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The Arcadians

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  11f, 13m

Book by Mark Ambient, A.M. Thompson and Robert Courtneidge
Lyrics by Arthur Wimpens
Music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbo

James Smith, of the well-known London catering concern, drops in on Arcadia, where no-one tells lies, or grows older, where money is unheard of and unemployment a permanent attraction. Far from impressed by what Smith tells them of the joys of life in London his hosts despatch him, with missionary zeal-and two agelessly beautiful Arcadian nymphs-to convert the wretched metropolis. Things do not always go as planned.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    11f, 13m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

Details

Summary

Who could tell, in the first decade of the twentieth century, what strange adventures might befall those who ventured to travel by the new-fangled aeroplane? A forced landing, perhaps, in some long-forgotten land where time has stood mercifully still. James Smith, of the well-known London catering concern, drops in on Arcadia, where no-one tells lies, or grows older, where money is unheard of and unemployment a permanent attraction. Far from impressed by what Smith tells them of the joys of life in London his hosts despatch him, with missionary zeal-and two agelessly beautiful Arcadian nymphs-to convert the wretched metropolis. Things do not always go as planned.

Act I 
Arcadia

Act II
Askwood Racecourse

Act III
The Arcadian Restaurant in London

Music includes:
The Joy of Life Sombra, Chysaea, Strephon, Astrophel
The Pipes of Pan are Calling Sombra
Half-past Two Eileen, Jack
Arcady is Ever Young Sombra, Chorus
My Motter Doody

History
Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1909 
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting Arcadia. Askwood Racecourse. The Arcadian Restaurant, London.
  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size X-Large
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Author

Mark Ambient

Author

Lionel Monckton

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