Apple Blossoms (1919) AN OPERETTA IN THREE ACTS
Music by Fritz Kreisler and Victor Jacobi
Book and Lyrics by William LeBaron
CAB17P-1M ANGEL FACE Operetta in 3 Acts, music only.....$18
CAB17P-2C ANGEL FACE Operetta in 3 Acts, complete.....$23
Concert performance, with narration or music only. 2 piano accomp.
Act 1: Rose garden of Castle Hall, Clifton-On-Hudson School
1- Opening Chorus ........................ Edith, Mary, Fran and chorus of girls
2- Duet, “Brothers” ........................ Julie and Polly
3- “Who Can Tell” ...........................Nancy and Girls
4- Trio “Three is a Bore” ............... Richie with Nancy, Polly and Girls
5- “Letter Song” ............................. Nancy and Girls
6- Finale ..........................................George, Richie, Nancy, Polly and Girls
Act 2: A salon in Phillip’s house, near Fifth Avenue, after the wedding
7- Duet, “The Marriage Knot” .......... Harvey and Julie
8- “When Wedding Bells” ................. Nancy and Girls
9- “Little Girls, Goodbye” ................. Phillip and Men
10- Duet, “You Are Free” ................. Nancy and Phillip
11- “The Widow” ............................... Anne & Chorus
12- Quartet, “On the Happy Wedding Day ....... Nancy, Anne, Phillip and Richie
13- Finale .......................................... Nancy, Anne, Phil, Richie, George and Chorus
Act 3: The ballroom of the house, the next day
14. Opening Number ....................... Chorus
15. Viennese Ragtime”A Girl, A Man, A Night, A Dance”......... Anne And Chorus
16. “Star of Love” ............................. Nancy
17 “ I Am in Love” ............................ Philli[p
18. Duet , “On the Banks of the Bronx .......... Julie and Harvey
19. Duet, “The Second Violin” ........ Widow and Richie
20. Finale ......................................... Ensemble
Cast
NANCY DODGE- Uncle George’s niece, a pretty but naïve young coed............ Amanda Xydis
POLLY STEWART- Richie’s sister, and a bit of a tomboy............ Catherine Moss
JULIE- Maid to the coeds, later Nancy’s dresser............. Noelle Jacquez
MRS. ANNE MERTON- A dashing widow and social butterfly.......... Anne Bauman
EDITH SMITHSON, Schoolgirl, later bridesmaid ............ Claire Agresta
MARY FIELDING, Schoolgirl, later bridesmaid........... Carly LaForest
FRAN MASON, Schoolgirl, later bridesmaid............ Shannon Watts
PHILLIP CAMPBELL, A wealthy young society man, popular with everyone........ Darius Gillard
RICHARD “RICHIE” STEWART, A man of similar upbringing, brother of Polly......... Geoff Kelm GEORGE WINTHROP JORDAN, Phillip’s uncle, a pompous businessman ............ Bob Douglas
HARVEY, Phillip’s valet; An English butler type............. Shawn Slivinski
NARRATOR................... George Valenta
SUPPORTING CHORUS
Amy Bulmer, Margaret Counihan, Barbara Cox-Diamond, Lisa Hills, Marti Larson, Sara Mayman,
Patricia Petiet, Jean Rowan, Elizabeth Sklar, Emily Wachsberger, Rachelle Warren, Joan Westbrook, Gordon Barnett, Paul Holtz, Tom Petiet, Tom Skylis, Bob Westbrook
MUSIC DIRECTOR.......... David Troiano
PIANIST.....................Jerome Thiebaut
Recorded live at Kreft Arts Ctr., Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Jan. 20, 2018
Recording Engineer: Travis Ross Sound Editing: Concept Studio