by Engela Edwards& Chester Eitze

BastropOperaHouse

Engela wrote: The show is "A Perfect Day"This premiere production captures the beautiful,funny, heartwarming moments in at the park on aSunday at the beginning of 20th century. It was atime when cars shared the roads with horses, andflying was still new. As photography becamemore available, artist left documenting all thegritty details of life to the photographers while thepainters tried to communicate more the pleasingcolors and emotions of life. They found beauty asI do in the simple things: babies, children, firstlove, young couples, courting, weddings, families,romance, a baseball game, a church, a dance,boating, seniors, a county fair, a flower seller, astoryteller, a drive, a stroll in the park, a dance inthe dark.

I used these impressionist painters as myinspiration. For my paint box, I used popularsongs mostly written from 1900 to 1921.

The same way the impressionists painterscaptured a moment in time with light and color, Iwanted to capture the feelings of a communitywith sound and movement. The actors moveacross the stage like brushstrokes on a canvas,playing out the moments of their lives. Populatingthe park are all levels of society from the socialiteto shop girl, from the working-class cop to theflirting dandy, from the current trendsettersjoyously rushing the next new invention, to thetown elders relishing and sharing their memories.'I think the characters, their stories, and theirrelationships are timeless.

The show is a product of many thousandsof hours of effort. We hope that all who see thissweet and charming story will take with them amemory "painted this perfect day with colors thatnever fade," as song writer Carrie Jacob-Bondwould say.

Accompanists Abbreviations:BE: "Perferssor" Bill EdwardsRR: Rick RubinsWT: Warren Trachman (Restored Player Piano

Roll)JB: Jeff BristerCR: Colin RothTS: Terry Smythe (Restored Player Piano Roll)

ACT 1"Ja-Da" RRM&L Bob Carleton 1918

Children's songs:"London Bridge""Three Blind Mice""I'm a Little Teapot""Ring Around the Rosie""Hey Diddle Diddle"

"Ain't We Got Fun" WT(M) Richard A. Whiting; (L) Raymond B. Egan &Gus Kahn 1921

"The Sidewalks of Bastrop" BE(M) Charles B. Lawlor; (L) James W. Blake 1894(adapted by Engela Edwards 2009)

"Some Sunday Morning" WT(M) Richard A. Whiting; (L) Gus Kahn & RaymondRoan 1917 (very slight lyric adaptation by EngelaEdwards 2009)

"Whispering Hope"(M&L) Septimus Winner 1868

"When You Wore A Tulip and I Wore A Big RedRose" RR(M) Percy Wenrich; (L) Jack Mahoney 1914

"Second Hand Rose" BE(M) James F. Hanley; (L) Grant Clarke 1921

"Red Rose Rag" BE(M&L) Percy Wenrich 1911

"He'd Have To Get Under (Get Out And Get Under)"BE

(M) Maurice Abrahams, (L) Grant Clark and EdgarLeslie 1913

"Somebody Stole My Gal" BE(M & L) Leo Wood 1918

"If You Can't Get A Girl In The Summertime (You'llNever Get A Girl At All)" CR(M) Harry Tierney; (L) Bert Kalmar 1915

"Kiss Me, My Honey, Kiss Me" RR(M) Ted Snyder; (L) Irving Berlin 1910

"When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" BE(M) George Gershwin; (L) Murray Roth 1916

"I'm Just Wild about Harry" TS(M) Eubie Blake; (L) Noble Sissie 1921

"You Can Tango, You Can Trot, Dear: But Be Sureand Hesitate" CR(M) Harry Van Tilzer; (L) Andrew B. Sterling 1914

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"(M) Eliphalet Oram Lyte; (L) R. Sinclair 1852 (Lyricsadapted by Eliphalet Oram Lyte1881)

"Row, Row, Row" BE(M) Jimmie V. Monaco; (L) William Jerome 1912

"Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" RR(M) Albert Van Tilzer; (L) Junie McCree 1910

"Pretty Baby" BE (M) Tony Jackson and Egbert VanAlstyne; (L) Gus Kahn 1916

"Can't You Take It Back, and Change It for a Boy?"JB(M & L) ChaUaway, Thurland, 1911

"Which? Grand Baby or a Baby Grand" JB(M) Hampton Durand (L) Irving B. Lee 1909

"Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine" RR(M & L) Karl Hoschna 1910

