Every Dog Has His Day
Three act musical comedy; 44 script pages
Characters
- HANK THE COWDOG, Head of Ranch Security
- DROVER, a little mutt
- LOPER, the ranch owner
- BAXTER, a cowboy
- BENNY, a champion stock dog
- MISS SCAMPER, a sultry beagle
- RIP AND SNORT, the rowdy coyote brothers
- WALLACE, a grouchy old buzzard
- JUNIOR, Wallace's son
- MADAME MOONSHINE, a witchy little owl
- A COWBOY CHORUS
Story
When Benny, a champion stock dog, comes to the ranch to help with a cattle roundup, Hank gets in deep trouble, loses his job, and goes into exile. After narrow escapes with the notorious coyote brothers and the buzzards, and a comical romantic fling with Miss Scamper, Hank saves his master from quicksand and is redeemed.
Songs
- "SADDLE UP OVERTURE IN C-MAYBE" sung by the Cowboy Chorus
- "I'D LIKE TO BE YOUR PAL" sung by Hank
- "SONG OF THE ROAD" sung by Hank
- "THE CANNIBAL WAY" sung by Rip and Snort
- "HANK'S LULLABY" sung by Hank
- "A POX, A POX ON EMILY POST" sung by Wallace and Junior
- "THE THIRD TEST SONG" sung by Madame Moonshine