The plot, reminiscent of The Scarlet Pimpernel or Superman, concerns "The Red Shadow", a rebel leader whose band of freedom fighters threaten the safety of a French outpost in the Moroccan desert. In reality, the Shadow is Pierre, unassuming son of a French general. Margot, a French girl soon to be married at the fort, is in love with the Red Shadow, little suspecting his true identity. Pierre, in disguise, kidnaps her in order to reveal his love for her. Eventually his identity is discovered and they live happily ever after.
Apart from the title song, musical numbers include:
This song was sung by Hattie Williams (1872 - 1942) who is described by Kinkle as an "attractive singer-comedienne in early Broadway shows." It is an interesting song as it has elements of comedy and seriousness.
The song is a wonderful waltz song, marked quasi lente so it's a little slower than most of the "dance" waltzes we featured last month in our feature on the waltz in American music.
I guess I would characterize this song as "interesting." It's a bit of a jazzy ragtime thing that has some catchy lyrics (among some very corny ones) and a very "classical" sound to it that includes a number of runs that I assume were to imitate the sound of a panpipe.
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