"I'm The Captain of The Broomstick Cavalry" RR(M&L) Carrie Jacobs-Bond 1890

"You're A Grand Old Flag" RR & BE(M & L) George M. Cohan 1906

ACT2"At the County Fair" JB

(M) Allen Spurr (L) Herb Hayworth 1915"Delaney's Donkey"

(M & L) William Hargreaves 1921"They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun'" BE

(M) Perkins Cy.; (L) Oungst Webb M. 1912"I'll Say She Does" WT

(M &L) Bud De Sylva, Gus Kahn, & AI JolsonPeriod (piano roll)

"You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" PS(M &L) AI Jolson, Gus Kahn & Bud De Sylva 1919

"That Baseball Rag" BE(M) Clarence Jones; (L) Dave Wolff 1913

"The Baseball Glide" BE(M) Harry Von Tilzer; (L) Andrew B. Sterling 1911

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" BE(M) Nora Bayes-Norworth; (L) Jack Norworth 1908

"Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie" RR(M) Harry Von Tilzer; (L) Andrew B. Sterling 1905

"Pucker Up And Whistle ('Till The Clouds Roll By)"CR(M&L) Blanche Franklyn & Nat Vincent 1921

"Going Up" RR (M) Louis A. Hirsch; (L) Otto Harbach1917

"Didn't You?" RR (M) Hugo Felix; (L) Anne Caldwell1920

"Golly How They Loved Me in Lampasas"(M&L) Stanley D. Woodmance

"After You're Gone" RR(M) Turner Layton; (L) Henry Creamer 1918

"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" BE(M) Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob; (L) Will M.Hough and Frank R. Adams

"What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at MeFor?" Restored Player Piano Roll (M&L) HowardJohnson / Joe McCarthy / Jimmy V. Monaco 1916

"You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)"BE( ) James V. Monaco; (L) Joe McCarthy 1912

"I Told You So" WT( ) Albert Von Tilzer; (L) Lew Brown 1920

"For Me and My Gal" BE(M) George W. Meyer; (L) Edgar Leslie and E. RayGoetz 1917

"A Perfect Day" RR(M &L) Carrie Jacobs-Bond 1910

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Conceived & Directed byEngela Edwards & Chester EitzeFri. & Sat. April 17-May 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Choreography & staging: Laura Goff,Chester Eitze & Engela Edwards

Chester Eitze titled the producti9n "Sunday inthe Park," and with the help of thosededicated to the preservation of Americanpopular music, we tell a story of ourcommunity using only the lyrics of popularsongs from the era when the opera housewas built. Rated G Two acts with a 10-minute intermission.

The Talented Cast:Adults: Youth:Charlie Goff C.J. GoffChester Eitze Danielle HuberChris Maher Dominic HolcombDanne Absher Jared BallejosDesmond R. Devitt Joe HolcombHank Nations Keaton HolcombLaura Goff Kody DyerLisa Holcomb Landon HolcombLisa Picciandra Lauren BallejosMichele Maher Preston GoffMike Witte Sydney AguilarNick Collier Virginia HaladynaRichard DodwellStefanie MarcusSherry WitteWill Holcomb

The Wonderful CrewStage Manager: Danne AbsherAsst. Stage Manager: Cindy ThompsonHouse Manager: Terri DyerLighting Design: Chester EitzeLighting Technician: Randy CombsSound & video design and tech:

Engela EdwardsSets, costumes, props: Chester Eitze,

Engela Edwards, the devoted castand their families, Danne Absher,Michele Maher, Stefanie Marcus,Terri Dyer, EASY Theatre & BastropOpera House stock

Production Video: Bill EdwardsPhotos, posters: Engela EdwardsPrograms: Engela Edwards & Bill

CrawfordHouse crew: Hal and Christine Huber,

Mark and Kathleen Ballejos

We're very appreciative for theadditional help provided by: TerriDyer, Bill Crawford, Cindy Thompson,Danne Absher, Lisa Holcomb, LauraGoff, Michele Maher, Randy Combs,Stefanie Marcus, Kathleen Ballejos,Christine Huber, Rachel Edwards,Louis deSpain, Bastian Tugemann,Daniel Pustka, Warren Trachman,"Perferssor" Bill Edwards, Colin Roth,Rick Rubins, International Associationof Mechanical Music Preservationists,Robert Maine, Terry Smythe, and JeffBrister

And a very special thanks to ouramazing families for their love,patience, and support.