Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-15

Torrance of Pinafore to be given here
next Friday evening at Odd Fellows
Opera House is full rendition of the
opera and not a burlesque, or selec-
tions. The principal incidents of the
opera are as follows: Ralph Rack
straw, seaman on board Her Majesty
ship PinaGore, is in love with Joseph
inc, daughter, of Capt. Corcoran,
commanding the Pjnatore. The Cap
tain is trying to obtain as husband
for Josephine Sir Joseph Porter, an
admiral. The first act opens on the
ships deck at MONDAY, with a roll
licking chorus by the sailors. Little
Buttercup then appears and introduces
herselfin a quaint song; Ralph appears
and sings two beautiful ballads, in
which he tells his love for Josephine
and bewails the hopelessness of his
suit. The sailors help him with the
choruses. Next appears on deck
Corcoran, the pompous Captain, who
bids his crew GOOD Morning" and
then sings a song in which he ex-
presses an exceedingly good opinion
of himself. All but the Captain re-
tire and Josephine, who really loves
Ralph, but is kept by the difference
in their ranks from showing her love,
now comes on deck, and in an aria
pour forth her melancholy. Her
father overhears her, ascertains that
her heart is given to Ralph, and after
expressing his horror and smazement,
reasons with her, and forces her to
promise to repel the advances of her
sailor lover. At this point the
music Of female voices singing is
heard in the distance. They are
those of the female relatives of the
Admiral, who comes in his barge to
visit the ship. The girls trip in upon
the quarterback, singing a joyous
song and the sailors join them in the
chorus. The Admiral then intro
duces himself and sings a couple of
very funny songs, in one OF which he
tells how he arose from being "office
boy to an attorneys firm" to his
present position. Along here is some
of the wittiest dialogue in the piece.
After everybody except Ralph and
Josephine have gone off, they sing
fine duet, expressing their mutual
love, but Josephine remains obdurate
and cold according to her promise.
Ralph then becomes desperate, calls
up tha crew, who rush in with the
girls. He tells them Josephine has
refused his love and after receiving
the sympathy Of the chorus, is about
to shoot himself, when Josephine
rushes in, says she loves Elm and the
entire party then jubilate, except
Dick Deadsye, a crooked and Cross
grained sailor, who objects because
Ralph is the "neaneet tar that plows
the water" Dick is quickly hustled
out by the indignant crew and the
principal characters and chorus sing
grand QUARTET with chorus accom-
paniment, descriptive Of a plan for
the elopement of the pair that Every
night. The act closes with mag
nifoent burst by the chorus, descript-
i've of the Independence of the British
sailor. The second act opens with
night scene, in which the Captain is
out of sorts and sings song to the
moon; Buttercup appears and in
weird duet, tells his fortune, in which
she darkly hints at approaching trou-
Bile. In the next seen the Admiral
interviews Josephine and apparently
gains her consent to marry him, and
the pair with the Captain, sing the
"Bell Trio" Deadeye next interviews
the Captain and in funny song in
forms him of Josephine's intention to
elope with Ralph. The Captain
watches and catches the pair in the
act of leaving the ship, the GREY at
tending. He demonstrates in en-
phatic terms and a number of splendid
pieces Of concerted music follow.
Ralph is led off in irons and Joseph
inc is inconsolable until Buttercup
explains in her mysterious way, that
Ralph and the Captain were changed
at birth, that Ralph is the Captain
and that the Captain is Ralph. Of
course the marriage Of Josephine with
the Admiral is thus rendered out of
the question and the latter gracefully
gives Josephine to Ralph and takes to
himself Hebe, his favorite cousin. The
Captain, now that his rank is reduced,