Overview
Synopsis
In the Victorian year of 1870, on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War, Lucy Veracity Willow is about to enter into an arranged marriage with Thomas Trout. However, she soon falls in love with the actor, Pierre Fontaine, and elopes with him instead. Pierre goes off to war and soon Lucy hears word from Pierre's friend, Suzanne, that Pierre has been killed. However, in the end Suzanne reveals that she had lied about Pierre's death out of spite against the English. Pierre returns to Lucy and all is well.
Show Information
- Book
- A.P. Herbert
- Music
- Vivian Ellis
- Lyrics
- A.P. Herbert
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1947
- Genres
- Romance
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Samuel French
- Ideal For
- Mostly Female Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly, Child, Early Teen, Late Teen Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
Act I
- Croquet, Croquet – Company
- Too Good to Be True – Thomas and Lucy
- Any Man But Thomas T. – Lucy
- Oh, What will Mother Say – Lucy's sisters
- En Angleterre, les Demoiselles – Suzanne, Pierre and Thomas with Chorus
- I Was Never Kissed Before – Lucy and Pierre
- Where Is the Times? – Augustus with Family and Chorus
- Come, Dance, My Dear (Marry Me) – Chorus
- God Bless the Family – Ensemble
- Ma Belle Marguerite – Pierre and Chorus
- The Silent Heart – Lucy
- Ducky – Lucy and her Nanny
- Bless the Bride (Finale Act 1) – Company
Act II
- Bobbing, Bobbing – French maidens
- Bless the Sea – Girls and Lucy
- Mon Pauvre Petit Pierre – Suzanne, Lucy and Pierre
- The Englishman – Thomas and Family
- A Table for Two – Pierre
- This Is My Lovely Day – Lucy and Pierre
- The Fish – The Family, Waiters and Chorus
- This Man Could Never Be a Spy – Lucy and Suzanne
- To France – Pierre and Chorus
- Twenty-one Candles (Ducky) Nanny and Sisters
- Here's a Kiss – Lucy's sisters
- My Big Moment – Thomas
- Summer – Lucy
- Finale – Company
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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