Victor Herbert's
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Production Staff
Producer - Denise Young
Stage Manager - T. Tamura Gardner Costume Designer - Denise Young Audition Pianist - Jenny Craley Bland Rehearsal Pianists - Jenny Craley Bland, Addie Edelson & Judy Gardner Props - Carlton & Jane Maryott Photography - Harvey Levine Program - Denise Young Surtitles - Douglas Maryott Cover & Poster Art - Erika White Abrams Publicity - Ed Vilade House Management - Cassandra Stevens Set Storage - Rockville Civic Center |
Orchestra
Violin 1 - Steve Natrella (CM), Bonnie Barrows, Irv Berner
Violin 2 -Martin Brown, Carolyn Larson, Naomi Change Nixon
Viola - Amanda Laudwein, David Zajic
Cello - Michael Stein, Sheryl Friedlander, Tom Zebovitz
Bass - Pete Gallanis, Alice Mignerey
Flute - Jackie Miller, Louise Hill
Oboe - Gwen Earle
Clarinet - Laura Langbein, Laura Bornhoeft
Bassoon - Steve Rennings, Paul Chassy
Horn - Joe Cross, Adam Watson
Trumpet - Curt Anstine, Tom Gleason
Trombone - Al Potter, Frank Eliot
Percussion - George Huttlin, Joe Espineira
Violin 2 -Martin Brown, Carolyn Larson, Naomi Change Nixon
Viola - Amanda Laudwein, David Zajic
Cello - Michael Stein, Sheryl Friedlander, Tom Zebovitz
Bass - Pete Gallanis, Alice Mignerey
Flute - Jackie Miller, Louise Hill
Oboe - Gwen Earle
Clarinet - Laura Langbein, Laura Bornhoeft
Bassoon - Steve Rennings, Paul Chassy
Horn - Joe Cross, Adam Watson
Trumpet - Curt Anstine, Tom Gleason
Trombone - Al Potter, Frank Eliot
Percussion - George Huttlin, Joe Espineira
Synopsis
Act I
Fifi is a shop girl, selling hats in Mme. Cécileʹs shop in the Rue de la Paix in Paris. She is the shopʹs best saleswoman, so Mme. Cécile plots to keep her there for free by marrying her off to her artist son, Gaston. But Fifi dreams of a career on the stage. In addition, Fifi and French army Captain Etienne de Bouvray, Viscount de St. Mar, are in love. But his uncle, the old aristocratic Count de St. Mar, is scandalized that Etienne would marry a shop girl. He threatens to cut off Etienneʹs allowance and to disinherit him. Fifi hopes that a stage career would allow Etienne to marry her because no one need be ashamed of such an alliance. One day, when she is alone in the shop, a rich and eccentric American theatre promoter, Hiram Bent, bumbles in. Fifi tells him of her lifelong ambition, singing a wonderful number for him that serves as a kind of ʺauditionʺ piece, because she shows him exactly how she would play three very different kinds of roles, if given the opportunity (the last of these is ʺKiss Me Againʺ). He loans her $1000 to help her achieve this goal and win over her sweetheartʹs crotchety uncle, Count Henri. She leaves for Vienna to develop her talent.
Act II
A year later, Etienne is still pining for Fifi, who has not written him during that time, but who has, meanwhile, become a great success throughout Europe. Etienne and his sister, Marie Louise, are hosting a charity ball at the Chateau de St. Mar. Unknown to Etienne, Hiram Bent has arranged for Fifi to sing at the ball. The Count, learning of this, is enraged and forbids Fifi to sing. However, Hiram arranges for Etienne to ʺdiscoverʺ Fifiʹs presence. The two stage a ʺperformanceʺ for the Count in which Fifi defends the Count and Etienne calls him a ʺstupid old idiotʺ. The Count, impressed by Fifiʹs sincerity and her new position, as well as by Etienneʹs behavior, allows Fifi to sing, and ultimately to marry Etienne
Fifi is a shop girl, selling hats in Mme. Cécileʹs shop in the Rue de la Paix in Paris. She is the shopʹs best saleswoman, so Mme. Cécile plots to keep her there for free by marrying her off to her artist son, Gaston. But Fifi dreams of a career on the stage. In addition, Fifi and French army Captain Etienne de Bouvray, Viscount de St. Mar, are in love. But his uncle, the old aristocratic Count de St. Mar, is scandalized that Etienne would marry a shop girl. He threatens to cut off Etienneʹs allowance and to disinherit him. Fifi hopes that a stage career would allow Etienne to marry her because no one need be ashamed of such an alliance. One day, when she is alone in the shop, a rich and eccentric American theatre promoter, Hiram Bent, bumbles in. Fifi tells him of her lifelong ambition, singing a wonderful number for him that serves as a kind of ʺauditionʺ piece, because she shows him exactly how she would play three very different kinds of roles, if given the opportunity (the last of these is ʺKiss Me Againʺ). He loans her $1000 to help her achieve this goal and win over her sweetheartʹs crotchety uncle, Count Henri. She leaves for Vienna to develop her talent.
Act II
A year later, Etienne is still pining for Fifi, who has not written him during that time, but who has, meanwhile, become a great success throughout Europe. Etienne and his sister, Marie Louise, are hosting a charity ball at the Chateau de St. Mar. Unknown to Etienne, Hiram Bent has arranged for Fifi to sing at the ball. The Count, learning of this, is enraged and forbids Fifi to sing. However, Hiram arranges for Etienne to ʺdiscoverʺ Fifiʹs presence. The two stage a ʺperformanceʺ for the Count in which Fifi defends the Count and Etienne calls him a ʺstupid old idiotʺ. The Count, impressed by Fifiʹs sincerity and her new position, as well as by Etienneʹs behavior, allows Fifi to sing, and ultimately to marry Etienne
Musical Selections
Act I
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Act II
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