Programme 1964 – The Pirates of Penzance

The
Pirates of Penzance

by

Gilbert and Sullivan

Presented by

The Dannevirke Choral & Operatic Society

Town Hall, Dannevirke

AUGUST 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 1964.

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OFFICERS 1964.

Patron:   His Worship The Mayor, E. GIBBARD, Esq., M.B.E.
Vice Patrons:   Mesdames E. BEEDIE, A. H. HANSEN, J. H. KITT. Messrs- W. G. HOLLOWAY, M. J. Q. POOLE, T. D. SCOTT.
President: Mr. D. G. COWPER.
Vice-Presidents:   Mrs. M. McINTOSH, Mr. H. LIDINGTON
Committee:   Mesdames. ROBERTSON, CHERRY, LIDINGTON, McINTOSH, Messrs. COWPER, LIDINGTON, PHILIP, CHAPMAN, PATTERSON.
Hon. Secretary:   Mrs. H. LIDINGTON.
Hon. Treasurer:   Mr. S. R. PHILIP.
Hon. Solicitor:   Mr. E. GIBBARD.
Hon. Auditor:   Mr. R. GAYLER.
Conductor:   Mr. R. S. PATTERSON.
Accompanist:   Miss M. M. RYAN.

The DANNEVIRKE CHORAL & OPERATIC SOCIETY welcomes you to this years major production.

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THE STORY.

Act I.   A rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall.

There is revelry amongst the pirates for FREDERIC is out of his indentures as a Pirate Apprentice. This strange occupation has been his since the age of eight years, through a mistake of RUTH, his nurse, who being hard of hearing had mistakenly apprenticed him to a pirate instead of a pilot. A life which according to the PIRATE KING however, is comparatively honest.

For this error Frederic has forgiven her, but when General Stanley’s beautiful young daughters appear he realises Ruth has been deceiving him about her beauty, (and is in fact plain and old), he denounces her and appeals to the girls to rescue him from his unfortunate position.

They in turn reject him except MABEL who is satisfied with his explanation to renounce piracy and lead a blameless life.

The pirates then re appear and sieze [seize] the girls with matrimonial intent, upon which, the MAJOR-GENERAL arrives and pleads with the pirates to have mercy on his family as he is an orphan and would be quite alone if his daughters were to marry.

This reduces their tender hearts, for being orphans themselves they never molest anyone in a similar circumstance.

The act concludes happily, heralding the coming wedding of Mabel and Frederic.

Act 2.   A ruined chapel by moonlight.

A remorseful Major-General is deploring the fact that he has brought disgrace upon his ancestors, for he is not really an orphan at all. Frederic, no longer a pirate, tries to comfort him and has enlisted the aid of the police to rout his erstwhile piratical friends.

The situation complicates when the King and Ruth enter and tell Fdereric [Frederic] that because he was born in Leap Year on the 29th. February, he has only really had five birthdays and therefore has not completed his apprenticeship |though he has lived twenty-one years.

Frederic, a Slave of Duty, returns to his former associates to fulfill his contract leaving a tearful Mabel to urge the SERGEANT and quaking constabulary to do their duty also.

Pirates and Police meet in battle, with the pirates being triumphant. The tables are turned when the Sergeant urges the pirates to yield in the name of their Queen, and humbly they do, but are in turn saved by Ruth, who discloses their real Identity.

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PRESENTS

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

or

THE SLAVE OF DUTY

by
W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY   DON NORRISS
THE PIRATE KING   BARNEY COWPER
SAMUEL (His Lieutenant)   ARCHIE TORRANCE
FREDERIC (The Pirate Apprentice)   GERRY STONE
SERGEANT OF POLICE   TOM McLOUGHLIN
General Stanley’s daughters
MABEL   BEVERLEY LIDINGTON
EDITH   ADELE RYAN
KATE   EDITH MACGIBBON
ISABEL   DAYELLE BLACKBOURN
RUTH (A Pirate Maid of all work)   MARY AYRES
GENERAL STANLEY’S DAUGHTERS:  Barbara Allardice, Kaye Anderson, Susan Barnett, Edna Cherry, Gail Dew, Alison Evans, Florence Feierabend, Phyllis Gunderson, Valerie Hobbs, Joylene  Howe, Beverley Jones, Kathleen Lyons, Patricia Lyons, Elizabeth Nelson, Jean Peterson, Delise Pascall, Chris Phillips, Pauline Ross, Carol Setford, Jennie Stone, Valerie Tildesley, Karen Walker.

