THE DAIRYMAIDS



Composers: Paul Rubens; Frank Tours
Lyricist: Arthur Wimperis

Opened: April 14, 1906, Apollo Theatre, London; August 26, 1907, Criterion Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 239 (London); 86 (N.Y.C.)

Note: Unidentified selections appear on 78/G&T (Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards conducted by Capt. J. Mackenzie Rogan) and 78/G&T 095, 096 & 098.


Dreamland (used in the London production only):

1. 78/Edison Bell 13504 (Arthur Grover with orchestral accompaniment) [also 78/Zonophone (rej?)]
2. Edwardian Favourites, Pye CML 33003 (Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson)


Hullo! Little Stranger! (M/L: Paul Rubens; Arthur Wimperis):

1. 78/G&T GC3669 (Carrie Tubb with orchestral accompaniment)


In The Twi-Twi-Twilight (M/L: Herman E. Darewski; Charles Willmott) :

1. 78/Parlophone R1518 (Reg Grant)
2. 78/Decca K 624 (Jack Hylton and His Orchestra)
3. Titanic Tunes: Sing-A-Long In Steerage, CD/Varese Sarabande 5965 (Ian Whitcomb)
4. Alf Garnett’s Music Hall, CD/Hallmark 306592 (Warren Mitchell)
5. Blackpool Magic, CD/Grasmere GRCD 43 (Phil Kelsall)
6 . Big Ben Banjo Party, CD/EMI (Big Ben Banjo Band with the Mike Sammes Singers)


The Little Farm We Keep (used in the London production only):

1. Edwardian Favourites, Pye CML 33003 (Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson)


Never Marry A Girl With Cold Feet! (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke):

1. Early Kern, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9102 (Greg MacKellan and Jason Graae with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
2. The Land Where The Good Songs Go, CD/PS Classics PS-1211 (Philip Chaffin, Graham Rowat, and Matthew Scott with music conducted by David Loud)


(The) Sandow Girl (M/L: Paul Rubens):

1. 78/G&T GC3668 (Carrie Tubb with orchestral accompaniment)
2. Edwardian Favourites, Pye CML 33003 (Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson)


The Sea Serpent (used in the London production only):

1. 78/G&T GC3-2761 (Stanley Kirkby with orchestral accompaniment)
2. Edwardian Favourites, Pye CML 33003 (Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson)


Unrecorded Material:

(In) Barcelona (M: James W. Tate; L: Eustace Baynes; Vernon Roy)
Beside The Country Stile (M: W.T. Francis; L: J.B. Loughrey) (not in programs)
Cheer Up! Girls (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke) (not in programs)
Dat Friend Of Mine (M: Egbert Van Alstyne; L: Harry Williams)
Doctor Byrne (M: W.T. Francis; L: J.B. Loughrey) (not in programs)
(Let’s All Go) Down The Strand (M/L: E.G. McLellan; Bernard Rolt)
Finale (Act I)
Good Night (M: Paul Rubens)
Gymnasium Chorus (M: Paul Rubens)
The Hay Ride  (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke) (used in the Broadway production only)
Home Again (M/L: Frank Tours)
How The Wind Blows (M: Frank Tours)
I’d Like To Meet Your Father (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke)
It’s Naughty To Be Kissed (M: W.T. Francis; L: J.B. Loughrey)
I’ve A Million Reasons Why I Love You (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke)
Lazyland (M: Paul Rubens)
Little Eva (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke) (not in programs)
(I Must Have) A Lot Of Little Girls All Around Me (M: Frank Tours; L: Paul Rubens)
Love Among The Daisies (M: Frank E. Tours) (not in programs)
The Man Who Wrote The “Merry Widow” Waltz (M: E. Ray Goetz; L: Vincent Bryan) (not in programs)
Mary In The Dairy (not in programs)
Mary McGee (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rouke)
Oh, Mr. Brown (M: Harry Von Tilzer; L: Andrew B. Sterling)
Opening Chorus (M: Frank E. Tours)
Poaching (M: Paul Rubens)
Quarrel Duet (M/L: J.J. Montague; Paul Rubens)
Swimming Song (used in the Broadway production but dropped for the subsequent American tour)
The Thrush (not in programs)
Tinker, Tailor (M: Paul Rubens)
(Little) Wild Rose (used in the Broadway production but dropped for the subsequent American tour)