THE IDOL'S EYE 

Composer: Victor Herbert
Lyricist: Harry B. Smith

Opened: October 25, 1897, Broadway Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 56

Note: An unidentified medley appears on CYL/Edison 1731 (orchestra conducted by Victor Herbert) [reissued on Victor Herbert & His Orchestra, Mark56 Records 795].  A radio transcription of unidentified waltzes from the show performed by the Robert Hood Bowers Band is also known to exist.

(I’m) Captain Cholly Chumley Of The Guards:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Thomas Petiet and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Cuban Song:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Greg Wakefield and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Entr’acte:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)

Fairy Tales:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Thomas Petiet, Kirsten Kunkle, Marla Bentley, Elizabeth Cedroni, Mitch Gillett, and Greg Wakefield with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Finale (Act 1):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Finale (Act 2):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Finale (Act 3):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Grand Chorus And Entrance Of Brahmins:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos) (as “Entrance Of Brahmins and Hindoo Chorus”)


I Just Dropped In (Balloon Song):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Thomas Petiet and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


(The) Lady And The Kick:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Elizabeth Cedroni and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


March (not in published vocal score):

1. CYL/Edison 656 (O-Symphonic)


Minding The Baby:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Marla Bentley and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Opening Chorus (Act 1):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Opening Chorus (Act 2):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Opening Chorus (Act 3):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Overture:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Pretty Isabella And Her Umbrella (Kiss Duet):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Kirsten Kunkle, Mitch Gillett, and Girls with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Song Of The Priestess:

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Cheryl Kaski and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Talk About Yo’ Luck (The Rabbit’s Foot):

1. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Thomas Petiet and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


The Tattooed Man:

1. CYL/Edison 1129 (Dan W. Quinn with piano)
2. CYL/Talking Machine Co. 4114 (baritone with piano)
3. 78/Zonophone 5314B (Hager’s Orchestra)
4. The Idol’s Eye, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CIE06P-2C (Thomas Petiet and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Unrecorded Material:

Absent-Minded Maid (not in published vocal score)
Holding Hands (not in published vocal score)
Lancers (not in published vocal score)
Letter Duet (not in published vocal score)
Only For Thee (not in published vocal score)
Sealed Orders (not in published vocal score)
The Skirt Dancer (not in published vocal score)
Tom And Jack (not in published vocal score)
Two-Step (not in published vocal score)