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Transcribed and Presented by Greville Watson, 2014
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RUSHDEN AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY
presents
THE MIKADO
OR
The Town of Titipu
By W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
THE RITZ, RUSHDEN
April 9-14, 1973
Nightly at 7.30 p.m.
Saturday Matinee at 2.30 p.m.
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Production by
John Henderson, M.B.E. |
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| Chairman's Message |
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When we came to choose our 1973 Production we did not know whether the Ritz would be available.
In these circumstances we decided to present The Mikado, because like all Gilbert and Sullivan Shows it is easy to stage in any Theatre or Hall. We know our Production of The Gondoliers in 1954 was much enjoyed, and we hope our Patrons will enjoy The Mikado, which vies with The Gondoliers as the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, just as much.
Once again we are delighted to welcome John Henderson as our Producer, and we feel confident in adding “The Mikado” to John’s past list of successes at Rushden.
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| The Story of The Mikado |
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The story of The Mikado can be soon told. Nanki-Poo, who is the son of The Mikado of Japan, has fled from his father’s Court disguised as a wandering minstrel to escape the attention of Katisha, who believes he proposed marriage to her. He is in love with Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko, who has been appointed the somewhat reluctant Lord High Executioner
of Titipu.
Unfortunately, Ko-Ko plans to marry Yum-Yum himself, so Nanki-Poo consents to be Ko-Ko’s first victim in a month’s time, provided he can marry Yum-Yum at once. Ko-Ko agrees with some hesitation and all seems to be settled, until The Mikado arrives in search of his son, only to be told he has been beheaded! Thus we have Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah (The Lord High Everything Else) and Pitti-Sing (Yum-Yum’s friend) about to be executed for causing the death of the Heir-Apparent; Nanki-Poo, who is already married to Yum-Yum and whose execution Katisha can be expected to demand; and finally Yum-Yum who, on her husband’s death, will be buried alive according to custom.
However, all ends happily because Ko-Ko overcomes his distaste and persuades Katisha to marry him.
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The Orchestra
(Under the direction of Oswald L. Lawrence, LRAM, ARCM)
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Oswald Lawrence
who has been our
Musical Director since
1947, has given most distinguished service
to the Society.
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| Violins |
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Yvonne Bowness (Leader)
Elsie Bridge
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| Cello |
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Cecil Cook |
| Double Bass |
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Ernest Allen |
| Flute |
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David Garland |
| Oboe |
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Chris. Smith |
| Clarinet |
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Peter Davis |
| Trumpets |
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J. Henderson
Michael Chamberlain |
| Trombone |
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Peter Browse |
| Percussion |
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Sam Smith |
| Piano |
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Joan Hart |
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Joan Hart our Assistant Musical Director and Accompanist, whose great patience and help
is so invaluable to
the Society.
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Angela Newcombe
(Yum-Yum)
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| Officers of the Society |
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Chairman:
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Roland A. Evans, TD, BA |
Stage Manager: |
Len Gomm |
| Vice-Chairman: |
Peter W. Carpenter |
Musical Director:
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Oswald L. Lawrence, LRAM, ARCM
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| Treasurer: |
Philip Mould |
Asst. Musical Director: |
Joan Hart, ALCM |
| Secretary: |
Allen Goulsbra, AIB |
Accompanists: |
Joan Hart and Pauline Longland |
Wardrobe Mistress:
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Nellie Hart |
Auditors: |
Baker, Bros., Halford & Co. |
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Pauline Longland
Whose cheerful assistance at rehearsals is much appreciated.
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Committee:
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Margaret Coleman
Mary Painter
Janet Penn
Joan Vaughan
Graham Ward
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Nellie Hart
Our Wardrobe Mistress, who has rendered splendid service to the Society since 1947 and has never missed a Show.
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| Our Stage Assistants |
Wardrobe
Call Boy
Prompter
Make-up Artists
Costumes
Scenery |
Margaret Bland, Ena Carpenter,
Peggy Coles, Nancy Eady,
Dorothy Lawrence, Phyllis Smith,
Pam Stock, Jean Wilbur, Ivy Willis.
Elizabeth Evans.
Pat Catlin
Hylda Bugby, Keeley Rice.
W. A. Homburg Ltd., of Leeds.
James Fredricks Ltd., of Weston-super-Mare.
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Stage Staff
Properties
Electricians
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David Basson, Robert Bates, Peter Bradshaw, George Coleman, Peter Copperwheat, Tony Dale, David Evans, Dereck Hobden, Dereck Peck,
Tim Ruff, Bill Sinfield, Ken Smith, Brian Toby,
Derek Wicks, Greville Watson.
Grace Berrill, Len Berrill, Peggy Hobson,
Jeff Holloway, Gordon Pateman, Chris Ruff.
Arthur Holloman, Alan Lickerish, Stuart Mitchell, Roger Norman, Douglas Pateman, Peter Sturgess.
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Joan Vaughan
(Pitti-Sing)
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Margaret Coleman
(Katisha)
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Philip Maddams
(The Mikado of Japan)
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Peter Carpenter
(Pish-Tush)
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| Dramatis Personae |
| The Mikado of Japan |
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Philip Maddams |
| Nanki-Poo (his son, disguised as a wandering minstrel, and in love with Yum-Yum) |
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Keith Howard |
| Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner of Titipu) |
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Graham Ward |
| Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else) |
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John Jones |
| Pish-Tush (a Noble Lord) |
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Peter Carpenter |
| Yum-Yum ) Three Sisters, |
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Angela Newcombe |
| Pitti-Sing )- Wards of |
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Joan Vaughan |
| Peep-Bo ) Ko-Ko. |
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Judy Tomlinson |
| Katisha (an Elderly Lady, in love with Nanki-Poo |
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Margaret Coleman |
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| Chorus of School-girls, Nobles, Guards and Coolies |
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| Scenes |
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ACT I
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Court-yard of Ko-Ko's Official Residence
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ACT II
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Ko-Ko's Garden
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Programme Sellers
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(Arrangements by Margaret Clark)
Christine Carter, Gwen Hardwick, Janet Penn, Muriel Prout, Kay Rawlins, Rene Welsford, Mary Wills.
