The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-14
PIRATES OF PENLANCE.
Date Of Performance Changed-Will
be Presented May 1926.

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ers and the Mephistophilean ''ha-has'
of the bold. bad rovers reverbera
ting throughout the quiet precincts
of Martin street. Chief Mullen hav-
ing in mind Poe's story of the muir.
ders in the Rue Margue has twice
sent a squad of police down to inyesti-
gate, but the cops struck the jolly
policemens chorus and spent the rest
of the night singing the merry 'ra-
ia tara ta-ra!"
Mr.. Baker has the whole push IN
charge now and is piling on serious
work. The chorus girls have quit gig
Cling and the pirate chorus have stop
ped their Joking and their stories of
encountering sea-serpents. It's strict
" business now and the present syurp
toms indicate that the opera is Going
to make a tremendous hit.
The parts as appear below, are
exceIlentIy filled with actors as well
as voices. Miss Tucker has lent u hep
ing Miss TAYLOR i'm Mabel. who will
arrive this week. The drill of the
Flower Girls and the Brownies Dance
90 on every afternoon and VII fur
nish delightful extracts.
lie opera. ouC VI bIIpCl l
and Sullivan's first, is extremely pleas
ing and one whose freshness never
fades. The story of the play is as
follows:
Frederick, when small lad, was APP
prenticed to become pirate" in
stead of a pilot mistake of his
ing. She is so alarmed at the posi-
h1 hnf oh tn a.
home. but goes as his nurse and
"piratical maid of all work.
The curtain rises on the first act,
and discovers the pirates holding a
convivial meeting, in commemoration
of the anniversary of Frederick S
birthday. he now being 81 years old.
which closes his piratical' apprentice
ship. All are merry.
Major General Stanley, of the Brit
ish Army, has about twenty five beau
tiful daughters. whom he is giving an
outing on the island off the coast OF
Cornwall which is the rendezvous of
the famous Pirates of Penzance, which
fact the General does not know. They
are all surprised and captured by the
pirates. who propose to marry the
Generals daughters, there being a
Doctor of Divinity in the immediate
vicinity.
But the General objects to pirates
as sons-in-law, and the, pirates object
to Major Generals as fathers-in-law.
but overlook that point. However,
the General tells them he is an orphan
(Which is not true), and as it is IA
law of the pirates not to modest an or
phan or his belongings. they let them
all go home, Frederick going vita
them as the affianced of Mabel the
youngest daughter of the General.
The curtain goes down showing the
pirates in great rage and disappoipt-
ment at the escape of the General and
his charming daughters.
The second act shows the General
conscience-stricken at having told the
orphan story to the pirates in order
to make good their escape, and SUI
rounded by his numerous family con-
doing with him in his deep affliction.
Frederick is on hand and has promis-
ed to exterminate the pirates, AMI
has organized police force to assist
him.
But just about this time Ruth ard
the King arrive and tell FREDERICK
that he is still a pirate, according TO
the letter of their contract, which
says: Until he reaches his 21st birth
day. and going by birthdays he
would be obliged to remain with thu
pirates until he is S4 years old, as he
was born on February the Doth, his
birthday then occurring once in four
wears. Frederick returns to pirac.;.
but assures Mabel of his intention to
return at the expiration of the time
and claim her as his own.
The pirates learn through Frederick
that General Stanley has told them a
story about his being an orphan and
are coming to take revenge. The
police force. however, is in readiness.
and terrible combat ensues, in which
the pirates seem to be victorious. but
finally surrender in the name of the
Queen. When it is learned that the
pirates are all Noblemen who have
gone wrong. they are all par(lcned,
and each pirate having reformed mar
ries one of the Generals daughters:
and the Sergeant of police being smit
ten by Ruth, all ends happily.
DRAMATIS PERSONAL.
Richard, a Pirate chief, DR.. Hubert
Royster. SSamuel, his Lieutenant, Mr..
JCSSC I.ICNtCliNh. i IL 'ttC
prentice, Mr.. Stark Batche!or. Ed
ward, a Sergeant of Police, Mr.. J..
Early Hughes. Major General Stanley,
of British Army, Mr. A. l.. Baker.
Mabel, General Stanley 5 youngest
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Taylor.
Kate, Edith and Isabel, General
Stanley's daughter. Miss Eliza bus
bee, Miss Sadie Duncan, Miss Frances
Cameron.
Ruth, a Piratical maid of all work,
Miss Alice Jones.
Chorus of General Stanley's .:aGgh-
tiers: Misses Blanche Blake, Florence
Jones, Sophie Busbee. Frances Jones,
Lula Wordell. Mary Wordell, Mary
Bryan, Mary Jones, Annie Jones, Rosa
Battle, Ina Horton, Lollie Williams,
Mamie Norris, Ethel Norris, Ca, RE
Furman. Matte Higgs, Jessamine
Higgs, Maude Latta, Bessie Latta.
Bessie Roberts, Hal Morson, Susan
Marshall, Kate Skinner, Lille Gray.
Mrs William West.
Flower Drill: Marguerite McPhee-
tiers, Legrande Cameron. Marine Rog-
ers, Ellen West. Ellen King, Marian
Allen. Jeanette Riggs. Bessie Trapier.
Edna Walters. Helen Jones, Vera Wal