POLLY

Composer: John Gay
Lyricist: John Gay

Opened: December 30, 1922, Kingsway Theatre, London
Performances: 324

Note: A complete song list is not available at this time.  This ballad-opera originally premiered in 1779.  Unidentified choral selection were issued on 78/HMV D689.

As Sits The Sad Turtle Alone:

1. 78/HMV D688 (Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Brave Boys, Prepare:

1. 78/HMV D685 (Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


By Bolder Steps We Win The Race:

1. 78/HMV D687 (Pitt Chatham and Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


By Women Won We’re All Undone:

1. 78/HMV D688 (Pitt Chatham with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


The Crow Or Daw Throughout The Year:

1. 78/HMV D688 (Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


How Greatly Is A Rascal Curst:

1. 78/HMV D687 (Pitt Chatham with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


How Many Men Have Found The Skill?:

1. 78/HMV D687 (Adrienne Brune with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


I Will Have My Humours:

1. 78/HMV D687 (Lilian Davies and Stanley Vilven with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Laugh, Boys, Laugh Loud:

1. 78/HMV D687 (Pitt Chatham and Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Love That Hath Sorrowed:

1. 78/HMV D686 (Pitt Chatham, Lilian Davies, and Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


A Pirate Must Either Sink Or Drink:

1. 78/HMV D686 (Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Shall I Not Be Bold?:

1. 78/HMV D686 (Adrienne Brune and Pitt Chatham with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


She Who Hath Felt A Real Pain:

1. 78/HMV D685 (Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Sleep , O Sleep:

1. 78/HMV D685 (Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Tho’ Different Passions:

1. 78/HMV D685 (Pitt Chatham with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Though Woman Be A Pretty Craft:

1. 78/HMV D686 (Percy Parsons with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Unless You Take Her From My Eyes:

1. 78/HMV D688 (Winifred Hare and Gladys Sinclair with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Utterly Alone And Foresaken:

1. 78/HMV D686 (Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Virtue’s Treasure:

1. 78/HMV D685 (Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


Wait Until You Spy The Charmer:

1. 78/HMV D686 (Pitt Chatham and Gladys Sinclair with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


When A Woman Jealous Grows:

1. 78/HMV D685 (Winifred Hare and Stanley Vilven with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


When Horns With Cheerful Sound:

1. 78/HMV D688 (Stanley Vilven and Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


A Woman, When Battle Presses:

1. 78/HMV D688 (Stanley Vilven and Chorus with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]


The World Is Always Jarring:

1. 78/HMV D687 (Adrienne Brune, Pitt Chatham, and Lilian Davies with the Kingsway Theatre Orchestra conducted by Frederic Austin) [reissued on The Beggar’s Opera & Polly, CD/Symposium 1307]