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

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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.  

Director's Script includes stage directions and ideas for costumes, props, and scenery 
Score Packet 
including easy to read Lead Sheets 
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.

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Full List of Accompaniment MP3 Songs:
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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      
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Sheet Music Direct
Here for your preview is a ​​​PERUSAL SCRIPT (without the stage directions, production helps or song lyrics). 
Listen to the Guide Vocals of the songs as you read.
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