Mata Hari (musical)

Mata Hari
Music Edward Thomas
Lyrics Martin Charnin
Book Jerome Coopersmith
Productions 1967

Mata Hari is a 1967 musical. It was produced by David Merrick, starred Pernell Roberts and Marisa Mell, and was directed by Vincente Minelli. The show was a famous disaster, closing in Washington at a cost of $800,000.[1]

The musical was revived in 1996.[2]

Musical Numbers

Act I

Prologue: 1917

  • "This is Not a Very Nice War" - The Young Soldier

Scene 1: The Deuxieme Bureau, Paris - A Day in World War I

  • "Is This Fact?" - LaFarge, Devires, Boulet & Office

Scene 2: A Salon in a Wealthy Home - That Night

  • "Mata Hari's Dance at the Salon" - Mata Hari and Dancing Girls
  • "Everyone Has Something to Hide" - Mata Hari and Ensemble
  • "Waltz at the Salon" - Ensemble

Scene 3: A Taxi Cab - Later That Night

  • "How Young You Were Tonight" - LaFarge and Paulette

Scene 4: Mata Hari's Apartment - The Next Afternoon

  • "Curiosity" - Mata Hari, LaFarge, Boulet, Officers and Dancing Girls

Scene 5: The Flower Market - Later That Day

  • "I'm Saving Myself for a Soldier - Vaudevillians and Ensemble
  • "I'm Saving Myself for a Soldier (Reprise) - Vaudevillians and Ensemble

Scene 6: LaFarge's Private Office - Immediately Following Scene 7: Montage of War on Two Fronts- Throughout the Next Two Weeks

  • "Maman" - The Young Soldier
  • "The Choice is Yours" - Mata Hari and LaFarge

Scene 8: LaFarge's Home - At Night

  • "Sextet" - Paulette, LaFarge, Claudine, Mr. Dupre, Mrs. Dupre, Philipe, Michele, Maurice, and Pierre

Scene 9: A Left Bank Hotel - The Next Evening Scene 10: A Street Near LaFarge's House - Several Weeks Later

  • "I Don't See Him Very Much Anymore" - Paulette

Scene 11: Mata Hari's Bedroom - Morning

  • "No More Than a Moment" - Mata Hari and LaFarge

Scene 12: A Cafe in Madrid - Throughout the Next Ten Days

  • "In Madrid" - Ensemble
  • "Dance at the Cafe del Torro" - Mata Hari and Dancers
Act II

Scene 1: A Field in France - Several Weeks Later

  • "Hello, Yank!" - The Young Soldier, French and American Soldiers

Scene 2: The Deuxieme Bureau - At Dawn

  • "You Have No Idea" - Mata Hari, LaFarge, Boulet, and Officers

Scene 3: Backstage at the Theatre de Paris - That Night Scene 4: Exterior, St. Lazare Prison Scene 5: Interrogation and Ballet - Mata Hari, Major Bonnard and Dancers Scene 6: A Street Near LaFarge's House - Several Weeks Later

  • "Sextet (Reprise)" - Paulette, Relatives and People on the Street
  • "There Is No You" - LaFarge

Scene 7: A Visiting Room, St. Lazare Prison - Immediately Following

  • "There Will Be Love Again" - Mata Hari

Scene 8: A Chalet in Switzerland - A Day in Late Summer Scene 9: A Wooded Area - A Day in Late Summer

  • "There Is No You (Reprise) - LaFarge

References

  1. ↑ Mata Hari information at Marisa Mell blog accessed 15 June 2013
  2. ↑ THEATER REVIEW;A Fictional Nemesis for a Legendary Spy By STEPHEN HOLDEN New York Times January 26, 1996 accessed 15 June 2013