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Stewards
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(under the direction of George Mitchell)
Harold Binder, Ben Catlin, Adrian House, Harold Ingram, Cliff Jeffries, Ian Lawrence, Bernard Palmer, Gordon Percival, Don Perkins, Spencer Redden, Ted Strickland, Karl Zaremba.
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| Musical Numbers |
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ACT I
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CHORUS OF MEN |
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"If you want to know who we are" |
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SONG AND CHORUS (Nanki-Poo) |
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"A wand'ring minstrel I" |
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SONG (Pish-Tush and Chorus) |
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"Our great Mikado, virtuous man" |
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SONG (Pooh-Bah, with Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush) |
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"Young man, despair, likewise go to" |
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RECITATIVE (Nanki-Poo and Pooh-Bah) |
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"And have I journey'd for a month" |
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CHORUS WITH SOLO (Ko-Ko) |
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"Behold the Lord High Executioner" |
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CHORUS OF GIRLS |
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"Comes a train of little ladies" |
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TRIO (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, and Pitti-Sing, with |
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Chorus of Girls)
"Three little maids from school" |
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QUARTET (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing and |
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Pooh-Bah, with Chorus of Girls)
"So please you, sir, we much regret" |
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DUET (Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo) |
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"Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted" |
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TRIO (Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Pish-Tush) |
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"I am so proud" |
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FINALE, ACT I |
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"With aspect stern and gloomy stride" |
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ACT II
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SOLO (Pitti-Sing and Chorus of Girls) |
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"Braid the raven hair" |
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SONG (Yum-Yum) |
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"The sun, whose rays are all ablaze" |
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MADRIGAL (Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Poo |
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and Pish-Tush)
"Brightly dawns our wedding day" |
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TRIO (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko) |
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"Mi-ya-sa-ma, mi-ya-sa-ma" |
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ENTRANCE OF MIKADO AND KATISHA |
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"Behold the Lord High Executioner" |
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SONG (Mikado and Chorus) |
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"A more humane Mikado never did in
Japan exist" |
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TRIO AND CHORUS (Pitti-Sing, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, |
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and Chorus)
"The criminal cried as he dropped him down" |
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GLEE (Pitti-Sing, Katisha, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, and |
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Mikado)
"See how the Fates their gifts allot" |
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DUET (Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko, with Yum-Yum, |
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Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah)
"The flowers that bloom in the spring" |
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RECITATIVE AND SONG (Katisha) |
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"Alone, and yet alive" |
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SONG (Ko-Ko) |
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"On a tree by a river, a little Tom-tit sang,
willow, tit-willow" |
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DUET (Katisha and Ko-Ko) |
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"There is beauty in the bellow of the blast" |
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FINALE, ACT II |
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"For he's gone and married Yum-Yum" |
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Chorus
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Ladies' Chorus
Margaret Ambury, Bridget Anderson, Pat Bird, Mary Boyfield, Catherine Carpenter, Barbara Carter, Sally Croydon-Fowler, Honey Edwards, Pam Fulcher, Bettina Goulsbra, Elaine Hackney, Connie Holt, Jackie Holton, Jeannette King, Jackie Line, Christine Norman, Mary Painter, Mary Quartermain, Pauline Wildman.
Gentlemen's Chorus
Robin Allen, Malcolm Chambers, Mark Coleman, John Curson, Clive Durrant, Brian Hart, David Hart, Paul Longland,
Barry McIlroy, Bob Minney, Phil Smith, John Stringer, Keith Vaughan, Les Ward. |
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| Acknowledgments |
| The Committee and members of the Society wish to offer their very sincere thanks to the following, whose assistance and co-operation have made this production possible:- |
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The President and Vice-Presidents for their continued interest and support.
Messrs. Jaffa and Knighton, and the Ritz Staff for their support.
The Northamptonshire Education Committee (Mr. G. E. Churchill, MA, Chief Education Officer), and Mr. John Northwood, Principal of the Rushden Evening Institute, who have given every help in the arrangement of rehearsals.
Miss Leach, Headmistress of Rushden Girls' Comprehensive School, and Mr. Mason, Caretaker.
Mr. H. W. Catlin, Headmaster of Rushden Boys' Comprehensive School, and Mr. Peasnell, Caretaker.
Mr. D. Clarke, Headmaster of Alfred Street School, and Mr. Dunkley, Caretaker.
All those who have allowed us to display advertising material.
The Rushden Co-operative Society for the use of their premises for Property making.
The Stewards and Programme Sellers.
The Nursing Sisters and St. John Ambulance for attendance at the Theatre.
The Stage Staff and all others who have worked behind the Scenes, who have all contributed so much to the success of this Production.
The local traders who have taken advertising space or donated pages in this Programme.
Frank Eady Press Ltd. for their great assistance in producing this Programme.
Mr V. Childs for all his care with the photographs.
To all who have assisted the Society in presenting THE MIKADO, whether or not mentioned in this Programme, we would like to say a SPECIAL THANK YOU. |
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