Roles:

Lady Alva Vanderbilt: Sylvia

Lady Astor: Sophia

Banter:
Lady Astor is shortened to LA and Lady Vanderbilt is shortened to LV

LV: Why, Hello Darling

LA: Hello there, Alva (hug)

LV: I’m so glad you could be here after that horrendous boat accident.

LA: Thank you. You mean the Titanic? I prefer not to think about that tragic incident
(scoffs)

LV: I am hoping to recruit some ladies to join the Women’s Suffrage Movement at the
party tonight

LA: I’m sure some of the 200 odd ladies I have here tonight will be interested in the
cause!

LV: That’s wonderful! I’m impressed by your large number of acquaintances (somewhat
jealous)

LA: Oh yes, of course, I pride myself on my high social status.

LV: Let’s start announcing the show events

Itinerary:
1. Rich People Milling and Tableau
a. Music: Scott Joplin
2. Street Urchins
3. Milling
a. Music: Scott Joplin
4. Three Sisters: Ava, Lucy, Ila
a. SOPHIA Intro: Our first act will be a climactic scene from Anton Chekhov’s
famous play, Three Sisters. Of the sisters, Olga is the eldest, trying to guide
her siblings, Masha the middle child, who is secretly in love with a
 married man, and Irina, the youngest, has to decide whether to marry for
love or for duty. Enjoy!
b. Music: Milling

5. Modern Dance: Eleanor, Sophia, Francisco, Max

a. SYLVIA Intro: For our next act, please give a warm welcome to Lois Fuller,
Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, and Martha Graham. They are some of the best
new modern dancers of our time. Wish them luck.
b. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTbwQ6G-bP0 (0:10-1:40)
6. Singing and Piano: Evan
a. SYLVIA Intro: Next up is Irving Berlin. He's a great composer and he has
two songs for us today. First, "Oh How I Hate to Get Up In The Morning." It
doesn't make the army look great. Next, there's "Alexander's Ragtime
Band." Yes, scandalous ragtime. But it's a great song nonetheless.
b. How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
c. Alexander’s Ragtime Band: Evan, Andre, Jessie, Anna
i. Background music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVcE2xkgBVM&app=desktop
(0:00-1:10)
7. Houdini: Max, Sylvia
a. SOPHIA Intro: Now introducing...the Houdini Magic Show!! In this new,
dazzling style of performance, you will see a man escape from a straight
jacket while under water! Your entertainment no longer has to be
constrained by reality! This incredible spectacle is sure to have you
amazed!
b. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY
8. Singing: Jessie, Anna
a. SYLVIA Intro: Introducing the comedically honest Fanny Brice of Ziegfeld
Follie Fame and Bessie Smith, the inspiring feminist Empress of the Blues
performing their two hit songs, Second Hand Rose and Careless Love! Sit
back and relax as these ladies serenade you with tales of frugal fathers
and romance gone wrong.
b. Fannie
c. Bessie Singing
d. Music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByjP7rMnVj0QV0FUeXB4T0Zwb00tZ3N
DVnlKeWdXeDIwTU9V/view?usp=sharing
9. Mingling
10. Charlie Chaplin Boxing Scene: Jonas, Theo, Vaughn
 a. SOPHIA Intro: Ladies and gentlemen, a member of the Eight Lancashire
Lads, the hero of vaudeville and blossoming movie star: Charlie Chaplin!
This boxing scene is sure to have you excited!
b. Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTz4G9JTUjs&list=PLbfy0Fhl2hkVvL
aJYFK6jejEU-9is0lY2&index=4

11. Pygmalion: Delia, Andre

a. SYLVIA Next up, the progressive show Pygmalion about Professor
Higgins, a professor of phonetics who attempts to teach Eliza Doolittle
how to speak proper English and be “a lady.” Written by George Bernard
Shaw and first presented in 1913, this show is set in London and is a
romantic comedy with a wealth of emotion, social commentary, and
humor.
12. I give my regards to Broadway: Theo
a. SOPHIA Intro: Next up is Give My Regards To Broadway, originally written
for the show Little Johnny Jones by George Michael Cohan in 1904. The song
is meant to convey a yearning and a wistfulness in regards for Broadway
and America as a whole. Give it up for Cohan himself singing Give My
Regards To Broadway!
b. Music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9NnAf8VCTg&list=WL&index=1
13. Street Urchins: Francisco, Alyssa, Bella, Jacob, Gabe
14. Folly Dance: Jessie, Ella, Delia, Alyssa, Bella, Jonas
a. SYLVIA Intro: These women were hand picked by Florenz Ziegfeld. They
are all very beautiful and talented women who will be performing a lovely
dance for us. Let's give a warm welcome to the Ziegfeld Follies!
b. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBDUOZz3nNs

Street Urchin Scenes: Francisco, Bella, Alyssa, Jacob, Gabe

Playlist in order:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbfy0Fhl2hkVaT2uNvS_RFQU7RDSBS9XL