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H.M.S. Pinafore
The Lass That Loved a Sailor
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
May 18, 1931
Closing Date
Jun 1931
Performances
17
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: May 18, 1931
Close Date: Jun 1931
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Erlanger's Theatre
(May 18, 1931 - Jun 1931)
Description
A comic opera in two acts
Setting
Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Civic Light Opera Company
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Staged by
Milton Aborn
Ruth Altman
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Edith Artley
Chorus
Frances Baviello
Chorus
Flora Bell
Chorus
Margaret Bickel
Chorus
Ethel Clark
Cousin Hebe
Patricia Clark
Chorus
William Danforth
Dick Deadeye
Georgina Dieter
Chorus
Frank Dowling
Chorus
Belle Flower
Chorus
Charles Froom
Chorus
Harrison Fuller
Chorus
Eleanor Gilmore
Chorus
William C. Gordon
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Helen Hosp
Chorus
Edward J. Lambert
Chorus
Martin Lilienfield
Chorus
Florence Little
Chorus
Joseph Macaulay
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Charles Maduro
Chorus
Howard Marsh
Ralph Rackstraw
Mary Jo Matthews
Chorus
Bert Melrose
Chorus
Frances Moore
Chorus
Frank Moulan
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Frank Murray
Chorus
Felix Noonan
Chorus
Isabel Norwood
Chorus
Marie Pittman
Chorus
Rosa Rubenstein
Chorus
Olga Schumacher
Chorus
Roslyn Shaw
Chorus
Edward Taylor
Chorus
Fay Templeton
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Mabel Thompson
Chorus
Gertrude Waldon
Chorus
Allan Ware
Chorus
Hobson Young
Chorus
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
The Civic Light Opera Company
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Staged by
Milton Aborn
Ruth Altman
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Edith Artley
Chorus
Frances Baviello
Chorus
Flora Bell
Chorus
Margaret Bickel
Chorus
Ethel Clark
Cousin Hebe
Patricia Clark
Chorus
William Danforth
Dick Deadeye
Georgina Dieter
Chorus
Frank Dowling
Chorus
Belle Flower
Chorus
Charles Froom
Chorus
Harrison Fuller
Chorus
Eleanor Gilmore
Chorus
William C. Gordon
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Helen Hosp
Chorus
Edward J. Lambert
Chorus
Martin Lilienfield
Chorus
Florence Little
Chorus
Joseph Macaulay
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Charles Maduro
Chorus
Howard Marsh
Ralph Rackstraw
Mary Jo Matthews
Chorus
Bert Melrose
Chorus
Frances Moore
Chorus
Frank Moulan
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Frank Murray
Chorus
Felix Noonan
Chorus
Isabel Norwood
Chorus
Marie Pittman
Chorus
Rosa Rubenstein
Chorus
Olga Schumacher
Chorus
Roslyn Shaw
Chorus
Edward Taylor
Chorus
Fay Templeton
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Mabel Thompson
Chorus
Gertrude Waldon
Chorus
Allan Ware
Chorus
Hobson Young
Chorus
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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