The Tale of Dick Whittington and His Cat - retold in Script and Songs by Betsy Lee Bailey

           This Mini-Musical is a lively 15-minute classroom presentation.  It is an example of an Old English Pantomime from the Elizabethan Era.  Especially interesting are the Stock Players, the characters that were present in nearly every Pantomime of the age.  Explanations and background information are given in the Script and Lesson Plans.  The Script has parts for a flexible cast of 14+ children with the rest of the Class singing the songs as a Chorus.  The Music Teacher will like giving a mini lesson on Renaissance Music and instruments of the time period.  This story may be presented as an in-class Play complete with sets and costumes, or as a Reader's Theater or even as a section of a Chorus Concert.  Available separately for Digital Download are the Director's Script, Score Packet including easy to read Lead Sheets, Accompaniment and Guide Vocal Tracks in mp3 format, and Lesson Plans Packet for teaching songs, acting techniques, and Language Arts Worksheets.  Having your students work to present this Mini-Musical will meet many of the Common Core Objectives for Elementary Language Arts.

Full List of MP3 Songs:  01:Overture - Accompaniment   02.&05.The Ballad of Dick Whittington - Accompaniment   03.The Scurry Song - Accompaniment    04.Moroccan Scurry Song - Accompaniment        06.Bows and Exit Music      

Here for your review is a ​​​PERUSAL SCRIPT (without the stage directions, production helps or song lyrics). 
                                         Listen to the Guide Vocals of the songs as you read.