No.

35 - I CAN'T RESIST A REDCOAT

(Lydia, Austen, Cassandra, Wickham & Dream Soldiers)
Baker & Jacobs

LYDIA: What?!?
(She squeals with delight and is left alone to fantasize)
Vamp h = 132

#
& C ..

Lydia

LYDIA: Oh, Brighton! And a whole camp full of soldiers!!!

Vamp h = 132

#
& C ..
p staccato
? # C ..

Piano

Lydia

&
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&

can't re - sist a

Pno.

?#

&

11

Lydia

red - coat!

can't re - sist

?#

man

N.B.

span

11

Pno.

scar - let coat. Oh!

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.

in

reg - i - men - tal

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.

Copyright 2004 - 2014

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u - ni - form. His

N.B.

&
shoul - ders wide - ly

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I

P confiding
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How I

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dote on

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cresc.

sharp

sa - lutes and

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.

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16

Lydia

&

16

&

Pno.

#
#

pol - ished boots. I

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can't re - sist

. .

(Laughter)

red - coat!

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AUSTEN: (Writing) For Lydia, a visit to Brighton comprised every possibility of earthly
happiness. She imagined the streets filled with officers and dazzling with scarlet.
CASSANDRA: And she saw herself flirting with them.
AUSTEN: Very good, Cass! (She transcribes what CASSANDRA said)
21

Cassandra
&
Austen

&

(WICKHAM and DREAM SOLDIERS march in)

..

Vamp

..

CASSANDRA:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
w
w
w
w

(1st time only)

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&

21

Pno.

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27

Lydia

Cassandra
&
Austen

&

#
&
hol - i - day in

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&
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27

Pno.

?#

Cassandra
&
Austen

&

beg

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&
?#

kiss from

43

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sold - iers

43

all

Will she say,

Will she say,

3
4

Slower h. = 80

"No"?

AUSTEN:

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.

CASSANDRA: (off key)

43 .

sea.

Slower h. = 80

w
u

me!

Where tens to scores of

sum - mer by the

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.

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.

33

Pno.

AUSTEN:

Bright - on.

&

33

Lydia

.
"Yes"?

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Lydia

&

39

&

Pno.

Lydia

#
#

h = 132ten

? # C .

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&

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will...

tion,

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.

make

them

guess!

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.

Red - coats!

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At -

C
C

March!

For - ward!

(She laughs)

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(Laughter. A line of DREAM SOLDIERS, including WICKHAM, march onto the stage. AUSTEN and CASSANDRA
join their ranks. LYDIA dances out her fantasy of being with the MILITIA at Regency Square in Brighton where
they practice their maneuvers)

?#
55

Pno.

a tempo

49

Pno.

# C
&

Pno.

h = 132
a tempo

& C

44

Hmm...

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Pno.

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Pno.

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79

Cassandra
&
Austen

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

&
V

#
#

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&

79

Pno.

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73

Pno.

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2nd x only

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Right!

Right!

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Left!

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Left!

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Left!

Right!

Right!

Left!

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&

85

Cassandra
&
Austen

Left!

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

Right!

Left!

Right!

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V
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Left!

Left!

Right!

Right!

Left!

Right!

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Left!

Right!

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Right!

Left!

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Left!

Right!

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Left!

Left!

85

Pno.

Left!

Right!

Left!

Left!

Left!

Right!

Left!

Right!

Left!

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Right!

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w
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ritard

3
4
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C

# 3
V 4

95

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

? # 43
C

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

?# 3
4 .

101
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o

#

&

101

Pno.

h. = 80

will

?#

(LYDIA commands the DREAM SOLDIERS into formation)

# 3
& 4

95

Pno.

h. = 80

Com - mand
2

us.

We

LYDIA: On your knees, Soldiers!

simile

(Pledging their allegiance to her)

bey.

We will serve

you

in

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109

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

? # .
&

?#

.
ev'

109

Pno.

(LYDIA issues another command)

with exaggerated admiration

and

sa - tis

ry

way,

fy

your

b #

...
.

WICKHAM:
117

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

slight - est

? #

117

Pno.

&

?#

..

whim.

..

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LYDIA: Hmm ...

..

Choose

me!

Choose me!
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2

Choose

me!

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U .
.

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.

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124

Lydia

&

124

Pno.

&

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#

?#

- .

choose...

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&

128

Lydia

and him

.
.

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&

?#
him

and

133

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

?#

him...

u
U

and

And

Him!!!

accel.

and

. U

accel.

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him...

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C

him...

. . .

Read - y for a

skirm - ish,

we

march to drum and

fife.

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&

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133

Pno.

. U
C

h. = h

(Arriving at WICKHAM)

128

Pno.

- .

h. = h

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T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

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?#

Guns are prep'd and

load - ed.

My coun - try or my

life!

Pno.

?#

Vamp

#
& ..

145

Pno.

Lydia

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

&
V

(horn call)

(WICKHAM makes a slight bow)

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The

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save

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www

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"

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LYDIA: (Clapping, jumping up

and down with giddy enthusiasm)
Well done, Mr. Wickham!!!

?#
&

God

149

Pno.

(Field drum solo. Dance break as the DREAM

SOLDIERS practice a skirmish. WICKHAM leads
his men to victory)

? # ..
149

&

139

cap-tains and lef - ten - ants

the King!

U
"
U
"

Hmm
(Or "Ooh")

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.

that

Hmm

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Lydia

&

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T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

am dream - ing

of

are

#
V

w
?#

Hmm

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&

Pno.

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161

Lydia

&

U
w

Hmm

156

"

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"

&

U
ww

Love!

?#

w
u

the

In - fan - try

or

bat - tle - field of

cav - al - ry,

"

"
b

Hmm

"

# b wU
ww
V

161

Pno.

Hmm

love.

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

prac - tic - ing ma - neu - vers on

Hmm

it

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&

165

Lydia

Cassandra
&
Austen

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

Pno.

&
V

#
#

?#

mat - ters not

whit to

me

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&
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as

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a tempo

long as

he's

a tempo

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a tempo

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3

w
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3

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170

Lydia

Cassandra
&
Austen

&
&

#
#

.
red

..

T
Wickham
&
Dream
Soldiers
B

?#

coat!

ww

ww

www

www

red

coat!

red
red

coat!
coat!

red

coat!

?#

coat!

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.

& . .
. . -

170

Pno.

red

(LYDIA and WICKHAM

run off together followed
by the other DREAM SOLDIERS)

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