LADY OF THE ROSE/THE LADY IN ERMINE
Composers: Jean
Gilbert; Al Goodman
Lyricists: Harry Graham; Frederick Lonsdale;
Cyrus Wood
Opened: February 21, 1922, Daly’s Theatre, London;
October 2, 1922, Ambassador Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 507 (London); 238 (N.Y.C.)
Note: This musical was
called LADY OF THE ROSE in London and revised as THE LADY IN
ERMINE in New York City. Unidentified vocal
gems also appear on The Lady Of
The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93
(Light Opera Company).
The Call To Arms (London production only):
1. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on The
Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/Columbia F1081 (Thorpe Bates and Ivy Tresmand) [reissued
on The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
3. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
Catch A Butterfly (While You Can) (M: Leslie Stuart):
1. 78/Columbia F 1078 (Ivy
Tresman with orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on
The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
Dream Away (London production
only):
1. 78/Decca F1908 (Norton
Collyer and Desiree Ellinger)
I Like A Change (London production
only):
1. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair
Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
I Love You So (M: Al Goodman; Sigmund
Romberg; L: Cyrus Wood):
1. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) (two renditions)
[reissued on The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer,
CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/Columbia F1079 (Thorpe Bates and Phyllis Dare) [reissued
on The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
3. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
(two renditions)
Lady Of The Rose (London production
only):
1. 78/Columbia 889
(Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued
on The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
Land O’ Mine (Homeland) (M: Al
Goodman; L: Cyrus Wood):
1. 78/Columbia F1081
(Thorpe Bates and Chorus) [reissued on The Lady Of The
Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
Mariana (M: Jean Gilbert; L: Harry
Graham):
1. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on The
Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/Columbia F1080 (Thorpe Bates) [reissued on The Lady Of The
Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
3. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
(When) Men Grow Older:
1. 78/Columbia F 1078 (Ivy
Tresman, Leonard Mackay, and Huntley Wright with orchestra
conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on The Lady Of The
Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin
Morgan) [reissued on The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer,
CD/Palaeophonics 93]
3. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
Our Flat (London production only):
1. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on The
Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
Silhouette Duet (Silhouettes) (M: Jean Gilbert):
1. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on The
Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/Columbia F1079 (Huntley Wright) [reissued on The Lady Of
The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
3. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
When Hearts Are Young (In Springtime)
(M: Al Goodman; Sigmund Romberg; L: Cyrus Wood):
1. 78/Decca F1908 (Norton
Collyer with orchestral accompaniment)
With Me (London production only):
1. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair
Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
A Woman’s "No!" (M: Al Goodman; Sigmund
Romberg; L: Cyrus Wood):
1. 78/Columbia 889 (Daly's
Theatre Orchestra conducted by Merlin Morgan) [reissued on The
Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
2. 78/Columbia F1079 (Thorpe Bates and Phyllis Dare) [reissued
on The Lady Of The Rose/Katja, The Dancer, CD/Palaeophonics 93]
3. 78/HMV C1050 (Mayfair Orchestra conducted by George W. Byng)
Unrecorded Material:
Ballet
Bolero (added for the national tour and then cut)
Childhood Days (cut after opening)
The Dove Song (added for the national tour and then cut)
Duet
Espagnole (solo dance)
Farewell To Adrian (M: Al Goodman; Sigmund Romberg; L: Cyrus
Wood)
Finale (Act 1)
Finale (Act 2)
Finale (Act 3)
Follow You All Over The World (I’ll Follow You To Zanzibar) (M:
Al Goodman; L: Cyrus Wood)
Her Husband's Gone (London production only)
Hide And Seek (London production only)
How Fiercely You Dance
Lady In Ermine (M: Al Goodman; L: Cyrus Wood)
A Little Bit More (added for the national tour and then cut)
Little Boy
Musical Introduction (Act 3)
Opening Chorus (Act 2)
Play With Fire (M: Al Goodman; Sigmund Romberg; L: Cyrus Wood)
Thinking And Dreaming Of You (London production only)