir Middlesex - "One little kiss..."
No. 28 - Finale Act III - "Steady, boys, steady; ready, boys, ready..."