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The Ordeal of Osbert
Composer: Allen G Davis
Librettist: Allen G Davis
Work Web Site: http://www.boosey.com/pages/opera/moreDetails.asp?musicID=1915
Premiere Date: November 08, 1951
Producing Company: Plymouth Rock Center
Description: Osbert Mulliner, engaged to Mabel Petherick, finds his dream of happiness shattered when Mabel's former suitor, Bashford Braddock, appears and threatens Osbert with violence should he pursue his wedding plans. Mabel’s uncle, Sir Petherick, threatens equally dire consequences should Osbert attempt to jilt the girl. Osbert’s dilemma is solved when two thieves, intent on robbing his apartment, become involved in an argument and knock one another out. Osbert is credited with this superhuman feat, and Bashford makes a fast exit, leaving Osbert to marry Mabel.
Character List (Major): OSBERT MULINER (t)
MABEL, Osbert's fiancé (s)
BASHFORD BRADDOCK (bar)
SIR PETHERICK (bar)
FIRST THIEF (bar)
SECOND THIEF (t)
Length: 00:40
Total Acts: 1
Orchestration: 1 fl, 1ob(=corA), 1 cl, 1 bsn - 1 hrn, 1 tpt, 1 tbn, - perc(1):timp/susp.cym/xyl/SD/tgl/glsp/cyms - strings
Contact: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
Address: 229 W 28th Street, Floor 11
New York, NY 10001
E-mail Address: composers.us@boosey.com
Phone: 212-358-5300
Publisher Web Site: http://www.boosey.com

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