Kismet
Book by Charles Lederer, Luther Davis
Music and Lyrics by Robert Wright, George Forrest
Based on the play by Edward Knoblock
source: MTI
Performances at
Elm Street Auditorium
May 19-20, 1972
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CREDITS
The Actorsingers would like to extend a special thanks to the following. Without their interest and support “Kismet” would not have been possible.
Church of the Good Sheppard
Gemini Guild
Heat, incorporated
Persian Rug Gallery
Port O Call
N. E. Aeronautical Institute
Synopsis of Scenes and Musical Numbers
Act I - From Dawn to Dusk
Scene 1 On the steps of the Mosque
“Sands of Time” Imam
“Rhymes Have I” Poet and Marsinah
“Fate” Poet
Scene 2 A tent just outside the city
“Fate” – Reprise Poet
Scene 3 The Bazaar of the Caravans
“Not Since Nineveh” Lalume, Wazir and Chorus
“Baubles, Bangles and Beads” Marsinah and Chorus
Scene 4 A side street
Scene 5 A garden
“Stranger in Paradise” Caliph and Marsinah
Scene 6 A street not far from the Bazaar
“He’s in Love” Chorus
Scene 7 The throne room of His Exalted Excellency, The Wazir of Police
“Gesticulate” Poet and Mens Chorus
“Fate” Poet
Act II - From Dusk to Dawn
Scene 1 Along the route of the Caliph’s procession
“Night of my Nights” Caliph and Chorus
Scene 2 The garden
“Stranger in Paradise” – Reprise Marsinah
Scene 3 Anteroom of the Wazir’s harem
“Was I Wazir?” Wazir and Mens Chorus
Scene 4 A rooftop pavilion in the Wazir’s Palace
“Rahadlakum” Lalume, the Poet and Ayah
“And This is My Beloved” Poet, Marsinah, Caliph & Wazir
Scene 5 A corridor in the Wazir’s Palace
“The Olive Tree” The Poet
Scene 6 Anteroom to the Wazir’s harem
Scene 7 The ceremonial hall of the Caliph’s Palace
“Zubbediya” Ayah
“The Night of My Nights” – Reprise Caliph and Marsinah
“Sands of Time” – Reprise The Poet
