of the local countryside. The British soldiers are happy to spend time consuming refreshment and indulging in music, dancing and flirtation at the Murray mansion. Betsy and Sir John dream of being together when the war is over as Jane and Harry also fall in love ("Bye and Bye"). Mary's messenger is captured, and Betsy volunteers to take an update to General Washington. She is told to return to Mary's house and, when the coast is clear for the American soldiers to move, to light a lantern then put it out. Upon her return, Sir John and she acknowledge their love for each other. When Sir John falls asleep, Betsy lights the signal. The American soldiers march North safely. Sir John is captured but, in the post-war epilogue, he is freed and reunited with Betsy. Songs Act I "Heigh-Ho, Lackaday!" – Mrs. Murray and Girls "War Is War" – Mrs. Murray and Girls "I Beg Your Pardon" – Jane and Harry "Cheerio" – Sir John and Officers "Full Blown Roses" – Mrs. Murray, Officers and Girls "The Hermits" – Mrs. Murray and General Tryon "Here in My Arms" – Betsy and Sir John Finale – Ensemble Act II Gavotte – Officers and Girls "I'd Like to Hide It" – Betsy and Girls "Where the Hudson River Flows" – Mrs. Murray, Howe, Tryon, Officers and Girls "Bye and Bye" – Betsy and Sir John "Old Enough to Love" – General Tryon and Girls "Sweet Peter" – Officers and Girls "Here's a Kiss" – Betsy and Sir John Act III "Opening" – Ensemble "Here in My Arms" (reprise) – Betsy Note: During the tryouts, numerous songs were cut from the production, including Ale, Ale, Ale!, "Duet (in the barrel)" (which became the solo song "Oh, Dear"), "Girls Do Not Tempt Me", and "The Three Musketeers". The duet "Dear Me" (formerly "Oh, Dear") is believed to have been cut from the show because Mrs. Ford could not dance in only a barrel costume while holding a parasol. Critical response The critic of The New York Times "waxed rhapsodic over [songs] 'that are as uncommon as most of them are beautiful'", and the New York Evening World called the book "wise and truly witty and genuinely romantic" and praised the beauty and freshness of the songs. Historian Stanley Green wrote that there was a "well-sustained attempt" to match the music to the plot and