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Manawatu Herald, 3 February 1894, Page 4

< ** i ' > **''^»"»«»«_»««w_mp.i/iii;ii*_i .ii i.Hfi.i «■ in. i tn IN AID OF THE PALMERSTON HOSPITAL. A Performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's Op-i-a H.M.S. PINAFORE will be given by the POXTON AMATEURS at the PUBLIC HALL, FOXTON, oxr Wednesday, 21st February, DRAMATIS PERSONS. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.CB . First Lord of the Admiralty .. .. J. R. Stansell Capt. Corcoran, commanding- H.M S. Pinafore .. W. T. Little Ralph Rackstraw, able seaman . . . . W. T. R. Cook Dick Deadeye, able sraman F. R. Young Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's mate C. E. Siioutt Bot Becket, Carpenter's mate W. L. Cob Sergeant of Marines ... T. Ennis Josephine, the Captain's daughter Mrb Dermi... Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cou-in Miss Williamb Little Buttercup, a Bumboat woman .. Miss H Burr Sam Tucker, a Midshipmite . . . . . . Mihs Lettib [Williams First Lord's Sister. , his cousins and his aunts— Mrs W. T. R. Cook Mrs T. Nye Miss Burr . Miss Cummerfield Miss Tansley Miss Sp kino Miss Collins Miss A. Stan.sf._l Miss Dp. Bidder Mi-8 C. De Bidder Sailor'?, Marines, Ac— Messrs Dermer „ Westwood „ Williams „ McCrae „ Betty „ BIUDfIE „ Collins „ L. Stansell. SCENE— NewIy painted specially for this representation — Quarterdeck of H.M.S. Pinafore off Portsmouth. Act I— NOON Act 11-NIGHT Pianiste ... Mbs F. R. Young Assisted by an efficient Orchestra. Conductor ... Edmund Os uoiine Stage Manager ... Alf Fraser THE PLOT. H.M.S. Pinafore has just arrived in harbour and is boarded by the usual crowd of bumboat women, amongst whom is " D_ar Little Buttercup," who endeavours to do a trade with the «' salts." The Captain's daughter, Josephine, is sought in marriage by Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty, but for the reason that she is in love with Ralph Rackstraw, a common sailor on board, she does not " tackle kindly to it." Sir Joseph Porter having said that " love levels all ranks " is accepted by Josephine as an encouragement in her fancy for Ralph, with whom she purposes to liave the ship by night, but is informed upon by Dick Deadeye. There \a terrible commotion when the Captain and the First Lord receive the information that Ralph Md Josephine love each other, and there being a difference in rank is goon made obvious by Ralph being lammarily ordered into custody. " Little Buttercup " then chimes in, stating?^ tfiat many years ago she practiced baby-farming and the two tender babes, Oaptain and Ralph, one of low condition and the other a patrician, got unfortunately " mixed up "'tnd' the well-born babe was Ralph. Sir Joseph autocratically reverses their positions in the vessel and presents Josephine to Ralph bidding him to treat her kindly. Poor Sir Joseph pines for his lot, "he cannot live alone," when Hebe fortunately comes forward with the offer, accepted, of soothing and comforting his declining days. Captain Corcoran is a philosopher, for though he Was once a captain of them all, and had now beoame only a member of tbe orew, he determined to marry with a wife in his humble rank of life, and asks Little Buttercup to take bim. The curtain falls upon general happiness. Doors open at 7.30 p in. commence at 8 p.m. Admission — Front seats, with ba ckis.tls rVack seats, 2s. Ftont' seats oan be reserved at an additional charge of sixpence. .Books of the words of the Opera will be for sale at the doors at sixpence each. Tickets can be obtained from all storekeepers and hotelkeepers. Plan of seats oan be seen and booked at McMillan, Rhodes & Co. Co-HnrTBE—T. P. Williams, W. B. Rhodes (Hon. Treas.), J. R. Stansell (Hon. Sec.)