Act 2 — THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD
Reading edition
or The Merryman and His Maid
Book by W.S. GILBERT Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN
First produced at the Savoy Theatre in London, England, on October 3, 1888. THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD DRAMATIS PERSONAE
SIR RICHARD CHOLMONDELEY [pronounced Chum'lee] (Lieutenant of the Tower) Baritone COLONEL FAIRFAX (under sentence of death) Tenor SERGEANT MERYLL (of the Yeomen of the Guard) Bass/Baritone LEONARD MERYLL (his son) Tenor JACK POINT (a Strolling Jester) Light Baritone WILFRED SHADBOLT (Head Jailer and Assistant Tormentor) Bass/Baritone THE HEADSMAN Non-singing FIRST YEOMAN Baritone SECOND YEOMAN Tenor THIRD YEOMAN [optional] Baritone FOURTH YEOMAN [optional] Tenor FIRST CITIZEN Chorus SECOND CITIZEN Chorus ELSIE MAYNARD (a Strolling Singer) Soprano PHOEBE MERYLL (Sergeant Meryll's Daughter) Mezzo-Soprano DAME CARRUTHERS (Housekeeper to the Tower) Contralto KATE (her Niece) Soprano
Chorus of YEOMEN of the Guard, GENTLEMEN, CITIZENS, etc.
SCENE: Tower Green 16th Century