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Trial by Jury & H.M.S. Pinafore
The Lass That Loved a Sailor
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 17, 1955
Closing Date
Oct 19, 1955
Performances
13
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
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Open Date: Oct 17, 1955
Close Date: Oct 19, 1955
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production was composed of the following shows:
H.M.S. Pinafore
,
Trial by Jury
This production played in repertory with
Iolanthe
,
The Yeomen of the Guard
,
The Pirates of Penzance
,
The Mikado
,
Princess Ida
,
Ruddigore
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 17, 1955 - Oct 19, 1955)
Description
A comic opera in two acts
Trial By Jury Songs are listed as Act 1. Songs for H.M.S. Pinafore are listed as Acts 2 and 3.
People
H.M.S. Pinafore
Category:
Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
Staged by
Robert A. Gibson
Scenic Design by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
; Ladies' costumes by
George Sheringham
General Manager:
Frederic Lloyd
; Company Manager:
Les Appleby
Stage Manager:
Jerome Stephens
,
Herbert Newby
and
Harry Haste
General Press Representative:
Gerald Goode
Donald Adams
Dick Deadeye
George Cook
Bob Beckett
Ann Drummond-Grant
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Neville Griffiths
Ralph Rackstraw
Muriel Harding
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Trevor Hills
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Peter Pratt
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Jeffrey Skitch
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Joyce Wright
Cousin Hebe
Trial by Jury
Category:
Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
A Court of Justice.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
Directed by
Robert A. Gibson
Scenic Design by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
; Ladies' costumes by
George Sheringham
General Manager:
Frederic Lloyd
; Company Manager:
Les Appleby
Stage Manager:
Jerome Stephens
,
Herbert Newby
and
Harry Haste
General Press Representative:
Gerald Goode
John Banks
Foreman of the Jury
George Cook
Associate
Margaret Dobson
First Bridesmaid
John Fryatt
The Defendant
Trevor Hills
Usher
John Reed
The Learned Judge
Alan Styler
Counsel for the Defense
Kathleen West
Plaintiff
Songs
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
Act 0
Sung By
Hark, the hour of ten is sounding
Chorus
When first my old, old love I knew
The Defendant
All hail great judge
Chorus
When, I good friends, was called to the bar
The Learned Judge and Chorus
Swear thou the jury
Counsel for the Plaintiff and Usher
Where is the plaintiff?
Counsel for the Plaintiff and Usher
Comes the broken flower
Bridesmaids
O'er the season vernal
Plaintiff
Oh, never, never, never
The Learned Judge
May it please you, my lud
Counsel for the Plaintiff and All
That she is reeling
The Learned Judge, Foreman of the Jury, Plaintiff and All
Oh, gentlemen, listen, I pray
The Defendant and Bridesmaids
A nice dilemma we have here
The Learned Judge, Counsel for the Plaintiff, The Defendant and Plaintiff
I love him-I love him
Plaintiff and The Defendant
The question, gentlemen
The Learned Judge, Counsel for the Plaintiff and All
Oh, joy unbounded
All
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
H.M.S. Pinafore
Category:
Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
Staged by
Robert A. Gibson
Scenic Design by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
; Ladies' costumes by
George Sheringham
General Manager:
Frederic Lloyd
; Company Manager:
Les Appleby
Stage Manager:
Jerome Stephens
,
Herbert Newby
and
Harry Haste
General Press Representative:
Gerald Goode
Donald Adams
Dick Deadeye
George Cook
Bob Beckett
Ann Drummond-Grant
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Neville Griffiths
Ralph Rackstraw
Muriel Harding
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Trevor Hills
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Peter Pratt
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Jeffrey Skitch
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Joyce Wright
Cousin Hebe
Trial by Jury
Category:
Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
A Court of Justice.
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Libretto by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
Directed by
Robert A. Gibson
Scenic Design by
Joseph Harker
and
Phil Harker
; Ladies' costumes by
George Sheringham
General Manager:
Frederic Lloyd
; Company Manager:
Les Appleby
Stage Manager:
Jerome Stephens
,
Herbert Newby
and
Harry Haste
General Press Representative:
Gerald Goode
John Banks
Foreman of the Jury
George Cook
Associate
Margaret Dobson
First Bridesmaid
John Fryatt
The Defendant
Trevor Hills
Usher
John Reed
The Learned Judge
Alan Styler
Counsel for the Defense
Kathleen West
Plaintiff
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
Act 0
Sung By
Hark, the hour of ten is sounding
Chorus
When first my old, old love I knew
The Defendant
All hail great judge
Chorus
When, I good friends, was called to the bar
The Learned Judge and Chorus
Swear thou the jury
Counsel for the Plaintiff and Usher
Where is the plaintiff?
Counsel for the Plaintiff and Usher
Comes the broken flower
Bridesmaids
O'er the season vernal
Plaintiff
Oh, never, never, never
The Learned Judge
May it please you, my lud
Counsel for the Plaintiff and All
That she is reeling
The Learned Judge, Foreman of the Jury, Plaintiff and All
Oh, gentlemen, listen, I pray
The Defendant and Bridesmaids
A nice dilemma we have here
The Learned Judge, Counsel for the Plaintiff, The Defendant and Plaintiff
I love him-I love him
Plaintiff and The Defendant
The question, gentlemen
The Learned Judge, Counsel for the Plaintiff and All
Oh, joy unbounded
All
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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