The Girls of Gottenberg

First line:

Once in the window of a ham and beef shop

composer

Lionel Monckton (1861-1924)

first performed on 15 May 1907 at the Gaiety Theatre

author of text

Lionel Monckton (1861-1924)

Recordings

Monckton: Songs from the shows

New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

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Details

No 20: Two little sausages Once in the window of a ham and beef shop

Catherine Bott (soprano), Richard Suart (baritone), New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

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English

The Girls of Gottenberg

The Girls of Gottenberg (Gaiety, 15 May 1907) was based on a recent incident at Köpenick, just outside Berlin, when a shoemaker posed as a Prussian officer and took over the city hall. The incident did little more than provide an excuse for poking some light-hearted fun at the Germans, as in the duet Two little sausages, performed by Gertie Millar as an innkeeper’s daughter and Edmund Payne as Max Moddelkopf.

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Details for CDA67654 track 20

Two little sausages

Artists

Catherine Bott (soprano)

Richard Suart (baritone)

New London Orchestra

Ronald Corp (conductor)

ISRC

GB-AJY-08-65420

Duration

2'39