The Marriage Market

The Marriage Market is an English-language adaptation of Leányvásár, an operetta by Hungarian composer Victor Jacobi. It was adaptated by Gladys Unger, with lyrics by Arthur Anderson and Adrian Ross. The Marriage Market was the operetta's first English-language production, in 1913, at Daly's Theatre in London, starring Gertie Millar, produced by George Edwardes and directed by Edward Royce, and at the Knickerbocker Theatre on Broadway, produced by Charles Frohman, again directed by Royce, with additional songs by Jerome Kern. The Hungarian original of the opera premiered on 14 November 1911 at the Király Színház (King Theater) in Budapest and was the composer's first significant success not only in Hungary, but also abroad. The Hungarian libretto was by Miklós Bródy and Ferenc Martos. Roles in 1913 London production Kitty Kent — Gertie Millar Jack Fleetwood, known as "Slippery Jack" — Robert Michaelis Senator Abe K. Gilroy — E. A. Douglas Bald-Faced Sandy, Sheriff of Mendocino bluff and proprietor of the Palace Hotel — Tom Walls Other guests on the yacht: Dolly, Pansy, Peach, Dora, and Dolores — Kate Welch Spanish and American cowboys: Mexican Bill — Pop Cory, Shorty, Tabasco Ned — Edward Arundell, and Cheyenne Harry Hi-Ti, a Chinese barkeeper Padre Pedro, a Spanish Priest Captain on the 'Mariposa' Midshipmen — Daisy Burrell, and Elsie Craven Spanish and American girls, miners, sailors, and footmen Musical numbers Act I Little Chiquita – Pablo and Chorus Compliments – Mariposa, Kitty and Jack Never Count Your Chickens Before They're Hatched – Emma and Blinker American Courtship – Kitty The One I Love – Mariposa and Jack Come On Boys For This Is Market Day – Chorus Hand In Hand – Mariposa, Jack, Kitty and Hurlingham