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Manawatu Herald, 15 February 1894, Page 3

IN AID OF THE PALMERSTON HOSPITAL. A Performance of Gilbejit & Sullivan's Opera H.M.S. PIAFORE will be given by the POXTON AMATEURS AT THE PUBLIC HALL, FOXTON, ON Wednesday, 21stFebruary, | DRAMATIS PERSONS. The Right Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, K.CB., First Lord of the Admiralty .. .. J. R. Stanbell Capt. Corcoran, commanding H.M.S. Pinafore .. W. T. Little Ralph Rackstraw, able seaman . . . . W. T. R. Cook Dick Deadeye, able seaman „ „ „ F. R. Young Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's mate C. E. Shortt Bob Becket, Carpenter's mate W. L. Coe Sergeant of Marines ... T. Ennis Josephine, the Captain's daughter Mkb Deemer Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin Miss Williams Little Buttercup, a Bumboat woman Miss H. Burr Sam Tucker, a Midshipmite Miss Lettie [Williams First Lord's Sisters, his cousins and his aunts — Mrs W. T. R. Cook Mrs T. Nye Miss Burr Miss Cummerfield Miss Tansley Miss Spring Miss Collins Miss A. Stansell Miss De Bidder Miss C. De Ridder Sailor's, Marines, AcMessrs Dermer „ Westwood „ Williams „ McCbae „ Betty „ Bridge „ 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 ... Mrs F. R. Young Assisted by an efficient Orchestra. Conductor ... Edmund Osbokne Stage Managee ... Alf Fbaser THE PLOT. H.M.S. Pinafore has just arrived in harbour and is boarded by the usual crowd of bumboat women, amongst whom is " Dear Little Buttercup," who endeavours to do a trade with the " salts." The Captaints 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 leave the ship by night, but is informed upon by Dick Deadeya. There is terrible commotion when the Captain and the First Lord receive the information that Ralph and Josephine love each other, and there being a difference in rank is soon made obvious by Ralph being summarily ordered into custody. " Little Buttercup " then chimes in, stating that many years ago she practiced baby-farming and the two tender babes, Captain and Ralph, one of low condition and the other a patrician, got unfortunately " mixed up" and 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 became only a member of the crew, he determined to marry with a wife in his humble rank of life, and asks Little Buttercup to take him. The curtain falls upon general happiness. Doors open at 7.30 p.m. commence at 8 p.m. Admission — Front seats, with backs, 3s ; back seats, 2s. Front seats can 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 can be seen and booked at McMillan, Rhodes & Cc. Committee— T. P. Williams, W. B. Rhodes (Hon. Treas.), J. R. Stansell (Hon. Sec.)