A Brand New and Original Farcical Operetta by Fraser Charlton
Songs based on those by Gilbert & Sullivan
Bertie Smith, impersonating a Scottish doctor and a
Welsh poet, woos two women, unaware that they are
step-sisters. When both of his characters are invited to
tea simultaneously he hatches a cunning plan to fool them
with his friends Fred, a doctor, and David, a poet...
A fast-moving one act musical farce, this is an ideal curtain-raiser, as it has no chorus and requires very little in the way of a set.
Download the full script of The Philanderer (MS Word format).
SYNOPSIS
Dramatis Personae
- Bertie Smith (a Philanderer) - HIGH BARITONE
- Belinda Box (a Respectable young lady) - MEZZO-SOPRANO
- Catherine Cox (a Passionate young lady) - SOPRANO
- David Dox (a Poet) - TENOR
- Frederic Fox (a Physician) - BARITONE
- Nora Knox (a Housemaid) - CONTRALTO
TIME - Early 20th Century
- Scene One - Belinda's apartments
- Scene Two- Bertie's apartments
- Scene Three - Belinda's apartments
1 Act. Duration 45 mins (full version) 30 mins (short
version)
Principals: 6 - 1 Soprano, 1 Mezzo, 1 Contralto, 1 Tenor, 1
Baritone, 1 Bass. No Chorus.
ORDER OF MUSIC
1. SONG - "When maiden loves" (The Yeomen of the Guard) - BELINDA2. SONG - "Oh, a doctor's a job" (The Yeomen of the Guard) - BERTIE
3. DUET - "Catherine, tell me how are you, dear?" (The Gondoliers) - CATHERINE & BELINDA
4. SONG - "Oh, Catherine, my beloved one" (Utopia Limited) - BERTIE
5. TRIO - "You say your doctor's love is true" (The Pirates of Penzance) - CATHERINE, BELINDA & NORA
6. TRIO - "There was last spring" (Iolanthe) FRED, DAVID & BERTIE
7. TRIO - "With wily brain" (Utopia Limited) FRED, DAVID & BERTIE
8. SONG - "I'm a simple little child" (The Zoo) - NORA
9. QUINTET - "When a wooer goes a -wooing" (The Yeomen of the Guard) - CATHERINE, DAVID, BELINDA, BERTIE & FRED
10. FINALE - BALLAD - "So Bertie Smith has quite forsaken all his wicked courses"
POSTERS AND PROGRAMMES
- Poster of the 1990 production
- Poster of the 1995 production
- Programme of the 1995 production (MS Word format)
Information about producing 'The Philanderer'
If you are interested in producing this show, please contact fraser.charlton@ncl.ac.uk: I have piano-vocal scores and production videos available for all of my shows. I don't charge any royalties for performances - simply a copy of all promotional material, a video/DVD of your production and any reviews you get!