People in Line

An Old woman
St. Petersberg is gloomy!

A Younger Woman
St. Petersberg is bleak!

A Shivering man
My underwear got frozen
standing here all week!

A Group
Oh, since the revolution our
lives have been so gray!

All
Thank goodness for the gossip
That gets us through the day!
Hey!
Have you heard
There's a rumor in
St. Petersberg?
Have you heard
What they're saying on
the street?
Although the Czar did
not survive,
One daughter may be
still alive!
The Princess Anastasia!

Frightened Man
But please do not repeat!

All
It's a rumor,
A legend,
A mystery!
Something whispered
In an alleyway
Or through a crack!
It's a rumor
That's part of our history.

A Babushka
They say her royal grandmama
Will pay a royal sum

All
To someone who can bring
The princess back!

Black Marketeers

# 1
A ruble forr this painting
It's Romanov, I swear!

# 2
Count Yusopv's pajama!
Comrade, buy the pair!

# 3
(holding a ratty fur hat)
I got this from the palace.
It's lined with real fur!

Black Marketeers
It could be worth a fortune
If it belonged to her!

Dimitri
It's the rumor,
The legend,
The mystery!
It's the Princess Anastasia
Who will help us fly!
You and I friend
Will go down
In history!
We'll find a girl to play the part
and teach her what to say,
Dress her up and
take her to Paris
Imageine the reward her dear
old grandmama will pay!
Who else could pull it off but you and me?
We'll be rich

Vladimir
We'll be rich

Dimitri
We'll be out!

Vladimir
We'll be out!

Vladimir and Dimitri
And St. Petersberg will have
some more to talk about

All
SHH!
Have you heard?
There's a rumor in St. Petersberg!
Have you heard
What they're saying on
the street?
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Have you heard?
There's a rumor in St. Petersberg!
Have you heard

A Delighted Gossiper
Comrade, what do you suppose?

All
A fascinating mystery!

Dimitri
The biggest con in history!

All
The Princess Anastasia,
Alive or dead. . .

Window Washer
Who knows?

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