Gems from Robin Hood (Part 2)<br /><br />Victor Light Opera Company<br /><br />Victor 35413<br /><br />1911<br /><br />Robin Hood is a comic opera in three acts with book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and music by Reginald De Koven. <br /><br />It opened at the Standard Theatre, New York, on 28 September, 1891, where it lasted for 35 performances.<br /><br />ROBERT OF HUNTINGTON afterwards Robin Hood<br />THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM <br />SIR GUY OF GISBORNE = his ward<br />LITTLE JOHN<br />WILL SCARLET<br />FRIAR TUCK<br />ALLAN A-DALE<br />LADY MARIAN FITZWALTER = a ward of the Crown, afterwards Maid Marian<br />DAME DURDEN= a widow<br />ANNABEL= her daughter<br /><br />Overture<br />ACT I - A Market-place in Nottingham.<br /><br />No. 1 - Introduction and Opening Chorus - "Holla! Holla! Holla! 'Tis the morning of the fair, 'tis a day of pastime rare..."<br />No. 2 - Song - Friar Tuck - "As an honest auctioneer, I'm prepared to sell you here some goods in an assortment that is various..."<br />No. 3 - Milkmaid's Song - Annabel, Allan-a-Dale and Chorus - "When chanticleer crowing says night is a-going..."<br />No. 4 - Scene - Entrance of Robin Hood - "Come the bowmen in Lincoln green ... We come unto Nottingham fair..."<br />No. 5 - Duet - Maid Marian and Robin Hood - "Though it was within this hour we met, I've dream'd of such a face as thine..."<br />No. 6 - Song - Sheriff, with Sir Guy and Chorus - "I am the Sheriff of Nottingham, my eye is like the eagle's..."<br />No. 7a - Trio - Sheriff, Sir Guy and Marian - "When a peer makes love to a damsel fair..."<br />No. 7b - Reprise of Robin's Entrance - "Come the bowmen in Lincoln green..."<br />No. 8 - Finale Act I - "What ho! What ho! Within there ... Within there, within there, What ho!..."<br /><br />ACT II - Sherwood Forest.<br /><br />No. 9 - Opening Chorus - "Oh cheerily soundeth the hunter's horn, its clarion blast so fine..."<br />No. 10 - Song of Brown October Ale - Little John and Chorus - "And it's will ye quaff with me my lads ..."<br />No. 10a - Additional Song - Allan-a-Dale - "Oh promise me, that some day you and I will take our love together to some sky..."<br />No. 11 - Tinkers' Song - "'Tis merry, merry, merry, merry journeymen are we, all in the tink'ring line, Sirs..."<br />No. 12 - Sextette - Robin Hood, Sir Guy, Sheriff, Little John, Friar Tuck and Will Scarlet - "Oh, see the little lambkins play..."<br />No. 13 - Forest Song - Marian - "In greenwood fair all nature is at peace and rest..."<br />No. 14 - Serenade, Duet and Scene - Robin and Marian - "A Troubadour sang to his love, who looked from her casement..."<br />No. 15 - Finale Act II - "Let us put him in the stocks, in the stocks..."<br /><br />ACT III - Courtyard of the Sheriff's Castle.<br /><br />No. 16 - Armorer's Song - Will Scarlet - "Let hammer on anvil ring, and the forge-fire brightly shine..."<br />No. 16a - Song - Annabel - "When a maiden weds on a bright and happy morning, she should thrill with joy divine..."<br />No. 17 - Song - Allan-a-Dale and Chorus - "In olden times St. Swithen's chimes rang blithely ev'ry hour..."<br />No. 18 - Duet - Robin and Marian - "There will come a time when thou and I, love, shall be one, and never shall part..."<br />