[CHORUS OF PIRATES: Barry Anderson, Barry Jenkins, John MacGibbon, Brian Maurice, Peter McCutcheon, Stewart Philip, Kerry Power, Bob Walker.

CHORUS OF POLICE: Basil Graeme, Alan Hansen, Harry Lidington, Joe McAlese, Logan Rupuho, Michail Sturm, Alan Wakely

Prompt: BERYL SMITH.
Call Boy: ALISON RASMUSSEN, MOLLY McCARTY.
ORCHESTRA:
Piano:   Miss M. M. RYAN.
Violins:   Mrs L RITCHIE, Mrs. MURPHY, Mrs. SAUNDERS, Mr. C. ELLISON, Mr. L ELLISON.
Cellos:   Miss R. McMILLAN, Mr. F. SMITH.
Bass:   Mrs. C. ELLISON, Miss ALISON SAMUELS.
Flute: Mr. W. S. ALDRICH.
Clarinet: Mr J. SETFORD.
Trumpets:   Miss S. WARNER, Mr. I. HENDY.
French Horn:   Mr M. R. WINTER.
Drums:   Mr. I. BROWN.
Conductor:   Mr. R. S. PATTERSON.

The Society welcomes you to this year’s major production and hopes you enjoy our first venture in GILBERT and SULLIVAN.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

SYNOPSIS OF MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I.

No.
Overture
1.   OPENING CHORUS OF PIRATES & SOLO – Pour, oh pour, the pirate sherry.
2.   SONG (Ruth) – When Fred’ric was a little lad.
3.   SONG (Pirate King & Chorus) – Oh, better far to live and die.
4.   RECITATIVE & DUET (Ruth & Frederic) – Oh! false one, you have deceived me.
5.   CHORUS OF GIRLS – Climbing over rocky mountain.
6.   RECITATIVE (Edith, Kate, Frederic & Chorus) – Stop, ladies pray!
7.   ARIA. (Frederic & Chorus of Girls) – Oh! Is there not one maiden breast.
8.   AIR (Mabel & Chorus) – Poor wand’ring one.
9.   (Edith, Kate and Chorus of Girls) – What ought we to do? gentle sisters, say!
10.   DUET (Mabel & Frederic & Chorus of Girls) – How beautifully blue the sky.
11.   (Frederic and Girls and Pirates) Stay, we must not lose our senses.
12.   RECITATIVE. (Mabel, Major-General, Samuel & Chorus) – Hold, monsters!
13.   SONG (Major-General and Chorus) – I am the very model of a modern Major-General.
14.   FINALE – ACT I, (Mabel, Edith, Kate, Frederic, Samuel, King, Major-General, Ruth and Chorus) – Oh! Men of dark and dismal fate.

ACT 2.
1.   INTRODUCTION. Solo (Mabel & Girls) – Oh! dry the glist’ning tear.
2.   RECITATIVE (Frederic and Major-General) – Then, Frederic, let your escort lion-hearted.
3.   CHORUS, WITH SOLOS (For Mabel. Edith and Sergeant) – When the foeman bares his steel.
4.   RECITATIVE AND TRIO – Now for the pirates’ lair.
5.   TRIO (Ruth, Frederic & King) – When you had left our pirate fold.
6.   TRIO (Ruth, Frederic & King) – Away, away, my heart’s on fire!
7.   RECITATIVE AND DUET (Mabel & Frederic) – All is prepared! your gallant crew await you!
8.   DUET (Mabel and Frederic) – Stay, Frederic, stay!
9.   RECITATIVE (Mabel etc. Chorus of Police). No, I’ll be brave!
10.   SONG (Sergeant and Chorus) – When a felon’s not engaged in his employment.
11.   SOLO (Sergeant and Chorus of Pirates and Police) – A rollicking band of pirates we
12.   SOLO (Samuel and Chorus of Pirates) – With cat-like tread.
13.   (Frederic, King, Major-General, Police and Pirates) – Hush! hush! not a word
14.   SONG (Major-General and Chorus of Pirates and Police) AND FINALE – Sighing softly to the river.

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PRODUCTION PERSONNEL

MUSICAL DIRECTOR   ROBIN PATTERSON
STAGE MOVEMENT   JOAN IRVINE, A.R.A.D.
WARDROBE   BEBE ROBERTSON, FAY WEEDS
PROPERTIES   RITA BURLACE
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SET CONSTRUCTION   HARRY LIDINGTON, KEITH WEEDS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Society gratefully acknowledges the assistance given by:-
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