A Guilder And A Half

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1 Book & Lyrics: Pul Jmes Andnte (q = c.76) Pino mp girl, Scene: in the newspper office. A Guilder And A Hlf mf Eyes mf red? beu - ti - ful girl, fll on the news cresc. f (con pssione) Some f - where is Music: Ben Mson un - dres- sing for bed - p - per Wht's A Mn Copyright 2007, 2018 Pul Jmes nd Ben Mson più f is born più f to d tht she - ver - tise! hs

2 2 mp re spond cresc. Wo - mn must - Will you choose the mp cresc. r - ven hir? rit. Or the blonde be - Subito più mosso f (q = c.86) yond? (molto) sfz f dim. B f None of your'love' m-lr-key mp m mn in kh-ki On the com-mnd plese write this

3 (He gives gesture) down f (sub.) " need wife nd so mp (sub.) re- ply, d-dress be- low. Your hir C nd teeth must be your own" Now tht 've been pro-mo-ted Fur-ther d-vnce-ment flo-ted Lck of wife's been no-ted so must be spliced nd though you're o - ver - priced, know, here

4 4 is your Guil - der nd Hlf mf (tenderly) Might sug - D gest won't ne - go - ti - te the del...it might be best... The price is more thn fir, feel...were we to

5 5 tke your love - ly words And mke them e - ven love- lier still? Your style, your dsh m t hert sim Your, wht? P - nche... Per - - ple sort hps you're right, we ought "A "A

6 6 Young N - po - le - on De sires - Jo Young N - po - le - on De - sires Jo - se-phine A - se-phine A Cp Cp - tin in - tin in wo wo the Gurds the Gurds A fer - some wr A fer - some wr m-chine Who knows m-chine Who knows - mn like - mn like Spoken: queen" Voi - l! A Guil queen" A Guil - der nd - der nd the wy the wy to tret to tret Hlf! Hlf! Scene: Mt Hri nd girls in dormitory reding the newspper dvertisement (dilogue) p

7 7 Girl: But Mrgurette, re you sure? He's soldier... mp Mt Hri mp re cll Do you dim. - how we E (q = c.90) plyed, p we plyed our gme Wht kind of Mt Hri Mt Hri hus - bnd would we find? A tin - ker or ti - lor or F si - lor come to mind But ws l - wys

8 8 Mt Hri pi - ning for the strong nd mn - ly kind A Mt Hri sol - dier cn, sol - dier does, God bless the mi - li - Mt Hri t'ry A sol - dier cn, p sol - dier does nd Mt Hri Tempo rubto one dy will see line of sol - diers wi - ting there for

9 Mt Hri A tempo me. pp Tempo primo (q = c.86) rit. mf 9 Mt Hri G Scene: Mt Hri nd meet in the museum don't sup-pose you re?... mp think per-hps Mt Hri You're not wht hd thought... m Chrmed, 'm sure, M -

10 10 Mt Hri dm You wnt, think, wife? A wife is wht Mt Hri And then trip - brod? need At lest the girl cn Mt Hri H red cn do more be - sides Of tht hve cresc. poco poco no

11 Mt Hri m girl in love doubt n love, you sy? With who? Though you hve no 11 p- Mt Hri Girls nche... - M dm, fil to see... think, per- hps, with you! (She kisses him pssiontely) uhh! You think, per-hps with... f J Soon mf wed-ding bells ring, cho- ris - ters sing, of - fi - cers

12 12 Girls Girls Girls wink t dy, the brides- mids Then, f mf si-ling - wy, off to life K A young A young mp (sub.) of l - ter tht - d ven - ture N-po - le-on hs climed N-po - le-on hs climed his gre his gre - test prize, - test prize, Girls youn youn - ger Jo - ger Jo - se- phine. t mkes - se- phine. t mkes you re you re - -lise n e - -lise n e - very wlk - very wlk of life of life it it

13 1 Girls cresc. pys to d - ver-tise. And ll for... cresc. pys to d - ver-tise. And ll for... cresc. Girls A Guil der - nd Hlf! A Guil - der nd Hlf! ff

