THE GOLD BUG (1896) Operetta in Two Acts
Music by Victor Herbert
Rediscovered, reconstructed and restored by Adam Aceto
Gold Bug Lyrics by Glen MacDonough, with new lyrics by Adam Aceto and Tom Petiet
New Book, Dialog and Performance Edition by Tom Petiet
Finale™ playback and restoration of Herbert’s Gold Bug orchestrations by Adam Aceto
and HULA-LULA (1899)
A Territorial Opera in One Act
Music by Victor Herbert
Rediscovered, reconstructed and restored by Adam Aceto
New Book, Dialog, Lyrics and Performance Edition by Tom Petiet
CGB21P-2C The Gold Bug/Hula-Lula w. dialog……………$18
CGB21P-1M 2C The Gold Bug/Hula-Lula, music only…….$23
GOLD BUG
Act 1
OVERTURE...........................................................Orchestra
#1 OPENING CHORUS........................................Citizens of Washington
#2 I’LL KEEP MY MONEY FOR ME................ Float and Citizens
#3 IF HE WOULD ONLY LOVE ME..................Lotta
#4 VASSAR COLLEGE YELL............................Wanda and Students
#5 MYSTERY SONG........................................... Mystery Man and Wanda
#6 WHEN I FIRST WAS MARRIED.................. Lady Patty and Citizens
#7 WE’LL AWAY TO A CASTLE IN SPAIN... Penn and Lotta
#8 WHO’S THERE? ........................................... Float and Citizens
#9 ONE FOR ANOTHER ................................. Penn and Lotta
#10 FINALE .............................................. Ensemble
ACT 2
#11 GOLD BUG MARCH................................... Wedding Guests
#12 THE OWL AND THE THRUSH ................ Penn
#13 MELODRAMA Entrance of Mystery Man... Orchestra
#14 INDIAN SONG.............................................. Wanda
#15 MY HUSBANDS ........................................ Lady Patty
#16 REMEMBER THE BUTTERFLY.............. Wanda and Sounding Horse
#17 WEDDING SCENE....................................... Float And Guests
#18 FINALE 2 .................................................. Ensemble
HULA-LULA
#0 PRELUDE
#1a OPENING CHORUS ................................. Natives of Lalapalooza
#1b I’M A SAILOR............................................... Bosun
#1c EXIT................................................................ Natives
#2 I KNOW I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU ............ Hula-Lula and Bosun
#3 OH, GODDESS VENUS................................ Admiral, Hula-Lula and Bosun
#4 LISTEN FOR THE PLUNK........................... Bosun and Lieutenant
#5 DUTY CALLS US........................................... Susan, Lily, Bosun and Chorus
#6 FINALE......................................................... Ensemble
Cast, Gold Bug
Willit Float, Secretary of the Navy & Wawayanda’s long-lost father.......... Thomas Petiet
Constant Steele - Float Henchman, “The Politician”...................
Lingard Long - Float Henchman......................
Lady Patty Larceny - British socialite.....................
Penn Holder – A college man...........................
Lotta Bonds - Float’s niece.........................
Lord Tudor Clare - Rich British diplomat......................
The Mysterious Stranger – Man on a secret mission.......................
Wawayanda (now Wanda)- Float’s Indian daughter......................
Sounding Horse- An Indian representative................
The Spaniard- Former husband of Lady Patty.........................
The Frenchman- Former husband of Lady Patty.........................
Cast, Hula-Lula
Hula-Lula, beautiful native on the Island of Lalapalooza...................
Hullo-Ha, Prince of the tribe & fiancee of Hula-Lula.....................
Bosun Wood, a sailor cast away on the Island........................
Admiral Bounce of the U.S. Navy..........................
Lieutenant Coudent of the U.S. Navy..........................
Susan Brainerd, fiancee of the Lieutenant....................
Lily O’Kilarney, Niece of the Admiral.......................
Hickey-Wow, a native girl..........................
Chorus provided by the singers above
CONDUCTOR.....................
CHORUS DIRECTOR......................
Recorded at Brookwood Studio, Plymouth Michigan