Desert Song (1967)
THE ACTORSINGERS
(A participating member of the Arts & Science Association)
present
DESERT SONG
by Sigmund Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein
with musical accompaniment by members of
THE NASHUA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Desert Song is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colonial rule.
The Desert Song opened on Broadway on November 30, 1926 at the Casino Theatre, starring Vivienne Segal and Robert Halliday. The show later moved to the Century and Imperial Theatres, playing for a total of 471 performances. The Desert Song has been revived twice on Broadway and several times elsewhere in New York, notably by the New York City Opera in 1987.
source: ConcordTheatricals.com
Performances at
Nashua Senior High School
October 20 and 21, 1967
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Credits
Special thanks is due to:
St. Nicholas for use of their hall
Arts & Science Certer for use of their facilities
Heat, Incorporated for use of their facilities
Isidore for wigs
Mason's Riding Stable
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act I
Scene 1. Retreat of the Red Shadow in the Riff Mountains. Evening.
"Feasting Song" Sid & Riffs
"Riff Song" Riffs
"Ho, Bold Man of Morocco" Sid & Riffs
"My Margot" Paul & Soldiers
Scene 2. Garden of General Birabeau's home. That night.
"My Bennie" Susan & Edith
Scene 3. Drawing Room of General Birabeau's home. A few minutes later.
"Why Did We Marry Soldiers" Girls
"French Military Marching Song" Margot, Paul, Girls, & Legionaires
"Romance" Margot & Girls
"Then You Will Know" Margot, Pierre & Chorus
"I Want A Kiss" Margot, Pierre, Paul & Chorus
"It" Susan & Bennie
"The Desert Song" Margot & Red Shadow
Finale Azuri, Native Dancers & Ensemble
Act II
Scene 1. The Great Hall of Ali Ben Ali. Afternoon of the following day.
"My Little Castanet" Girls
"Brass Key" Clementina & Girls & Spanish Dancers
"Bold Women" Clementina & Bennie
Eastern & Western Love Red Shadow, Sid, Ali & Men
a) "Let Love Go"
b) "One Flower in Your Garden"
c) "One Alone"
Scene 2. A Corridor. A few minutes later.
Scene 3. A Room of the Silken Couch
"The Sabre Song" Margot & Red Shadow
"Love is a Two-Edged Sword" Margot
Scene 4. Edge of the Desert. The following morning a half hour before dawn.
"All Alone" Red Shadow & Riffs
Scene 5. Courtyard of General Birabeau's home. Two days later.
Reprise Ensemble
