Three Little Maids

Three Little Maids

Three Little Maids is an English musical by Paul Rubens with additional songs by Percy Greenbank and Howard Talbot. It opened at the Apollo Theatre in London on 10 May 1902 and later transferred to the Prince of Wales Theatre, running for a total of 348 performances. Edna May and Lily Elsie each starred as Edna Branscombe. Choreography was by Willie Warde, with scenery by Hawes Craven and Joseph Harker, and costumes by C. Wilhelm.

There were also a Broadway production in 1903 and international tours.

Roles

*Edna, Hilda and Ada Branscombe (Daughters of the Rev. Theodore Branscombe)
*Lady St. Mallory
*Lady Rosemary Beaulieu, Venetia Grafton, and Lady Marjory Crichton (Protégées of Lady St. Mallory)
*Miss Deare (Postmistress at Market Mallory)
*Miss Crane (A Village Girl)
*Miss Price (Manageress of the Tea Shop)
*Hon. Bobbie Windsor (An Eton Boy)
*Miss Effie Thames
*Lord Cheyne (Nicknamed "Daisy")
*Brian Molyneux
*Rev. Theodore Branscombe (Vicar of Market Mallory)
*"Cupid" (A Caddy)
*M. De L'orme (Of the French Embassy)

Musical numbers

ACT I - Golf Links at Market Mallory
*No. 1 - Opening Chorus - "Since daybreak the sun very brightly has shone..."
*No. 2 - Song - Mrs. Deare & Chorus - "When I first saw Market Mallory, there wasn't much Market then..."
*No. 3 - Trio - Edna, Hilda & Ada - "When the season's over, and you want a holiday 'mong the corn and clover..."
*No. 4 - Sextet - Country Girls & London Girls - "A mouse once lived in the country..."
*No. 5 - Song - Cupid - "I keep my eye on those maidens three, and strictly entre nous..."
*No. 6 - Song - de l'Orme & Chorus - "Of all the games that a man can play, Love is the hardest to beat..."
*No. 7 - Duet - Edna & Brian - "In the future, come what may, I shall not forget today..."
*No. 8 - Song - Ada - "I'm sure you've never seen a gal like my gal Sal..."
*No. 9 - Duet - Cheyne & Ada - "Golf is an excellent game in its way -- But ev'rything's all "in the way,"..."
*No. 10 - Finale Act I - "All the luggage has been put upon the cart; they've a drive of half an hour, or more or less..." ACT II - A Bond Street Tea Shop
*No. 11 - Opening Chorus - "When Society goes shopping in the regions of the West..."
*No. 12 - Song - Hilda & Chorus - "A miller's daughter liv'd beside a mill..."
*No. 13 - Song - de l'Orme - "When you are by my side, the world seems gay..."
*No. 14 - Song - Edna - "When I think of all the tales you've told me..."
*No. 15 - Song - Ada - "You men are a terrible bore, why were you ever invented? ..."
*No. 16 - Song - Cupid & Chorus - "Tho' I'm only a boy it is true, women play havoc with me as with you..."
*No. 17 - Song - Cheyne - "You must have met a friend of mine called Algy, that's his name..."
*No. 18 - Trio - Edna, Hilda & Ada - "We are little tea girls, as you see; you will never see such girls as we..."
*No. 19 - Sextet - Ada, Edna, Hilda, Cheyne, Brian & de l'Orme - "You pull at a lever or press a knob..."
*No. 20 - Finale Act II ACT III - Lady St. Mallory's Drawing-room at Market Mallory
*No. 21 - Opening Chorus - "Lady St. Mallory's friends this ev'ning are highly delighted..."
*No. 22 - Song - Edna - "When a maid loves a man, 'tis a sad to-do..."
*No. 23 - Song - Hilda & Chorus - "When a little lady first comes out, she'll find no end of men about..."
*No. 24 - Song - Ada & Chorus - "I don't believe I'm witty, I cannot think I'm smart..."
*No. 25 - Duet - Hilda & de l'Orme - "Je vous adore, ev'ry day more, oh! how I long for the day when you're mine..."
*No. 26 - Sextet - Edna & Brian, Hilda & de l'Orme, Ada & Cheyne - "Oh, what a splendid thing, to have a wedding ring..."
*No. 27 - Finale Act III (reprise of no. 26) - "Oh, what a splendid thing, to have a wedding ring..." Addendum
*No. 28 - Song - Hilda, with Cheyne - "It won't be very long before I get to town, and there I mean to be a lady of renown..."

External links

* [http://www.halhkmusic.com/threemaids.html Midi files, lyrics and London cast list]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?id=5738 Information about the Broadway run]
* [http://www.nodanw.com/london_shows_chronology/1902.htm Information about shows opening in London in 1902]


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