by Engela Edwards & Chester Eitze

Bastrop Opera House Engela wrote: The show is "A Perfect Day" ACT 1 This premiere production captures the beautiful, "Ja-Da" RR funny, heartwarming moments in at the park on a M&L Bob Carleton 1918 Sunday at the beginning of 20th century. It was a Children's songs: "London Bridge" time when cars shared the roads with horses, and "Three Blind Mice" flying was still new. As photography became "I'm a Little Teapot" more available, artist left documenting all the "Ring Around the Rosie" gritty details of life to the photographers while the "Hey Diddle Diddle" painters tried to communicate more the pleasing "Ain't We Got Fun" WT colors and emotions of life. They found beauty as (M) Richard A. Whiting; (L) Raymond B. Egan & I do in the simple things: babies, children, first 1921 love, young couples, courting, weddings, families, "The Sidewalks of Bastrop" BE romance, a baseball game, a church, a dance, (M) Charles B. Lawlor; (L) James W. Blake 1894 (adapted by Engela Edwards 2009) boating, seniors, a county fair, a flower seller, a "Some Sunday Morning" WT storyteller, a drive, a stroll in the park, a dance in (M) Richard A. Whiting; (L) Gus Kahn & Raymond the dark. Roan 1917 (very slight lyric adaptation by Engela I used these impressionist painters as my Edwards 2009) inspiration. For my paint box, I used popular "Whispering Hope" songs mostly written from 1900 to 1921. (M&L) Septimus Winner 1868 The same way the impressionists painters "When You Wore A Tulip and I Wore A Big Red captured a moment in time with light and color, I Rose" RR wanted to capture the feelings of a community (M) ; (L) Jack Mahoney 1914 "Second Hand Rose" BE with sound and movement. The actors move (M) James F. Hanley; (L) Grant Clarke 1921 across the stage like brushstrokes on a canvas, "Red Rose Rag" BE playing out the moments of their lives. Populating (M&L) Percy Wenrich 1911 the park are all levels of society from the socialite "He'd Have To Get Under (Get Out And Get Under)" to shop girl, from the working-class cop to the BE flirting dandy, from the current trendsetters (M) Maurice Abrahams, (L) Grant Clark and Edgar joyously rushing the next new invention, to the Leslie 1913 town elders relishing and sharing their memories.' "Somebody Stole My Gal" BE I think the characters, their stories, and their (M & L) Leo Wood 1918 "If You Can't Get A Girl In The Summertime (You'll relationships are timeless. Never Get A Girl At All)" CR The show is a product of many thousands (M) Harry Tierney; (L) Bert Kalmar 1915 of hours of effort. We hope that all who see this "Kiss Me, My Honey, Kiss Me" RR sweet and charming story will take with them a (M) Ted Snyder; (L) Irving Berlin 1910 memory "painted this perfect day with colors that "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" BE never fade," as song writer Carrie Jacob-Bond (M) George Gershwin; (L) Murray Roth 1916 would say. "I'm Just Wild about Harry" TS (M) Eubie Blake; (L) Noble Sissie 1921 Accompanists Abbreviations: "You Can Tango, You Can Trot, Dear: But Be Sure and Hesitate" CR BE: "Perferssor" Bill Edwards (M) Harry Van Tilzer; (L) Andrew B. Sterling 1914 RR: Rick Rubins "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" WT: Warren Trachman (Restored Player Piano (M) Eliphalet Oram Lyte; (L) R. Sinclair 1852 (Lyrics Roll) adapted by Eliphalet Oram Lyte1881) JB: Jeff Brister "Row, Row, Row" BE CR: Colin Roth (M) Jimmie V. Monaco; (L) 1912 TS: Terry Smythe (Restored Player Piano Roll) "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" RR (M) Albert Van Tilzer; (L) Junie McCree 1910 "Pretty Baby" BE (M) Tony Jackson and Egbert Van "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)" Alstyne; (L) Gus Kahn 1916 BE "Can't You Take It Back, and Change It for a Boy?" ( ) James V. Monaco; (L) Joe McCarthy 1912 JB "I Told You So" WT (M & L) ChaUaway, Thurland, 1911 ( ) Albert Von Tilzer; (L) Lew Brown 1920 "Which? Grand Baby or a Baby Grand" JB "For Me and My Gal" BE (M) Hampton Durand (L) Irving B. Lee 1909 (M) George W. Meyer; (L) Edgar Leslie and E. Ray "Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine" RR Goetz 1917 (M & L) Karl Hoschna 1910 "A Perfect Day" RR "I'm The Captain of The Broomstick Cavalry" RR (M &L) Carrie Jacobs-Bond 1910 (M&L) Carrie Jacobs-Bond 1890 "You're A Grand Old