The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-09
PINAFORE TONIGHT.
Comic Opera Will Be Given at
Auditorium.

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The following is. the story of the
the Oratorio society tonight at the
auditorium:
The opera opens with a ships
crew on board his majesty's ship
Pinafore, with a view of Portsm outh,
England, in the distance.
One of the crew, Ralph Rackstraw.
has fallen desperately in love with the
captains daughter, Josephine, a
beautiful maiden far above his sta
ton. Ralph tells his messmates of
this burning love in the beautiful tones
of the Nightingale'S song. Later, en-
couraged by his companions, he dares
to tell Josephine of his love. She
openly laughs his love to scorn, bid
ding him refrain his suit from press
ing, while secretly she returns his love
but is too proud to CONFESS it.
In the meantime, Sir Joseph Porter.
first lord of the admiralty. has
deigned to ask for the captain's
daughter in marriage. which pleases
the captain immensely. Sir Joseph
arrives to press his suit, accompanied
by a large number of his female rela-
tives.
The agony of an unrequited love so
consumes this weary Ralph that he
decides to end it all and is in the act
of putting a pistol to his head when
Josephine rushes to his side and
throwing pride and modesty aside.
confesses her love for him. The
clouded sky is now serene and with
the crews aid they plan to steal
ashore where clergyman Will unite
them
But through the 'scheming of one
deceitful member of the crew, Dick
Deadeyc, an ugly hideous being, prob
ably presuming to admire Josephine
himself. the captain is informed of the
plans of his fleeing daughter, over
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His anger reaches such heat at
the audacity of this mental Ralph in
running away with his daughter that
he gives vent to his feelings by
swearing. thereby fearfully shocking
Sir JoseDh and his female relatives
who hare just entered. Sir Joseph
then learns of the elopement and feel.
ing he has been Inundated orders
Ralph thrown into prison. Then fol-
lows the most beautiful melody and
chorus in the entire opera, Farewell
NV own" sung by Ralph. then
Josephine and finally taken up by all
the principals and the chorus.
At this juncture comes Buttercup,
gypsy reader of destinies. who has
been on board almost since the open
ing chorus and who has several Tunes
limited in a mysterious way that she
held a secret, which if she disclosed
would cause CONSERVATION Upon
Ralph's being thrown into prison she
can withhold no longer ana con1esses
that in her youth she nursed two
babes. one high born. the other low
and somehow mixed the children up
The high born babe was Ralph, the
captain, the other
Ralph having come into his rightful
inheritance by this confession is re
leased from prison and can now easily
claim his Josephine. Sir Joseph con-
tents himself with Hebe. distant
cousin, while the captain is well salts
fed to claim Little ButtercuD-
The opera closes with strong,
beautiful chorus in praise of Ralph
the Englishman.
The music and the words in Pima
fore are admirably adapted and the
opera abounds in beautiful solos
charming Duets and harmonious
trios, quartetts and choruses Inc
admiral song sung by Ralph, Boat
swain and Swainsmate is especially
pleasing the chorus following that be-
ing full of snap and vim Josephine's
solo, 1.-THE Hours Creep on Apace,
in which she is waver1ng between
what she is giving up on one hand, her
fathers luxurious home and what she
will accept on the other hand from
Ralph, a very humble cot, Is por-