A fantastic musical play in three acts by Mark Ambient and Alexander M. Thompson. Lyrics by Arthur Wimperis. Music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot. Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 29 April 1909 — 809 performances.

• Synopsis, by Fraser Charlton



• Libretto, acting edition edited by Fraser Charlton
  • Word File
  • RTF File


• Original Cast



• MIDI files — MIDI files of all of the music from The Arcadians, sequenced by Colin Johnson, and a few short MP3 files of excerpts from the songs recorded in 1909.



• A discussion of The Arcadians by Michael Walters, with emphasis on the changes in the score over time and the original cast recodings.



• A review of a performance of the Arcadians by Barnes & Richmond O.S. at Richmond Theatre, 2 May, 1977



• Arcadians Page on the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) web site



• Arcadians Page on the Stage Beauty web site

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Page updated 12 October 2004