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Cox and Box / The Pirates of Penzance
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| First Preview: | Total Previews: | ||
| Opening Date: | Feb 17, 1944 | ||
| Closing Date: | Mar 26, 1944 | Total Performances: | 8 |
Category: Musical, Operetta, Original, Broadway
Setting: Furnished room in Bouncer's house, Bloomsbury, London.
| Production Staff | |
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| Produced by Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company | |
| Written by W. S. Gilbert; Book by F.C. Burnand; Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; Musical Director: Louis Kroll | |
| Directed by R.H. Burnside | |
| Cast |
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| Florenz Ames | John James Box A Journeyman Printer |
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| Robert Eckles | Sergeant Bouncer Late of the Dampshire Yeomanry, with military remi |
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| Allen Stewart | James John Cox A Journeyman Hatter |
Category: Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Original, Broadway
Setting: A rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall. A ruined chapel by moonlight.
| Production Staff | |
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| Produced by Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company | |
| Libretto by W. S. Gilbert; Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; Musical Director: Louis Kroll | |
| Directed by R.H. Burnside | |
| Cast |
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| Florenz Ames | Major General Stanley | |
| Tom Bennett | Chorus | |
| Lucille Benon | Chorus | |
| Gerald Bercier | Chorus | |
| Edward Bird | Chorus | |
| David Bogart | Chorus | |
| Ruth Cummings | Chorus | |
| Jean Davis | Chorus | |
| John Dewey | Chorus | |
| Robert Eckles | The Pirate King | |
| Joseph Filos | Chorus | |
| Walter George | Chorus | |
| James Gerard | Frederic the Pirate Apprentice |
Alternate |
| Helen Jayson | Chorus | |
| Catherine Judah | Ruth Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work' |
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| Florence Keezel | Chorus | |
| Louise King | Chorus | |
| Lillian Koniver | Chorus | |
| Charlotte Kremla | Chorus | |
| August Loring | Chorus | |
| Mary Lundon | Isabel General Stanley's Daughter |
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| Barry Lyndall | Chorus | |
| Chester MaDan | Chorus | |
| Edwin Marsh | Chorus | |
| Maxine Masseretto | Chorus | |
| Victoria Mayer | Chorus | |
| Louise Miller | Chorus | |
| Larry O'Dell | Chorus | |
| Athena Pappas | Chorus | |
| Doris Parker | Chorus | |
| Bertram Peacock | Samuel The Pirate King's Lieutenant |
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| Robert Pitkin | The Sergeant of Police | |
| Helen Prentiss | Chorus | |
| Kathryn Reece | Edith General Stanley's Daughter |
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| Kathleen Roche | Mabel General Stanley's Daughter |
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| Edith Sterling | Chorus | |
| Allen Stewart | Frederic the Pirate Apprentice |
Alternate |
| Virginia Tyre | Chorus | |
| Marie Valdez | Kate General Stanley's Daughter |
| Cox and Box | |
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| ACT 1 | Sung By |
| Rataplan (Yes, yes, in those merry days) | Sergeant Bouncer (Late of the Dampshire Yeomanry, with military remi) |
| Stay, Bouncer, Stay | James John Cox (A Journeyman Hatter) and Sergeant Bouncer (Late of the Dampshire Yeomanry, with military remi) |
| Hush-a-bye, Bacon | John James Box (A Journeyman Printer) |
| My Master Is Punctual | James John Cox (A Journeyman Hatter) |
| Who are you, Sir? | James John Cox (A Journeyman Hatter), John James Box (A Journeyman Printer) and Sergeant Bouncer (Late of the Dampshire Yeomanry, with military remi) |
| The Buttercup | James John Cox (A Journeyman Hatter) and John James Box (A Journeyman Printer) |
| Three years ago | John James Box (A Journeyman Printer) |
| Sixes | James John Cox (A Journeyman Hatter) and John James Box (A Journeyman Printer) |
| My hand upon it | |
| The Pirates of Penzance | |
| ACT 2 | Sung By |
| Pour, O Pour The Pirate Sherry (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | The Pirate King, Samuel (The Pirate King's Lieutenant), Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) and Pirates |
| When Frederic Was A Little Lad (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Ruth (Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work') |
| Oh, Better Far To Live And Die (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | The Pirate King and Pirates |
| Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me! (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Ruth (Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work') and Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) |
| Climbing Over Rocky Mountain (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Edith (General Stanley's Daughter), Kate (General Stanley's Daughter) and Daughters |
| Stop, Ladies, Pray! (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) and Daughters |
| Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) and Daughters |
| Poor Wandering One (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter) and Daughters |
| What Ought We To Do? (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Edith (General Stanley's Daughter), Kate (General Stanley's Daughter) and Daughters |
| How Beautifully Blue The Sky (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter), Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) and Daughters |
| Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice), Daughters and Pirates |
| Hold, Monsters! (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter), Samuel (The Pirate King's Lieutenant), Major General Stanley, Daughters and Pirates |
| I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Major General Stanley and Ensemble |
| Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Ensemble |
| ACT 3 | Sung By |
| Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter) and Daughters |
| Then Frederic (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Major General Stanley and Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) |
| When The Foeman Bares His Steel (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | The Sergeant of Police, Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter), Police and Daughters |
| Now For The Pirates' Lair! (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice), The Pirate King and Ruth (Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work') |
| When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Ruth (Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work'), Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) and The Pirate King |
| My Eyes Are Fully Open (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice), Ruth (Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work') and The Pirate King |
| Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Ruth (Pirate 'Maid-of-all-Work'), The Pirate King and Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) |
| All Is Prepared (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter) and Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) |
| Stay, Frederic, Stay! (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter) and Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) |
| Sorry Her Lot (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter) |
| No, I Am Brave (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter), The Sergeant of Police and Police |
| When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | The Sergeant of Police and Police |
| A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Pirates, The Sergeant of Police and Police |
| With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steal (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Pirates, Police and Samuel (The Pirate King's Lieutenant) |
| Hush, Hush! Not A Word (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice), Pirates, Police and Major General Stanley |
| Sighing Softly To The River (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Major General Stanley and Ensemble |
| Finale (music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert) | Ensemble |