14 Scene nd song: A Guilder nd Hlf A newspper office., obviously bit of dndy, reclines t desk. Enter. He is impeccbly dressed in his Army uniform, very strched, Dutch, clen-shven nd upright. m looking for Clssified Advertising the, err, Lonely Herts deprtment. Am in the right plce? Tht depends, sir. Are you serching for romnce, for excitement, for love? No, sir. need wife. Then wife we will certinly find you - for Cupid is in thrll to the power of mss communiction. Wht? ttempts to inflme his new customer, but remins impervious to his lscivious chrm. Somewhere is girl Beutiful girl Undressing for bed Eyes fll on the newspper Wht s tht she hs red? Mn is born to dvertise! Womn must respond. Will you choose the rven hir? Or the blonde beyond? None of your love mlrkey m mn in khki On the commnd plese write this down. dicttes the proposed text of his lonely hert d. grbs pencil nd, t nod from, tkes down the dicttion. need wife nd so Reply, ddress below. Your hir nd teeth must be your own Now tht ve been promoted Further dvncement floted Lck of wife s been noted so must be spliced nd though You re overpriced, know,

15 He holds out his hnd which contins money. Here is your Guilder nd Hlf. does not tke the money. Might suggest won t negotite the del it might be best The price is more thn fir, feel were we to tke your lovely words And mke them even lovelier still? Your style, your dsh m t hert simple sort Your wht? - pnche Perhps you re right, we ought Both A Young Npoleon Desires Josephine. A Cptin in the Gurds A fersome wr mchine Who knows the wy to tret womn like queen. Voil!, plesed with the new wording, shkes hnds with Both A Guilder nd Hlf! The two men continue to hone the wording of the dvertisement. n the young ldies cdemy Mt Hri is surrounded by her clssmtes reding s d in the newspper. Bridget Lotte Bridget Lotte Girls A young Npoleon newly promoted with modest mens but good prospects, nd pnche Wht does pnche men? sn t it one of those relly lrge moustches? Yes, from the Greek words Pn mening enormous nd sh mening erm Wht else? Wht else? desires wife to ccompny him on exotic overses posting to the Estern territories to Jv! Jv! Ohh!

16 Bridget Lotte Bridget Where is? t s the other side of the world Perfect! will meet this young mn, nd love will decide my fte! But Mrgurete re you sure? He s soldier Do you recll how we plyed We plyed our gme Wht kind of husbnd will we find? A tinker or tilor Or silor come to mind But ws lwys pining for the strong nd mnly kind A soldier cn A soldier does God bless the milit ry! A soldier cn A soldier does And one dy will see line of soldiers witing there for me! The Rijksmuseum, where they hve rrnged to meet. She moves cross to where is stnding wkwrdly witing to meet the person who hs responded to his dvertisement. is obviously not wht ws expecting. Rud Rud Rud Rud Rud Rud don t suppose you re? think perhps m You re not wht hd thought Chrmed, m sure, Mdm You wnt, think, wife? A wife is wht need And then trip brod? At lest the girl cn red cn do more besides Of tht hve no doubt m girl in love n love, you sy? With who?

17 Rud Rud Though you hve no pnche Mdm, fil to see think, perhps, with you! You think, perhps, with uhh! She hs begun kissing him pssiontely. Enter wedding guests, including her erstwhile clssmtes. A bonnet is produced for, nd wedding pose is struck while some throw rice. Bridesmids Soon wedding bells ring Choristers sing Officers wink t the bridesmids A ship is somehow suggested, suitcses pper nd they prepre to set off. Then, lter tht dy, Siling wy Off to life of dventure All A young Npoleon hs climed his gretest prize A younger Josephine. t mkes you relise n every wlk of life it pys to dvertise. And ll for As the ship begins to sil, relises he hs not been pid nd reches out to Rudolf who reches into his wllet nd pys him. A Guilder nd Hlf! nd wve goodbye, the girls shout frewells, nd holds his money loft.