Who is Who ?

"As some day it may happen that a victim must be found - I've got a little list."

Venetian Contadine, in love with Marco.

"You've no right to call me a vulgar fraction."

Original London Cast: Geraldine Ulmar -- Original Australian Cast: Flora Graupner

A company promoter and one of the Flowers of Progress imported from England by Princess Zara

"Are you really under the impression that English girls are so ridiculously demure? Why, an English girl of the highest type is the best, the most beautiful, the bravest, and the brightest creature that Heaven has conferred upon this world of ours. "

Original London Cast: Scott Fishe -- Original Australian Cast: Frank Wilson

Robin Oakapple's faithful servant.

"Sir, I loathe the life you are leading, but a good old man's oath is paramount, and I obey."

Original London Cast: Rudolph Lewis -- Original New York Cast: Leo Kloss

An Idyllic Poet. Former play friend (fifteen years prior) to Patience. Their loves lasts till the end of the operetta.

"I am a trustee for Beauty, and it is my duty to see that the conditions of my trust are faithfully discharged."

Original London Cast: Rutland Barrington -- Original New York Cast: James Barton -- Original Australian Cast: Guglielmo (Signor) Verdi

Rose Maybud's aunt. In love with Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, a long deceased inheritor of the witch's curse.

"Unappalled by the carm dignity of blameless womanhood, your minion has torn me from my spotless home."

Original London Cast: Rosina Brandram -- Original New York Cast: Elsie Cameron

Sir Joseph Porter's first cousin who eventually marries him.

"Fear nothing - while I live I'll not desert you. I'll soothe and comfort your declining days."

Original London Cast: Jessie Bond -- Original Australian (authorized) Cast: Constance Deorwyn

King Hildebrand's son. In Act Two he joins with his friends, Cyril and Florian, to enter the forbidden university of Castle Adamant.

"We're homely ladies, as no doubt you see, and we have never fished for lover's love."

Original London Cast: Henry Bracy -- Original New York Cast: Wallace Macreery -- Original Australian Cast: Clarence (C. H.) Leumane

King Gama's daughter. Runs a woman's university where no men are allowed.

"The narrow-minded pedant still believes that two and two makes four! Why we can prove, we women - household drudges that we are - that two and two make five-or three-or seven."

Original London Cast: Leonora Braham -- Original New York Cast: Cora S. Tanner -- Original Australian Cast: Colbourne Barber

A fairy and Strephon's mother. She had been banished to the bottom of a stream for marrying a mortal.

"The Lord Chancellor has no power over you. Remember you are half a fairy. You can defy him - down to the waist."

Original London Cast: Jessie Bond -- Original New York Cast: Marie Jansen -- Original Australian Cast: Emma Chambers

Eldest of the twenty love-sick maidens. She eventually marries the Duke of Dunstable, having failed to win Bunthorne.

"Do not dally too long, Reginald, for my charms are ripe, Reginald, and already they are decaying."

Original London Cast: Alice Barnett -- Original New York Cast: Augusta Roche -- Original Australian Cast: Maggie Moore

English comedienne with Ernest Dummkopf's theatrical company. She is loved by Ernest.

"Oh, I should like to talk to you in my own language for five minutes - only five minutes! I know some good, strong, energetic English remarks that would shrivel your trusting nature into raisons - only you wouldn't understand them."

Original London Cast: Mdme. Ilka von Pálmay

The Captain's daughter, in love with the simple sailor, Ralph Rackstraw.

"Go, sir, and learn to cast your eyes on some village maiden in your own poor rank."

Original London Cast: Emma Howson -- Original Australian (authorized) Cast: Maggie Moore

An elderly, ugly lady of the Mikado's court. She does, however, have a left-shoulder-blade that is a miracle of loveliness and a right elbow that holds a fascination few can resist.

"As for my circulation, it is the largest in the world."

Original London Cast: Rosina Brandram -- Original Australian Cast: Alice Barnett

A very disagreeable King. Ugly and misshapen. His daughter, Ida, was betrothed in infancy to Hilarion.

"Why, you look handsome in your women's clothes! Stick to 'em! Men's attire becomes you not."

Original London Cast: George Grossmith -- Original New York Cast: J. H. Ryley -- Original Australian Cast: William Elton

King of the land. His son, Hilarion, was betrothed in infancy to the daughter of the ugly, deformed King Gama.

"So that's the Princess Ida's castle! Well, they must be lovely girls, indeed, if it requires such walls as those to keep intruders off!"

Original London Cast: Rutland Barrington -- Original New York Cast: Sgr Brocolini -- Original Australian Cast: Howard Vernon

A despot whose tyrannic will is law, King Paramount the first (interesting as there is yet to be a second!) rules the kingdom of Utopia.

"To a Monarch who has been accustomed to the uncontrolled use of his limbs, the costume of a British Field-Marshal is, perhaps, at first, a little cramping."

Original London Cast: Rutland Barrington -- Original Australian Cast: Howard Vernon

A cheap tailor, originally condemned to death for flirting, is reprieved and made Lord High Executioner of Titipu.

"My good sir, I don't go about prepared to execute gentlemen at a moment's notice. Why, I never even killed a blue-bottle!"

Original London Cast: George Grossmith -- Original Australian Cast: Howard Vernon

The Judge in the Breach of Promise action. He attributes his rise to eminence to a judicious marriage with a rich attorney's ill-favoured daughter.

"'You'll soon get used to her looks,' said he, 'and a very nice girl you'll find her! She may very well pass for forty-three in the dusk with the light behind her!'"

Original London Cast: Fred Sullivan

Soubrette of Ernest Dummkopf's theatrical company. She eventually marries Ludwig.

"I really cannot stand seeing my ludwig married twice in one day to somebody else!"

Original London Cast: Florence Perry

This highly susceptible Chancellor has the misfortune to be attracted to his own ward, Phyllis. Phyllis has other plans of course.

"I have always kept my duty strictly before my eyes, and it is to that fact that I owe my advancement to my present distinguished position."

Original London Cast: George Grossmith -- Original New York Cast: J. H. Ryley -- Original Australian Cast: Robert Brough

The leading comedian of Dummkopf's theatrical company. In love with Lisa from the same company.

"Nothing is more annoying than to feel that you're not equal to the intellectual pressure of the conversation. I wish he'd say something intelligible."

Original London Cast: Rutland Barrington

The attendant of the Duke and Duchess of Plaza-Toro. He is, in fact, the real King of Barataria and in love with Casilda.

"My own - that is, until ten minutes since, my own - my lately loved, my recently adored - tell me that until, say quarter of an hour ago, I was all in all to thee!"

Original London Cast: Mr. Brownlow -- Original Australian Cast: Knight Aston