Music by Victor Herbert
Book and Lyrics by Frederic Rankin and Kirke La Shelle
Narration by Tom Petiet
CAM09P-2C THE AMEER- dialog…......….$20
CAM09P-2M THE AMEER- music only.....$20
Concert performance, with narration or music only. 2 piano accomp.
Act 1 – A Public Square in Kabul, Afghanistan
1. Another Shout.......................................................................Ensemble
2. a) Oh, What is the Matter....................................................Ensemble
b) Cupid Will Guide.................................................................Constance and ensemble
3. I'd Like It..............................................................................Ameer and ensemble
4. Let Those Who'd Wed..........................................................Ameer and ensemble
5. Tell Me Pray*........................................................................Ralph
6. Ah, Woe Is Me......................................................................Mirzah
7. I Am a Piratical Brigand......................................................Ameer and ensemble
8. FINALE I: Away With Him.................................................Entire Company
Act II – Woods Adjoining the Business House of Cut and Slash
9. a) With Stealthy Footsteps...................................................Brigands
b) If There's Any Kind of Crime...............................................Blakjak and Brigands
10. Let Others Boast..................................................................Ameer and Brigands
11. Quartet: Surprise Astounding..................................... Constance, Fanny, Ralph, Blakjak
12. Duet, Old Maids are Willing to Please...............................Mirzah, Chamberlain
13. a) Soldiers All.......................................................................Women Soldiers
b) A Soldier Needs No Truer Friend........................................Ralph and Women Soldiers
14. Duet: The Armored Knight.................................................Fanny, Blakjak
15. The Rubber Man ................................................................Ameer and Ensemble
16. FINALE II: Surrender, surrender......................................Entire Company
Act III – Throne Room of the Ameer's Palace
17. Soft to Sensuous Music.......................................................Nautch Girls
18. Fancies*...............................................................................Constance
19. The Little Poster Maid.........................................................Fanny and ensemble
20. In Old Ben Franklin's Days................................................Ameer and ensemble
21. Trio: Continuous Performances..........................................Ameer, Chamberlain, Fool
22. Serenade..............................................................................Constance and ensemble
23. FINALE III..........................................................................Entire Company
* Cut during the original run, these numbers were discovered in the research on this show, and were added to this performance
Cast
IFFE KHAN— Ameer of Afghanistan.......................................Thomas Petiet
HEEZABURD— Lord High Chamberlain.................................Chris Grapentine
CRACKASMILE— Court Jester.................................................Greg Wakefield
BLAKJAK— Chief of the Brigands............................................Donald Regan
RALPH WINSTON— Captain of the British Life Guards........Brian White
SLICEM— A Brigand.................................................................Phil Kitchell
CONSTANCE— An American Girl, promised to the Ameer....Kimberley Dolanski
FANNY— her companion..........................................................Barbara Scanlon
MIRZAH— A Love-starved Aristocrat.......................................Catherine McKeever
TUTU— A Nautch Girl................................................................Milena Thomas
ZUMRA— A Nautch Girl............................................................Lynn Bishop
NARRATED by George Valenta
CHORUS provided by the soloists
Adam Aceto & Patrick Johnson at the two pianos