Muny Archive
Vagabond King, The
Music: Ruudolf Friml
Lyrics: Brian Hooker, W. H. Post and Russell Janney
Book: Brian Hooker, W. H. Post and Russell Janney
Notes: A musical play based on Justin Huntley McCarthy's IF I WERE KING.
Production Year: 1929
Synopsis:
Villon is a drunkard, a pickpocket and a braggart, but also a poet. The King of France, hearing Villon boasting, makes him King for a Day with this proviso: If Villon can win the hand of Lady Katherine during that 24 hours, then he may live. If not, he will hang.
