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Cox and Box / H.M.S. Pinafore
The Lass That Loved a Sailor
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Sep 28, 1936
Closing Date
Nov 21, 1936
Performances
16
Musical
Comedy
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Sep 28, 1936
Close Date: Nov 21, 1936
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production was composed of the following shows:
H.M.S. Pinafore
,
Cox and Box
This production played in repertory with
The Mikado
,
The Pirates of Penzance
,
The Gondoliers
,
The Yeomen of the Guard
,
Iolanthe
,
Patience
,
Princess Ida
,
Ruddigore
Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Sep 28, 1936 - Nov 21, 1936)
Description
A comic opera in two acts
Songs for H. M. S. Pinafore are listed as Acts 2 and 3
People
H.M.S. Pinafore
Category:
Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Written by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
Sylvia Cecil
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Marjorie Eyre
Cousin Hebe
Darrell Fancourt
Dick Deadeye
Radley Flynn
Bob Beckett
Evelyn Gardiner
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Martyn Green
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Derek Oldham
Ralph Rackstraw
Leslie Rands
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Richard Walker
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Cox and Box
Category:
Musical, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
Furnished room in Bouncer's house, Bloomsbury, London.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Libretto by
F.C. Burnand
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
; Based on the farce "Box and Cox" by
John Maddison Morton
John Dean
John James Box
A Journeyman Printer
Richard Dunn
James John Cox
A Journeyman Hatter
Richard Walker
Sergeant Bouncer
Late of the Dampshire Yeomanry, with military remi
Songs
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Rataplan (Yes, yes, in those merry days)
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
Sergeant Bouncer
Stay, Bouncer, Stay
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox and Sergeant Bouncer
Hush-a-bye, Bacon
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
John James Box
My Master Is Punctual
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox
Who are you, Sir?
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox, John James Box and Sergeant Bouncer
The Buttercup
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox and John James Box
Three years ago
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
John James Box
Sixes
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox and John James Box
My hand upon it
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
Act 2
Sung By
We sail the ocean blue
I'm called little Buttercup
Little Buttercup
The Nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
A maiden fair to see
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
I am the Captain of the Pinafore
Captain Corcoran and Men's Chorus
Sorry her lot
Josephine
Over the bright blue sea Comes Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.
Women's Chorus
We sail the ocean blue
(Reprise)
Men's Chorus
I am the monarch of the sea
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Bill Bobstay and Chorus
When I was a lad
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Chorus
A British tar is a soaring soul
Ralph Rackstraw, Bill Bobstay and Bob Beckett
Refrain, audacious tar, your suit from pressing
Josephine and Ralph Rackstraw
Can I survive this overbearing?
Principals and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Fair moon, to thee I sing!
Captain Corcoran
Things are seldom what they seem
Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran
The hours creep on apace
Josephine
Never mind the why or wherefore
Josephine, Captain Corcoran and The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
The merry maiden and the tar
Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye
Carefully on tiptoe stealing
Dick Deadeye, Captain Corcoran, Josephine, Ralph Rackstraw, Hebe, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Men's Chorus
Farewell, my own, Light of my life, farewell!
Ralph Rackstraw, Josephine, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Dick Deadeye, Bill Bobstay, Bob Beckett, Little Buttercup and Chorus
A many years ago, when I was young and charming
Little Buttercup and Chorus
Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen
Principals and Chorus
People
Songs
H.M.S. Pinafore
Category:
Musical, Comedy, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Written by
W. S. Gilbert
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
Sylvia Cecil
Josephine
the Captain's Daughter
Marjorie Eyre
Cousin Hebe
Darrell Fancourt
Dick Deadeye
Radley Flynn
Bob Beckett
Evelyn Gardiner
Little Buttercup
Mrs. Cripps, a Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
Martyn Green
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
First Lord of the Admiralty
Derek Oldham
Ralph Rackstraw
Leslie Rands
Captain Corcoran
Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
Richard Walker
Bill Bobstay
Boatswain
Cox and Box
Category:
Musical, Operetta, Revival, Broadway
Setting:
Furnished room in Bouncer's house, Bloomsbury, London.
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Libretto by
F.C. Burnand
; Music by
Sir Arthur Sullivan
; Musical Director:
Isidore Godfrey
; Based on the farce "Box and Cox" by
John Maddison Morton
John Dean
John James Box
A Journeyman Printer
Richard Dunn
James John Cox
A Journeyman Hatter
Richard Walker
Sergeant Bouncer
Late of the Dampshire Yeomanry, with military remi
music by
Arthur Sullivan
; lyrics by
William S. Gilbert
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Rataplan (Yes, yes, in those merry days)
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
Sergeant Bouncer
Stay, Bouncer, Stay
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox and Sergeant Bouncer
Hush-a-bye, Bacon
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
John James Box
My Master Is Punctual
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox
Who are you, Sir?
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox, John James Box and Sergeant Bouncer
The Buttercup
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox and John James Box
Three years ago
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
John James Box
Sixes
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
James John Cox and John James Box
My hand upon it
(lyrics by
Francis C. Burnand
)
Act 2
Sung By
We sail the ocean blue
I'm called little Buttercup
Little Buttercup
The Nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
A maiden fair to see
Ralph Rackstraw and Chorus
I am the Captain of the Pinafore
Captain Corcoran and Men's Chorus
Sorry her lot
Josephine
Over the bright blue sea Comes Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B.
Women's Chorus
We sail the ocean blue
(Reprise)
Men's Chorus
I am the monarch of the sea
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Bill Bobstay and Chorus
When I was a lad
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Chorus
A British tar is a soaring soul
Ralph Rackstraw, Bill Bobstay and Bob Beckett
Refrain, audacious tar, your suit from pressing
Josephine and Ralph Rackstraw
Can I survive this overbearing?
Principals and Chorus
Act 3
Sung By
Fair moon, to thee I sing!
Captain Corcoran
Things are seldom what they seem
Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran
The hours creep on apace
Josephine
Never mind the why or wherefore
Josephine, Captain Corcoran and The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
The merry maiden and the tar
Captain Corcoran and Dick Deadeye
Carefully on tiptoe stealing
Dick Deadeye, Captain Corcoran, Josephine, Ralph Rackstraw, Hebe, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. and Men's Chorus
Farewell, my own, Light of my life, farewell!
Ralph Rackstraw, Josephine, The Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., Hebe, Dick Deadeye, Bill Bobstay, Bob Beckett, Little Buttercup and Chorus
A many years ago, when I was young and charming
Little Buttercup and Chorus
Oh joy, oh rapture unforseen
Principals and Chorus
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