Flag" RR & BE • Please visit our website and subscribe to (M & L) George M. Cohan 1906 Bastrop Opera House News for monthly updates about upcoming audition, shows, plays, musicals, concerts, workshops, events, ACT2 and classes. "At the County Fair" JB • Join our volunteers: (M) Allen Spurr (L) Herb Hayworth 1915 BastropOperaHouse .com/volu nteer. htm "Delaney's Donkey" Upcoming Plays and Musicals: (M & L) William Hargreaves 1921 • Peggy the Pint Sized Pirate: May 30 & 31 at "They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun'" BE (M) Perkins Cy.; (L) Oungst Webb M. 1912 1 p.m.; June 6 & 7 at 1 & 2:30 p.m. "I'll Say She Does" WT • Homework Eats Dog and Other Woeful (M &L) Bud De Sylva, Gus Kahn, & AI Jolson Tales: May 30,31, June 6,7 at 4 p.m. Period (piano roll) • The Big Bad Musical: Sunday, June 7 at 5 "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" PS p.m. (M &L) AI Jolson, Gus Kahn & Bud De Sylva 1919 • WONDERLAND! The Musical "That Baseball Rag" BE Misadventures of a Girl Named Alice: (M) Clarence Jones; (L) Dave Wolff 1913 "The Baseball Glide" BE June 19, 20, 26, 27, 28; Fridays and (M) Harry Von Tilzer; (L) Andrew B. Sterling 1911 Saturdays at 7:30, Sunday at 2 p.m. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" BE • Souvenirs: July (M) Nora Bayes-Norworth; (L) Jack Norworth 1908 "Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie" RR Chester Eitze, Executive Director since (M) Harry Von Tilzer; (L) Andrew B. Sterling 1905 "Pucker Up And Whistle ('Till The Clouds Roll By)" 1984 CR PerfessorBill.com (M&L) Blanche Franklyn & Nat Vincent 1921 "Going Up" RR (M) Louis A. Hirsch; (L) ParlorSongs.org 1917 "Didn't You?" RR (M) Hugo Felix; (L) Anne Caldwell IAMMP.org, 1920 HalcyonDaysMusic. com "Golly How They Loved Me in Lampasas" (M&L) Stanley D. Woodmance BastropAcademyOfMusic. com "After You're Gone" RR (M) Turner Layton; (L) Henry Creamer 1918 l~l'SYtheatre.com "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" BE (M) Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob; (L) Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams BastropOperaHouse.com "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me 711 Spring Street, Bastrop, Texas For?" Restored Player Piano Roll (M&L) Howard Johnson / Joe McCarthy / Jimmy V. Monaco 1916 (512)321-6283 The Wonderful Crew Stage Manager: Danne Absher Asst. Stage Manager: Cindy Thompson House Manager: Terri Dyer Lighting Design: Chester Eitze Lighting Technician: Randy Combs Sound & video design and tech: Conceived & Directed by Engela Edwards Sets, costumes, props: Chester Eitze, Engela Edwards & Chester Eitze Engela Edwards, the devoted cast Fri. & Sat. April 17-May 9 at 7:30 p.m. and their families, Danne Absher, Choreography & staging: Laura Goff, Michele Maher, Stefanie Marcus, Chester Eitze & Engela Edwards Terri Dyer, EASY Theatre & Bastrop Chester Eitze titled the producti9n "Sunday in Opera House stock the Park," and with the help of those Production Video: Bill Edwards dedicated to the preservation of American Photos, posters: Engela Edwards popular music, we tell a story of our Programs: Engela Edwards & Bill community using only the lyrics of popular Crawford songs from the era when the opera house House crew: Hal and Christine Huber, was built. Rated G Two acts with a 10- Mark and Kathleen Ballejos minute intermission. The Talented Cast: We're very appreciative for the Adults: Youth: additional help provided by: Terri Charlie Goff C.J. Goff Dyer, Bill Crawford, Cindy Thompson, Chester Eitze Danielle Huber Danne Absher, Lisa Holcomb, Laura Chris Maher Dominic Holcomb Goff, Michele Maher, Randy Combs, Danne Absher Jared Ballejos Stefanie Marcus, Kathleen Ballejos, Desmond R. Devitt Joe Holcomb Christine Huber, Rachel Edwards, Hank Nations Keaton Holcomb Louis deSpain, Bastian Tugemann, Laura Goff Kody Dyer Daniel Pustka, Warren Trachman, Lisa Holcomb Landon Holcomb "Perferssor" Bill Edwards, Colin Roth, Lisa Picciandra Lauren Ballejos Rick Rubins, International Association Michele Maher Preston Goff of Mechanical Music Preservationists, Mike Witte Sydney Aguilar Robert Maine, Terry Smythe, and Jeff Nick Collier Virginia Haladyna Brister Richard Dodwell And a very special thanks to our Stefanie Marcus amazing families for their love, Sherry Witte patience, and support. Will Holcomb