THE KING OF CALDONIA



Composer: Sidney Jones
Lyricist: Adrian Ross

Opened: September 3, 1908, Prince Of Wales, London; January 10, 1910, Daly’s Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 333 (London); 16 (N.Y.C.)

Note: This show moved to the West End Theatre on January 24, 1910 for an additional 8 performances.  An unidentified selection appears on 78/HMV 0190 (Black Diamonds Band conducted Eli Hudson.


Catamaran (Catamarang) (M: Jerome Kern; L: Percival Knight) (music later used for “Sally” in SALLY):

For recordings of “Sally,” see
1. 78/Columbia F-1077 (George Stroud and Chorus) [reissued on Sally, Monmouth Evergreen (M) MES 7053]
2. 78/Columbia 873 (Herman Finck and His Orchestra) [reissued on Sally, Monmouth Evergreen (M) MES 7053]
3. 78/Brunswick 4657 (Abe Lyman and his California Orchestra with vocal chorus)
4. 78/Victor 22240 (Tony Hills with Wayne King and His Orchestra)
5. 78/Edison Bell 5175 (Paramount Rhythm Boys and unidentified tenor)
6. 78/Edison 50741 R (Betsy Lane Shepherd and Lewis James with orchestra)
7. 78/Edison 50739 (Harry Rademan’s Jazz Orchestra)
8. Sally/Good News, World Records (M) 7073 (Betty Parker and Jimmy Parkinson with orchestra conducted by Geoff Harvey)
9. On Stage, EMI (M) EM 29 0573 3 (Peter Dawson with Bessie Jones, Nellie Walker, Walter Glynne, and orchestra conducted by George Byng)
10. Command Performance, DRG Archive DARC-1-1106 (Gracie Fields) [reissued on Hail Variety, CD/Lismor LCOM 5249]
11. A Jerome Kern Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9767 (Emmanuel Stakery's Regal Cinema Orchestra with Quentin Maclean, organ)
12. Sally, CDr/Comic Opera Guild CSA05P-2M (David Troiano and Boys with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Unrecorded Material:

As Happy As A King (in London vocal score only)
The Barber (The Barber Song)
Barcarolle (in London vocal score only)
(The) Blue Bulgarian Band (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke)
Change Partners (in London vocal score only)
Come Along, Pretty Girl (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke) (also used in THE GIRL AND THE DRUMMER)
Coo-oo, Coo-oo (M: Jerome Kern; L: Maurice Stonehill)
Disguises (M: Frederick Rosse; L: Arthur Wimperis)
Do Not Hesitate To Shoot
Every Girl I Meet (M: Jerome Kern; L: Percival Knight)
Grand Finale
Finale Act I
Hail To The King (Hail! The King)
In The Swim (M: Frederick Rosse) (in London vocal score only)
It Is Time For The King To Behold The Fair Princess (in London vocal score only)
It’s A Bomb
The Lady Of The Castle In The Air (in London production only)
Lena, Lena (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke)
Love And Duty (in London vocal score only)
The Man I Marry (in London production only)
Mother And Father  (Father And Mother) (M: Jerome Kern; L: M.E. Rourke)
Not A Little Bit Like You (L: Adrian Ross; Arthur Wimperis) (in London vocal score only)
Opening Chorus
Opening Chorus Act II
Overrated (in London vocal score only)
The Portrait
Reasons Of State (in London vocal score only)
Situations (L: Arthur Wimperis) (in London vocal score only)
Sparrow And Hippopotamus (The Hippopotamus) (M: Jerome Kern; L: Adrian Ross)
There’s A King In The Land To-Day (in London vocal score only)
Things That I Know I Could Do (M: Frederick Rosse) (in London vocal score only)
Time For The King
When A Fellow Loves A Girl
The Wind Of Love (in London vocal score only)
The Woman And The Man (in London vocal score only)
You’re Not The Only Cinder In The Grate