My Lady Molly is a 'comedy opera' in two acts with a libretto by George H. Jessop, with additional lyrics by Percy Greenbank and Charles H. Taylor, and music by Sidney Jones. The story centers around Lady Molly Martingale, a vivacious young woman, who disguises herself as a man to win the man she loves. The piece opened at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, England, on 11 August 1902 and then at Terry's Theatre in London on 14 March 1903, under the management of Frederick Mouillot, running for 342 performances. It starred Sybil Arundale and featured Decima Moore. It also enjoyed tours and had a brief Broadway run. My Lady Molly was the last successful English comic opera in the tradition of Alfred Cellier's Dorothy and Arthur Sullivan's Haddon Hall, as distinguished from the style of the lighter Edwardian musical comedies of the period. A review in The Daily Mail stated: Roles and original cast Captain Harry Romney – Richard Green Lionel Bland – Walter Hyde Sir Miles Coverdale – Chas. F. Cooke Mickey O'dowd (Servant to Captain Harry) – Bert Gilbert Landlord (of the Coverdale Arms) – H. M. Imano Head Groom – William Waite Rev. Silas Wapshott (Vicar of Coverdale) – Walter Wright Judge Romney (father to Harry) – Cecil Howard Lady Molly Martindale – Sybil Arundale/Mavis Hope Hester (her confidential maid) – Mabel Allen Alice Coverdale (daughter to Sir Miles) – Decima Moore Mademoiselle Mirabeau (governess to Alice) – Andrée Corday Housekeeper (at Coverdale Arms) – Dorothy Cameron Lucy and Allison (chambermaids) – Miss Arundale and Rose Batchelor Musical numbers Overture Act I – The Courtyard at Coverdale Arms. "Morning." No. 1 - Chorus - "Brushes and brooms sweeping the corridors, dusting the rooms, up with the lark..." No. 1a - Landlord - "There is the Key. Let ev'ry man go in and fetch his measure of bran..." No. 2 - Landlord, with Chorus - "A man may know no voice of friend; may travel far from kith and kin..." No. 3 - Lionel & Chorus of Maidservants - "There's a little maid I know. She is so very sweet..." No. 4 - Alice & Lionel - "When we were children, I and you, of course you recollect..." Nos. 4a & 5 - Recit. & Quartette - Mirabeau, Alice, Lionel & Landlord - "Your worship's breakfast waits..." No. 6 - Mickey, with Chorus - "Ye sarve a