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Piccadilly Follies | St. George's Hall, Toronto
Piccadilly Follies | St. George's Hall, Toronto
London and its West End musicals in the early 20th century
date: November 13, 1987
Specially commissioned by Toronto’s St. George’s Society, our programme centred on the West End musicals popular in London in the first half of the 20th century. We interspersed our excerpts with some carefully chosen songs to create a wider portrait of the capital, together with extracts from various writers describing the city. Two Americans’ tribute to London provided our introduction and encore.
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Foggy Day (A Damsel in Distress) | Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira |
| The Robbers’ Chorus (Chu Chin Chow) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Norton, Frederic | Asche, Oscar |
| When you’re in love (The Maid of the Mountains) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Tate, James William | Harris, Frank Clifford / Valentine |
| A bachelor gay (The Maid of the Mountains) | Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Tate, James William | Harris, Frank Clifford / Valentine |
| Husbands and wives! (The Maid of the Mountains) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Fraser-Simson, Harold | Graham, Harry |
| Rollicum-rorum, Op.15/6 (Earth and Air and Rain) | Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Finzi, Gerald | Hardy, Thomas |
| Summer Evening | Ralls, Stephen, piano | Ireland, John | n/a |
| The Dream-City, Op.48/8 (Twelve Humbert Wolfe Songs) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Holst, Gustav | Wolfe, Humbert |
| Rhyme (A Song for the Lord Mayor’s Table) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Walton, Sir William | anon. |
| Then You Will Know (The Desert Song) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Romberg, Sigmund | Hammerstein II, Oscar |
| Romance (The Desert Song) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Romberg, Sigmund | Hammerstein II, Oscar |
| The Desert Song (The Desert Song) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Romberg, Sigmund | Hammerstein II, Oscar |
| Overture and Chorus (White Horse Inn) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Benatzky, Ralph / Stolz, Robert | Graham, Harry |
| In Salzkammergut (White Horse Inn) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Benatzky, Ralph / Stolz, Robert | Graham, Harry |
| Swiss Jodelling Song (Façade) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Walton, Sir William, arr. Lambert, Constant | n/a |
| La Diva de “L’Empire” | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Satie, Erik | Bonnaud, Dominique / Blès, Numa |
| Il pleure dans mon coeur (Ariettes oubliées) | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Debussy, Claude | Verlaine, Paul |
| Knightsbridge (London Suite) | Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Coates, Eric | n/a |
| A Transport of Delight | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen, piano | Swann, Donald | Flanders, Michael |
| A Foggy Day (A Damsel in Distress) – ENCORE | Domoney, Kathryn, soprano; Neff, Daniel, baritone; Ralls, Stephen / Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Gershwin, George | Gershwin, Ira |