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H.M.S. Pinafore
The Lass That Loved a Sailor
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 27, 1912
Closing Date
Jun 28, 1912
Performances
2
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Jun 27, 1912
Close Date: Jun 28, 1912
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Casino Theatre
(Jun 27, 1912 - Jun 28, 1912)
Description
A comic opera in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
and
William A. Brady
Written by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Directed by
W. G. Stewart
Scenic Design by
H. Robert Law
; Costume Design by
Max & Mahieu
Conducted by
Clarence Rogerson
Arthur Aldridge
Ralph Rackstraw
Alice Brady
Hebe
Sir Joseph's First Cousin
Eugene Cowles
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Arthur Cunningham
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Blanche Duffield
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Viola Gillette
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
DeWolf Hopper
Dick Deadeye
George J. MacFarlane
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Songs
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
We sail the ocean blue
I'm called little Buttercup
Little Buttercup
The Nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
A maiden fair to see
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
I am the Captain of the Pinafore
Captain Corcoran and Men's Chorus
Sorry her lot
Josephine
Over the bright blue sea Comes Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.
Women's Chorus
We sail the ocean blue
(Reprise)
Men's Chorus
I am the monarch of the sea
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Bill Bobstay and Chorus
When I was a lad
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Chorus
A British tar is a soaring soul
Ralph Rackstraw, Bill Bobstay and Bob Beckett
Refrain, audacious tar, your suit from pressing
Josephine and Ralph Rackstraw
Can I survive this overbearing?
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Fair moon, to thee I sing!
Captain Corcoran
Things are seldom what they seem
Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran
The hours creep on apace
Josephine
Never mind the why or wherefore
Josephine, Captain Corcoran and The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
The merry maiden and the tar
Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye
Carefully on tiptoe stealing
Dick Deadeye, Captain Corcoran, Josephine, Ralph Rackstraw, Hebe, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Men's Chorus
Farewell, my own, Light of my life, farewell!
Ralph Rackstraw, Josephine, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Dick Deadeye, Bill Bobstay, Bob Beckett, Little Buttercup and Chorus
A many years ago, when I was young and charming
Little Buttercup and Chorus
Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen
Principals and Chorus
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
and
William A. Brady
Written by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Directed by
W. G. Stewart
Scenic Design by
H. Robert Law
; Costume Design by
Max & Mahieu
Conducted by
Clarence Rogerson
Arthur Aldridge
Ralph Rackstraw
Alice Brady
Hebe
Sir Joseph's First Cousin
Eugene Cowles
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Arthur Cunningham
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Blanche Duffield
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Viola Gillette
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
DeWolf Hopper
Dick Deadeye
George J. MacFarlane
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
Act 1
Sung By
We sail the ocean blue
I'm called little Buttercup
Little Buttercup
The Nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
A maiden fair to see
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
I am the Captain of the Pinafore
Captain Corcoran and Men's Chorus
Sorry her lot
Josephine
Over the bright blue sea Comes Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.
Women's Chorus
We sail the ocean blue
(Reprise)
Men's Chorus
I am the monarch of the sea
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Bill Bobstay and Chorus
When I was a lad
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Chorus
A British tar is a soaring soul
Ralph Rackstraw, Bill Bobstay and Bob Beckett
Refrain, audacious tar, your suit from pressing
Josephine and Ralph Rackstraw
Can I survive this overbearing?
Principals and Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
Fair moon, to thee I sing!
Captain Corcoran
Things are seldom what they seem
Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran
The hours creep on apace
Josephine
Never mind the why or wherefore
Josephine, Captain Corcoran and The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
The merry maiden and the tar
Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye
Carefully on tiptoe stealing
Dick Deadeye, Captain Corcoran, Josephine, Ralph Rackstraw, Hebe, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Men's Chorus
Farewell, my own, Light of my life, farewell!
Ralph Rackstraw, Josephine, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Dick Deadeye, Bill Bobstay, Bob Beckett, Little Buttercup and Chorus
A many years ago, when I was young and charming
Little Buttercup and Chorus
Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen
Principals and Chorus
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