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Jill Darling!

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  4w, 8m

Vivian Ellis, Desmond Carter, Conrad Carter, Marriott Edgar, Edward Horan

A classic musical romantic comedy

Jill Darling!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

Opening at 'The Double Six' a road house owned by Colonel Crawford, we meet Jack Crawford, the Colonel's blundering son who has fallen out with Jill Sonning, an actress. Meanwhile, Election fever is in the air at 'Bunting Hall' the seat of Sir Timothy Bunting, a man who advocates temperance and whose aim is to close down 'The Double Six'. 

At a party at Bunting Hall in aid of temperance, the Hungarian artiste Sari Tamara turns out to be Jill who has adopted this persona in pursuit of stardom. Over the course of the evening she is reconciled with Jack, who has come to the party in disguise, however Jack's resemblance to his cousin Pendleton Brooks causes some confusion and complications and eventually his arrest by the Police!


History
19th December 1934, Savile Theatre, London

Jean, Head Waitress (soubrette, dancer and singer, mezzo)

Charles, Barman (singer and dancer)

Bobby Jones (light comedy, light baritone)

April Crawford (second female lead, mezzo)

Colonel Crawford, the proprietor of 'The Double Six' (non-singing)

Jack Crawford, his son (comedy lead, singer and dancer)

Jill Sonning, alias Sari Tamara (mezzo or soprano lead, dancer)

Bessie Bunting (lugubrious comedienne, a little singing)

Sir Timothy Bunting, a Temperance Advocate

Moffat, the butler at Bunting Hall (bass-baritone)

Pendleton Brookes (this part is doubled with Jack Crawford)

Police-Sergeant (a little singing Act 1, important comedy part Act 2)

Police Inspector (small part, Act 3)

Guests, Member of the Cabaret, Hungarian Dancers, Ososober Executives, Speciality Dancers etc

  • Time Period 1930s
  • Features Elaborate / High Volume Costumes, Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

The music includes: 

I'm on a See-Saw APRIL, BOBBY AND CHORUS

Let's Lay Our Heads Together JACK, JILL AND CHORUS

Extr'ordinary Things JACK, JILL AND CHORUS

Nonny-Nonny-no! APRIL, BOBBY AND CHORUS

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Large

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15 Vocal Book
1 Piano-Conductor
1 Flute
1 Oboe
1 Clarinet 1
1 Clarinet 2
1 Bassoon
1 Horns 1 & 2
1 Trumpets 1 & 2
1 Trombone
1 Percussion
1 Leader Violin
1 Violin 1
1 Violin 2
1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Double Bass

15 Vocal Book
1 Piano-Conductor

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Authors

Author

Vivian Ellis

Author

Desmond Carter

Author

Conrad Carter

Author

Marriott Edgar

Author

Edward Horan

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