BABES IN TOYLAND 



Composer: Victor Herbert
Lyricist: Glen MacDonough

Opened: October 13, 1903, Majestic Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 192

Note: Only recordings of material not found on Babes In Toyland, CD/AEI Records AEI-CD 044 (1949 radio cast with orchestra conducted by Robert Trendler with bonus material) are noted below.  An unreleased studio cast album with John McGlinn conducting the London Sinfonietta is also known to exist.


Absinthe-Frappe (used in the Berlin production; originally used in IT HAPPENED IN NORDLAND and also used in WHEN SWEET SIXTEEN and ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1924):

1. 78/Victor 31851 (Victor Light Opera Company) [reissued on Broadway Through The Gramophone - Volume I, CD/Pearl GEMS 0082]
2. 78/Victor 9907 (Victor Salon Group directred by Nathaniel Shilkret) [reissued on The Operetta World Of Victor Herbert, JJA (M) 1980-5]
3. 78/Edison Wax Amberol 229 (Victor Herbert’s Orchestra)
4. Victor Herbert Melodies, Plymouth (M) P12-63 (The Viennese Symphonic Orchestra)
5. A Victor Herbert Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9798 (Anton and the Paramount Theatre Orchestra with Al Bollington at the organ)
6. Relax With Victor Herbert, RCA Victor (M) LPM-1023 (Al Goodman and his Orchestra) [reissued on The Golden Age Of Light Music: Marching And Waltzing, CD/Guild Light Music GLCD 5136]
7. Famous Composers: Leroy Anderson/Victor Herbert, CD/Compose Records 9002 (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
8. A Treasury Of Early Musical Comedy, CD/AEI AEI-CD 014 (unknown performer)
9. It Happened In Nordland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CNO05P-2C (Greg Wakefield and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
A radio transcription performed by the Harry Horlick Orchestra is also known to exist.


Beatrice Barefacts (added after opening and also used in the 1905 revival; also subsequently used in IT HAPPENED IN NORDLAND):

1. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT76O-1M (Ellen Armstrong and Ronald Orenstein with orchestra conducted by Kerry Thompson)
2. It Happened In Nordland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CNO05P-2C (Marla Bentley and Glenn Perry with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Country Dance (Country Fete) (inst.) (used in the 1929 revival):

1. Babes In Toyland, Golden Record LP78 (Golden Orchestra conducted by Jim Timmens) [reissued as CD/Drive Golden GD2-47078]
2. Babes In Toyland, CD/Sondtrack Factory SFCD33546 (soundtrack) (presumably as “Jour De Fete At Toyland)

Doll Dance (added for the 1929 revival):

1. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy) (portion reworked for use in “Finale Misterioso”)


Don’t Be A Villain (L: Vincent Bryan) (added for the subsequent tour and the 1905 revival):

1. Victor Herbert: Collected Songs, CD/New World Records 80726-2 (George Dvorsky and Daniel Marcus with William Hicks, piano)


Eccentric Dance (Gavotte) (aka "My Rag Doll Girl" or "The Rag Doll") (inst.):

1. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion) (part of “Selections”)
2. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion)
3. Victor Herbert: L’Encore, CD/Arabesque Z6547 (Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger)


Finale Act I (incl. “Melodramatic Music,” “The Spider’s Den,” and “Birth Of A Butterfly” ballet):

1. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion) (“Birth Of A Butterfly”)
2. Toyland!, CD/Rainbow Records (studio cast with musical direction by David Messick) (presumably “The Spide’s Den” as “The Spiders Attack”)
3. Victor Herbert: L’Encore, CD/Arabesque Z6547 (Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger) (as “Children’s Theme,” a portion of the “Birth Of A Butterfly” ballet)


Finale Act II:

1. Babes In Toyand/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion)


Finale Act II (Battle Music) (alternate finale written for the Berlin production):

1. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy) (portion reworked for use in “Finale Misterioso”)


Floretta:

1. Babes In Toyland, 78’/Decca album 419 (Kenny Baker and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Alexander Smallens) [also 10”/Decca 7004; reissued as Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Decca Broadway 440 018 729-2]
2. Babes In Toyland, Buena Vista (S) STER 4022 (Tommy Sands) (with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns) [reissued as CD/Beuna Vista STER-4022]
3. Walt Disney’s Babes In Toyland, Disneyland (M) DQ-1219 (studio cast)
4. A Treasury Of Early Musical Comedy: 1898-1920, AEI 1170 (unknown performer) [reissued as CD/AEI AEI-CD 014]
5. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT76O-1M (Samuel J. Roelofs and Children with orchestra conducted by Kerry Thompson)
6. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (Michael Parr and Children with orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy)
7. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion) (part of “Selections”)
8. Victor Herbert: L’Encore, CD/Arabesque Z6547 (Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger)
9. Toyland!, CD/Rainbow Records (studio cast with musical direction by David Messick) (as “Floretta The Gypsy”)


Forest Music:

1. Babes In Toyland, Buena Vista (S) STER 4022 (The Singing Trees) (as “Forest Of No Return” with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns) [reissued as CD/Beuna Vista STER-4022]
2. Walt Disney’s Babes In Toyland, Disneyland (M) DQ-1219 (studio cast) (as “Forest Of No Return” with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns)
3. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT76O-1M (orchestra conducted by Kerry Thompson)
4. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy)


