St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-08-31
P|NAF0RE'
To Be PUT ON
LOCAL CAST
This Famous Comic Opera is
Now Being Rehearsed.
Promises to be Most Brilliant
Event Of the Season.
Will be Under Auspices La
dins' Aid, Presbyterian.
At Bogue Falaya Park Pa
vilion, September IL.

Inc Aa0leS AlO "a ING AAVoVJ
terian Church will entertain the pub
lie Thursday, September II. at Bogue
Falaya Park, with one of the most
popular comic operas that have been
presented to the American public,
and one that repeated presentations
has detracted in no way from the
public favor 1t has won. You enjoy
it as much the second time as first.
1t will attract special interest in
Covington because OF the local tai
ent employed in, its production and
because OF the very worthy object
Of its presentation. Mr.. W. L. Hub
bard, in his book of Operas" has
the following to say of Pinafore:
"Her Majesty's Ship Pinaforc." Q
The Lass that Loved . Sailor" al
extremely original nautical comic
opera, written by W. s. Gilbert and
composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan,
was first presented May Is, 1878
at the Opera Comique. London. and
ran for seven hundred nights with
an enthusiasm probably never before
Fequaled.
..The action begins on the quarter
deck Of the 'PinafOre, which 10 "
ing In the harbor ct Portsmouth
The sailors are busily cleaning brass
work, splicing ropes and engaging IN
other tasks. The first important
actor to appear iss Little Buttercup
the fat. jolly bumboat woman, who
suggested at once, in characteristic
fashion, that under 4 round and rosy
exterior may be lurking . canker-
worm. Dick Deadeye, the william.
comes on board and 10 followed by
the fine young sailor, Ralph Rack
straw, who is signing over the fact
that he loves 4 lass above his sta
tion, the lass In question being Jose
phine, the daughter of Cspt. Cor
coran of the Pinafore The Captain
has ambitions for his daughter and
is deeply grieved that the young lady
does not tackle kindly to the at-
tentions Of Sir Joseph Porter, X. C
B. The fair Josephine arrives to
confess to her father that she loves
. common sailor. hut assures him
that her pride will prevent his ever
knowing it,
In the second act Little Butter
cup becomes sentimental with ths
Captain. He rebufEs her because Of
the difference in their stations and
says he can only be a friend. She
warns him that her Gipsy blood en-.
ables her to see change in store
for him. Sir Porter complains Of
Josephine's indifference. and her
father suggests that her modesty
makes her feel unworthy Of him.
Sir Porter sings to her:
Never mind the why and wherefore.
Love can level ranks. and there
FORE
This was the assurance she had
been craving for. She tells him she
will follow his advice. She and
Ralph seek clergyman. are exposed
by Dick Deadeye and confronted by
an angry father. Little Buttercup
then confesses that: many yeare
ago she practiced. baby farming,
and that, in her own words,
Two tender babes nussed
"One was sof low condition,
''Ihe other Upper crust.
"A regular nafrican
"she further explains that they
Were Capt. Corcoran and Ralph and
that she purposely mixed them up
This highly probable exDIanation /.
at once accepted. Sir Joseph de-
clares 4 union with Josephine Inn.
possible under tho circnm.fsr sr....
her marriage with Ralph takes on !
new aspect, and Corcoran. now !.
common seaman. eiyes hie h.nd -
Little Buttercup."