Gay Colour The Keynote Of "H.M.S. Pinafore"

Chronicle (Levin), 6 August 1949, Page 4

Gay Colour The Keynote Of "H.M.S. Pinafore"

^ — Gay colour will be the keynote pf *he frpckirig in "'H.M.S. Pinafore," which 'ope'ris at the Oollege Hafi qh Thursday, August 11. As Josephine, the eaptain's daughter whp ''oves Ralph Rackstraw, abl'e seg.man, in preference- to Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the A'dmiralty; M rs. M^itpl Andrews wears a crinpiine frbck of pale yellpw silk with insets" of pale b'ue and 610 lacp. Hebe (Lynettp' Gibbops) wpars g Erpck of pale* greeh "Wfth ppke bopnpt to ipatch. Littip Bqttercup (Marggret. Wynesg) wpars a'Viptqrian frock pf a bpld green apd blac'h check with sliawl apd boiinet tp match. " The difficuity pf naval uniforms for the admiral and thVeaptain h^s been eleyp'riy pveFcbiiie by rp'cuttipg dress elathps qf the period. The firls; chqfus wegr Victpriah f rocks in. p,ale blues, gfepn, pinl^ apd yeilpws with pb|ce bppnets ahd muffs N> Piatch, while fhe'pre'w pf "H.M.S. pinafpre?? arp in sailprs' Whitb supimer Mt. Agaiript'h- backclojh gh^wing the quartef d,eck of H.M.B. "Ripafore," . the cpstupies makes 'a briilian't and colopriuT spectacle. > A feature of the performanpe will be the sipging of the chorus of 00 members. The finale to the first act contains some difficqit choral numbers and the singing bf these is most effective. A spiritpd apd amusing number is the quaptette for the bosun, the carpenter, the mate and Ralph Rackstraw, *'A British Tar is. a Sparing'" Soul." The trio, "Never Mmd the ' Why apd Whprefpre," sung by Josephine, ihe capfqip and Sir Joseph Porter 'is another outstanding number. "H.M'S. Pinafore" abounds in sparhling melodies and aiidienqbs are assured of an evening's bright entertainment. Good seats are ^ill available fpr ajl peffprmappes aiid be bOQhed at the cpliege offlce.