The Gondoliers Revival 1931

Opened: June 1, 1931

The Gondoliers - 1931 - Broadway History , Info & More

Erlanger's Theatre
246 W. 44th St. New York, NY 10036

Two just-married Venitian gondoliers are informed by the Grand Inquisitor that one of them has just become the King of "Barataria", but only their foster mother, presently at large, knows which one. As Barataria needs a king to put down unrest in the country, they travel there to reign jointly, leaving their wives behind in Venice until the old lady can be interviewed. It turns out that the king was wed in infancy to the beautiful daughter of the Spanish Duke of Plaza Toro, and so it seems he is an unintentional bigamist. Of course, the beautiful daughter is in love with a common servant! When the young Spaniard and the two Venitian wives all show up wanting to know which of them is queen, complications arise. No worries: The true identity of the king is revealed, and all is combed out spectacularly well by the end.

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The Gondoliers FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in The Gondoliers and what's the order?
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Good Morrow, Pretty Maids
For the Merriest Fellows Are We
Buon Giorno, Signorine
We're Called Gondolieri
And Now to Choose Our Brides
My Papa, He Keeps Three Horses
Thank You, Gallant Gondolieri
From the Sunny Spanish Shore
In the Enterprise of Martial Kind
O Rapture, When Alone Together
There Was a Time, A Time Forever Gone
I Stole the Prince, And I Brought Him Here
But Bless My Heart
Try We Life Long
Bridegroom and Bride
When a Merry Maiden Marries
Kind Sir, You Cannot Have the Heart
Then One of Us Will Be a Queen
For Ev'ry One Who Feels Inclined
Now, Marco, Dear, My Wishes Hear
Then Away They Go to an Island Fair
Oh Happiness the Very Pith in Barataria
Rising Early in the Morning
Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes
Here We Are, At the Risk of Our Lives
Dance a Cachucha
There Lived a King
In a Contemplative Fashion
With Ducal Pomp and Ducal Pride
On the Day When I Was Wedded
To Help Unhappy Commoners
I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious
Here Is a Case Unprecedented
Now Let the Loyal Lieges Gather Round
This Statement We Receive
Once More Gondolieri
What productions of The Gondoliers have there been?
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