Hang March (inst.):

1. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion)


He Won’t Be Happy Till He Gets It (L: Charles Noel Douglas) (added after opening):

1. Babes In Toyland, 78’/Decca album 419 (Kenny Baker, Karen Kemple and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Alexander Smallens) [also 10”/Decca 7004; reissued as Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Decca Broadway 440 018 729-2]
2. Babes In Toyland, Buena Vista (S) STER 4022 (Ray Bolger and Henry Calvin) (as “We Won’t Be Happy Till We Get It” with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns) [reissued as CD/Beuna Vista STER-4022]
3. Walt Disney’s Babes In Toyland, Disneyland (M) DQ-1219 (studio cast) (as “We Won’t Be Happy Till We Get It” with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns)
4. Toyland!, CD/Rainbow Records (studio cast with musical direction by David Messick) (as “I Won’t Be Happy Till I Get It”)
5. Toyland!, CD/Rainbow Records (studio cast with musical direction by David Messick) (as “I Won’t Be  Happy (reprise)”)


Invocation (Bottle Music):

1. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy) (portion reworked for use in “Finale Misterioso”)


Maybe The Moon Will Help You Out:

1. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion) (part of “Selections”)
2. Victor Herbert: L’Encore, CD/Arabesque Z6547 (Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger)
3. Thine Alone: Songs & Orchestral Works Of Victor Herbert, CD/Newport Classic NPD 85672 (Andrea Matthews and the Magic Circle Opera Ensemble with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Auldon Clark)


Our Castle In Spain (added for the subsequent tour and also used in the 1905 revival):

1. Babes In Toyland, Buena Vista (S) STER 4022 (Ray Bolger)  (as “Castle In Spain” with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns) [reissued as CD/Beuna Vista STER-4022; also found on The Music Of Disney: A Legacy In Song, CD/Walt Disney 60957-2]
2. Walt Disney’s Babes In Toyland, Disneyland (M) DQ-1219 (studio cast) (as “Castle In Spain” with new lyrics by Mel Levens and George Bruns)
3. Babes In Toyland, Golden Record LP78 (The Sandpipers with the Golden Orchestra conducted by Jim Timmens) [reissued as CD/Drive Golden GD2-47078]
4. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT76O-1M (Geraldine Powers-Steen with orchestra conducted by Kerry Thompson) (as “Castle In Spain”)
5. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (Sara Emerson with orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy) (as “Castle In Spain”)
6. Babes In Toyland, CD/Sondtrack Factory SFCD33546 (Felix Knight)  (as “Castle In Spain”)
7. Stay Awake, CD/A&M CD 3918 DX 003644 (Buster Poindexter and The Banshees Of Blue) (as “Castle In Spain”)



Prologue:

1. Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Naxos 8.559025 (Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Keith Brion)  (as “Prelude”)
2. Victor Herbert: L’Encore, CD/Arabesque Z6547 (Eastman-Dryden Orchestra conducted by Donald Hunsberger) (as “Children’s Theme,” a portion of the “Prologue”)


Rock-A-Bye Baby (Song Of The Poet):

1. Babes In Toyland, 78’/Decca album 419 (Kenny Baker and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Alexander Smallens) [also 10”/Decca 7004; reissued as Babes In Toyland/The Red Mill, CD/Decca Broadway 440 018 729-2]
2. Babes In Toyland/A Night In Venice, Reader’s Digest 40-3 (Peter Palmer and Chorus with the Henri Rene Orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel)
3. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT76O-1M (Samuel J. Roelofs and Children with orchestra conducted by Kerry Thompson)
4. Babes In Toyland, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CBT04O-2C (Michael Parr and Children with orchestra conducted by Cathy O’Shaughnessy)


She Was A Country Girl (“Evaline McCook”) (cut):

1. Victor Herbert: Collected Songs, CD/New World Records 80726-2 (Korliss Uecker with William Hicks, piano)


That's What The Rose Said To Me (aka "An Old-Fashioned Rose") (M: Leo Edwards; L: B.F. Barnett) (added after opening)
:

1. 78/Columbia A 630 (Henry Burr with orchestral accompaniment)


Unrecorded Material:

Angel Over The Fields (M/L: Trad.) (interpolated in some production)
Babes In Toyland (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
Duet Alan-Mary (written for the  Berlin production)
From Heavens On High (M/L: Trad.) (interpolated in some production)
Gallows Incidental (reprise of "Hang March")

The Health Food Man (aka "John Johnson") (cut)
If I Were A Man Like That (cut)
The Jolly Tars (added for the 1929 revival, likely not by Herbert)
Lancers (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
The Legend Of The Castle (cut after opening)
Marmaduke’s Entrance (Entrée-Lied Marmaduke) (written for the Berlin production)
The Men (cut; sheet music only)
Mignonette (cut after opening)
Opening Chorus (Aufzugschor Und Laendlichertanz) (written for the Berlin production)
Polonaise (Mazurka)
Spanish Basque Carol (M/L: Trad.) (interpolated in some production)
Winter Song (sheet music only)
With Downcast Eye (cut)