Our Miss Gibbs (1909) First Act Finale - Musical Comedy by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton

The first act finale from Our Miss Gibbs, Music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton (1909) Book by James T. Tanner, Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank. From Lyric Theatre of San Jose California's Discovery Series staged concerts of lost operettas and musicals. Orchestrations and music direction, Neil Midkiff. Videography: Larry Byler.
As revived July 30-31, 2011 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mt. View, California.
Finale music begins at 2:15. The first act finale is largely a melodramatic re-statement of many themes from the bright and lively first act, balanced with some original content. Set in Garrods department store, Lord Eynsford has been courting Mary disguised as a bank clerk who was engaged to Lady Betty who wants instead to marry Hughie an amateur thief who has stolen a trophy cup, accidentally switched suitcases with Mary's euphonium playing cousin Timothy who had the trophy subsequently stolen by professional thief Teddy Smithers. You get the idea.
Featured on the recording: Elinor Gates (Mary Gibbs), David Powell (Eynsford), Diane Squires (Lady Betty), Catherine Sheldon (Duchess), Mark Blattel (Hughie), Daniel Galpin (Timothy), Carol Ann Parker (Jeanne), David Friberg (Toplady), Barry Hayes (Beavis), Cara Foss Arellano (Lottie), Tom Caldecott (Slithers) with Mark Baushke, Ann Byler, Elizabeth Clement, Michael Ewaska, Patrice Grennan, Suzanne Guzzetta, Connie Klienjans, Kathy Kriese, Bob March, Larry Tom and Brennan Whitaker.