The Bold Dragoon

Lyricist. Adrian Ross

Publisher. Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, Ltd.

Date. 1906

Key/Range. F Major (c' -- f")

COMMENTARY

The Dashing Little Duke was a musical play by Seymour Hicks based upon the 1939 French play Les Premières Armes de Richelieu. Hicks had played the role of the young Duc du Richelieu in an 1899 London production of the play, but he handed it over to his wife Ellaline Terriss to turn it into a pants role for the musical version that he wrote and produced. This song was performed by Terriss and Courtice Pounds to emphasize the comedic effect of the gender-crossing character in the title role.