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THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE.
JFrom the Chicago Tribune. !

TFrom the thlcaSo 1flpuHc.l
.'Pinaforr' affords good standard
of comparison. Like that work, "Ihe
Pirates is perfectly clean ana lnno-
cent. Its fun is nnt se open and pal
p,b!e as that of "Pinafore," but it is
none the less enjoyable because II
needs closer attention TO caich II.
The dialogue is exquisitely droll and
quaint. Like Sir Joseph i'll "Pina-
fore,'' the maj iOr-general introduces
himself with song, i'll which lie de-
scribes his accomplishments, which |
are as unique as they are varlo"s. Ii
is evident that, like Sir Joseph, he |
knows everything except the duties
of his own calling. He sings:
1 know our mystic history, King Arthur's and
| answer hard acrostcs, I've pretty taste for
paradox;
quote IN eeglacs, all tnc CRIMES Oh iieiloSai-
confess can floor peculiarties paraoolus.
can tell undoubted ieaphaels from Gerard Dows
| 1 know the croaklng chorus from the Frogs
of Aristophanes. 81,
Then can hum fugue OF which I've nearo the
music 8 din aIore.
And whistle all the airs from that Internal nom
| sense ''Pinafure.'
| l can write you out dashin% oiii IN haoSioh''
cuneiifJrm,
And tell yon all the details of Caractacus' uni
| form;
In short, in matter, vegetable, animal and
| mineral,
am the very model of modern Majsr-Generaii!
The sergeant Of police also sings OF
the life of the policeman
serst.-when the enterprsing burglars not a
ALI not burgling;
sergt When the cutthroat isn't occspled in
| All pied in crime,
| loyn tn hpa he brook II
Au- brook = gurgling,
Sergt.-And listen 10 the merry village chine-
All village chime
Sergt-When the costers finished jumping on
his mother
ALI on his mother,
sergt.-He loves 10 lie a baskng in the sun
| All in the sun!
Sergt- All, take one consideration with an
ALL with another.
sergt.-The policemsn's lot is not happy ono
| All happy one!
, 1t will be remembered that in
l"Pinafore" no one of the characte rs
can make statement without hav-
iug it rcaffirEIed or commented upon
by the chorus. The same thing hap.
pens in the ''Pirates.' Waen Fred
erjck appeals 10 the young ladies tc
: help him in his efforts to quit piracy
in the folio wing lines
Oh, Is there not one maiden mere
/ Who does not feel the moral beauty
, Uf making worldly interest
subordinate to sense of duty?
Who would not give up willingly
, All matrimonial ambition
To rescue such an one as
From his unfortunate condition p
. they repeat his words, without, no W
:. ever, giving him any encouragement
:, Alas! there's not one maiden here
Who seems to feel the moral beauty
= OF making worldly interest
Subordinate to sense of duty.
: Another absurd scene is in tn,
% ruins OF the church, where tn
: Pirates, hidden in one aisle. aud th
I police. in another, are emjoiuinj
S silence upon each other in stentorial
j. tones, and Major-Generai Stanle
J. enters. He thinks he hears a noise
II whereupon both choruseS, concealed
n from each other, aud yet in plail
o sight, shrek cha! hs! He think
Il he hears a naise.' The general lie
II tens and declares, "There is not
< sound :" and goes off in romanti
IL aitty, III which he is helped by tn
d two choruses and also by the daugh
i. ters, who are unconscious of tn
presence of the police and tn
Pirates. The "What, never?" G
" '.Pinafore" appears in another fror
y in the denoucmen, of the opera. Rat
b. declares that the Pirates are "noblt
h. men who have gone wrong" Th
81 general asks "What all noblemen?
,e The chief replies: ''Ies, all noble
ne men, lie repeats the question
c. What. all noblemen?" 2" TO whic
ic comes the answer, "Well, nearly all,
whereupon all on the stage give thre
e. rousing cheers for the ''nobleme
d who have gone wrong" In the col
in s;ructiou Of tie WORK there are mau
at suggestions of "Pinaforo." Ruth, til
H. maid Of all work, is Buttercup owe
Is again, and the ma major-general has hi
" prototype in Sir Joseph, and Nab
re i'll Josephine, while the daughters
H. the former at once bring to MA
"the sisters, the cousins and /
m aunts' OF the latter.
iy The music is OF Il higher grade tim
re that of "Pinafore,' though cast
the same general mould, and there
H. this distinction. that there is little {
IN it that will be appropriated by Il
ur multitude. The leading numbers al
is :wo solos for Frederick, the one 4
al companled by Mabel, in 4 duo wnic
freely burlesques Italian opera;
OF dainty little waltz song for Mabe
b. with choral acCompaniment; weat
AS er chorus, which is q sort OF chatter
the iuajor-geuerafs song, which is
ae 4 very rapid tempo and accOmp aniC
v by = shivering movement of I'll
.r chorus; a beautiful little choraie
he the finale of the first act, the polio
81 mems chorus, which will be the MO
popular number in the work. /.
splp haiuu a KEN hV fkp q,
IN the refrain by the chorus, in INIT
". tion Of the trumpet aud the Pirate
ar march.
id ROYAL MIDDY'S TATTOOED NOSE
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