MISS DOLLY DOLLARS 



Composer: Victor Herbert
Lyricist: Harry B. Smith

Opened: September 4, 1905, Knickerbocker Theatre, N.Y.C.; moved on October 16, 1905 to the New Amsterdam Theatre
Performances: 56

Note: Unidentified selections appear on CYL/Twentieth Century Talking Machine 85051 (Figure 5 Orchestra), 78/Columbia A 5063 (Prince’s Orchestra), 78/Columbia A 5064 (Prince’s Orchestra), and 78/Decca 2685 (Harry Horlick and His Orchestra [reissued on A Victor Herbert Showcase, CD/Flapper PAST CD 9798].   A radio transcription of selections performed by the Ralph Ginsburgh Orchestra is also known to exist.


An American Heiress:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley, Laurence Bryk, Blake Bard, and Phil Kitchell with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Barney McGuire (sheet music only):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Barbara Scanlon with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Dolly Dollars:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (David Troiano and Girls with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Dream On, Dream On (not in programs):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley and Greg Wakefield with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


An Educated Fool (It Keeps Me Guessing All The Time):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Mitch Gilette with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Entr’acte (Valse Lente):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Entrance Of Dolly:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Entrance Of The Friendly Rivals’ Club:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Laurence Bryk, Blake Bard, and Phil Kitchell with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Finale Act I:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Finale Act II:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Ensemble with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


It’s All In The Book You Know (Ollendorff Duet):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley and Tom Petiet with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Just Get Out And Walk:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Life’s A Masquerade:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Kirsten Kunkle, Nick Fitzer, Barbara Scanlon, and David Troiano with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


The Moth And The Moon:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


My Fair Unknown:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Greg Wakefield and Men with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


No One Will Steal Him (sheet music only):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Christina Gurne with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Opening Chorus Act I:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Opening Chorus Act II:

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Queen Of The Ring (dropped during the subsequent tour):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


The Self-Made Family (She’s A Lady With Money):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Kirsten Kunkle, Nick Fitzer, and David Troiano with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


(American Music) ‘Tis Better Than Old Parsifal To Me):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Principals and Chorus with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Walks (dropped during the subsequent tour):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (David Troiano and Girls with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Waltz Me Around Again Willie (M: Ren Sheilds; L: Will D. Cobb) (written for the 1906 revival):

1. 78/Madison 1931 (Harmony Dance Orchestra with vocal chorus)
2. 78/Mercury 1152 (Benay Venuta with Carmen Dragon’s Orchestra) [also 78/Mercury 1045; reissued on Hazel Flagg, CD/Sepia 1035]
3. 78/Victor 4738 (Billy Murray with the Haydn Quartet) [also 78/Victor 5006; reissued on The Phonographic Yearbook 1906: When Things Was Lookin’ Bright, CD/Archeophone 9013]
4. 78/Columbia 3450 (Columbia Quartette with orchestra accompaniment) [also 78/Standard Disc A 359]
5. 78/Radiex 4174 (Vel Veteran)
6. Stop! Stop! Stop!/Waltz Me Round Again Willie, 10”/Lincoln 515 (Enoch Light Orchestra)
7. Memories, Decca DL9028 (Ethel Merman with orchestra conducted by Jay Blackton) [reissued as CD/Sepia 1131]
8. Banjos, Banjos, Banjos, Kapp KL 1469 (Happy Harts Singing Banjo Band)
9. Have A Laugh On Me, RCA Victor 3504 (Archie Campbell)
10. After The Ball, Nonesuch H-71304 (Joan Morris with William Bolcom, piano) [reissued as CD/Nonesuch 79148]
11. Tintypes, DRG S2L 5196 (cast with orchestra conducted by Mel Marvin) [reissued as CD/DRG 5196]
12. Bill Seibert’s Artizan Band Organ Plays Sweet Happy Music, CAS/Carrousel Music SA46-1 (William C. Sebiert, band organ)
13. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Marla Bentley with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)
14. Foyo, CD/Betsy Stern Kids’ (Betsy Stern)
15. Classics From R Romantic Era, CD/Gala (Carole Koenig, Hammond dulcimer)
16. Darby & Tarlton, CD/JSP JSPCD 7746 (Tom Darby and Jimmie Tarlton)
17. All Good Men, CD/Collectors’ Choice Music CCM 642 (Beaver & Krause)
18. Bird In A Gilden Cage, CD/Orchard 4142 (Molly Watson with Eugene Cline, piano)
Radio transcriptions performed by the Fireside Quartet and by Irving Kaufman with the Music Hall Varieties are also known to exist.



A Woman Is Only A Woman, But A Good Cigar Is A Smoke (Puff, Puff, Puff):

1. Miss Dolly Dollars, CD/Comic Opera Guild CDD07P-2C (Greg Wakefield and Men with Adam Aceto and Patrick Johnson, pianos)


Unrecorded Material:

Entrance Of Dorothy (not in programs; possibly the same number as “Entrance Of Dolly”)
My Word! (It Surely Was A Treat) (not in programs)