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The Vagabond King

Full-Length Musical  /  11w, 18m

Rudolf Friml, Brian Hooker, W.H. Post

Music by Rudolph Friml
Book and Lyrics by W.H. Post and Brian Hooker

Louis XI visits a tavern in Paris and is angered when Katherine de Vaucelles rejects his advances. He seeks revenge. To this tavern comes Francois Villon, fresh from jail. Katherine seeks Villon's aid-- France has been betrayed by Thibault d'Aussigny and she begs Villon to remove him. D'Aussigny is …

The Vagabond King

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    11w, 18m

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Louis XI visits a tavern in Paris and is angered when Katherine de Vaucelles rejects his advances. He seeks revenge. To this tavern comes Francois Villon, fresh from jail. Katherine seeks Villon's aid-- France has been betrayed by Thibault d'Aussigny and she begs Villon to remove him. D'Aussigny is stabbed and Villon arrested. Villon's earlier declaration of what he would do if he were King has set Louis thinking. Villon is made Marshal of France, and chooses a kingdom for a day and then the gibbet, rather than his liberty. One thing may save his life-- the love of Katherine and her consent to marry him. King and Court gather to see the hanging of the savior of France. The people plead in vain for his life, but Katherine declares her intention of marrying Villon. He will become her vassal and cannot be hanged.
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    • Mild Adult Themes

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Song Samples

Overture
Life is Like a Bubble
Here's Your Dream
Wine! Wine!
Your Majesty
Come All, You Beggars
Too Bad Burgundy
Red Rose
That Is He
Why Not?
If Villon
Hunting
Now You Smile Again
There's a Crook
Your Prisoners, Sire
When You Say
I Care Little
The Herald of Burgundy
In the Night
It's Been Months
Lullaby
Hearts May Flower
Huguette Will Not Fail
Love Me Tonight
Who Goes There?
Are You Still
Men at Arms
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only

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31 Piano-Vocal

2 Trumpet 1&2

1 Bass

1 Bassoon

1 Bells & Xylophone

1 Cello

2 Clarinet 1&2

1 Drums

2 Flute 1&2

1 Harp

2 Horn 1&2

1 Oboe

2 Trombone 1&2

1 Trombone Bass

1 Trombone Solo

1 Trumpet III

1 Viola 1

1 Viola 2

1 Violin 1

1 Violin 2




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Rudolf Friml

Brian Hooker

Brian Hooker

BRIAN HOOKER was an American poet, lyricist, librettist and translator. Born in New York City in 1880 to a prominent Connecticut family, Hooker attended Yale College and was published in The Century Magazine, The Forum, Hampton’s Magazine, Harper’s, McClure’s, Smart Set and t ...

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W.H. Post

W.H. Post

WILLIAM H. POST was born in New York City on July 8, 1867. He was a writer and actor, best known for his work on Never Say Die (1912) and the operetta The Vagabond King (1930). Other credits include The Belle of Broadway (1902), Marjolaine (1922) and White Eagle (1927). He di ...

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