13 Daughters

13 Daughters.

13 Daughters is a stage musical.

Cast

• Don Ameche - Chun
• Ed Kenney - Mana
• Diana Corto - Malia
• Sylvia Syms - Kinau
• Honey Sanders - Kamakia
• Monica Boyar - Emmaloa
• Gina Viglione - Isabel
• Stanley Grover - Willoughby
• Isabelle Farrell - Cecilia
• Richard Tone - Jacques

Plot

Set in 19th century Hawaii, the plot involves a Chinese merchant, Chun, and Hawaiian princess, Emmaloa, who wed and have 13 daughters. A prophecy predicts the daughters will not be married until the couple's 13 calabash trees bloom.

Tradition dictates the oldest daughter must be the first to marry, but she is more interested in missionary work and no tree has yet blossomed. Soon the daughters' luck will change, however, despite the prophecy.

Musical numbers

Act I

• "Kuli Kuli" - Kinau and Company
• "House on the Hill" - Chun
• "13 Daughters" - Chun and the Daughters
• "Let-A-Go Your Heart" - Mana and Malia
• "Alphabet Song" - The Children
• "Throw a Petal" - Malia
• "When You Hear the Wind" - Mana
• "Ka Wahine Akamai" - Kinau, Kamakia, Emmaloa, The Daughters and Suitors
• "You Set My Heart to Music" - Emmaloa, Chun and Isabel
• "13 Daughters" (Reprise) - Chun, the Daughters and Suitors
• "The Cotillion" - The Company

Act II

• "13 Old Maids" - The Daughters
• "Oriental Plan" - Chun
• "Hoomalimali" - Kinau
• "My Pleasure" - Willoughby and Isabel
• "Puka Puka Pants" - Cecilia and Jacques
• "My Hawaii" - Mana
• "Hiiaka" - Emmaloa
• "House on the Hill" (Reprise) - Chun
• "My Hawaii" (Reprise) - The Company