![]() ![]() As I recall, he also participated in Gondoliers, while he was working on his MFA. I also am in touch with Jack (John) Hutchinson – “Hutch,” He is also doing well, and lives in Albuquerque. My address is: did you know Mary Collier? She died, while living on the Isle of Wight, in April of 2011. If you would like his e-mail let me know, and I will send it to you that way. ![]() He is doing great, and living happily with his partner in a brownstone house he restored in Cambridge, Mass. Bob and I are fast friends, and in fairly frequent communication. I had planned on coming to see Gondoliers, but at the last minute, was unable to – much to my regret. At least that’s what it looks like – the cream, I mean.or is that skim milk? And I don’t even like coffee! But, Gentle Readers, “You’re the cream in my coffee.” And now I find that you might be just skim milk. Generally.Įxcuse me while I go put some cream in my coffee. Well, “All generalizations are false, including this one.” So if things aren’t always what they seem to be is considered, generally, to be true, it is therefore not true, which because it is a generalization, makes it false. To all of you, my Gentle Readers, I might seem to be, generally, a happy and contented person. (Which an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of.) ![]() I am looking forward to the day I see our sons doing the same to their children! It is bound to happen. Admittedly, that habit could be rather obnoxious – which is the way I felt when my mom did it to me. I can picture them rolling their eyes even now. As my children will tell you, I have carried on the rich (or annoying, depending on your perspective) tradition of quoting the odd lines of poetry and/or lyrics that seem appropriate for whatever situation in which we might find ourselves. They had been quoted to her by her mother (“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.”). I remember calling my mother (“A mother’s love endures through all.”) and asking her if she had any idea where those lines came from. Pinafore.” I had the pleasure of being cast as “Buttercup.” While I knew the basic plot of Pinafore, I was not completely familiar with all the music, so it was a delightful surprise when upon first reading the libretto I saw that the duet, quoted above, begins with those lines that I grew up hearing quoted countless times. The following year we put on the much more well-known “H.M.S. Read the Wikipedia synopsis of the operetta here. You just have to live long enough.”) in love with a “Swinburne-esque” (“We thank with brief thanksgiving whatever gods may be.”) fop, given to loudly reciting his own poetry. I played the female comic lead, “Lady Jane.” I had a blast playing a pretentious older woman (“Getting older is no problem. Our first year, we put on a production of “Patience.” Patience is not as well-known as many of the G&S operettas, but it is a gem. In addition to being a scholar in Renaissance music, (“If music be the food of love, sing on!”) he was also known as a G&S expert. Hill, and he was (and still is) one of the most knowledgeable people I’ve ever known. ![]() The director was one of the music professors, Robert B. When I was in college (“A many years ago, when I was young and charming…”) I had the privilege of being a founding member of The Gilbert and Sullivan Society at The University of Connecticut, during my sophomore year. (You can hear the entire song by clicking on this link.) Pinafore ” they are sung by “Buttercup” and “Captain Corcoran.” Here are some of the beginning verses: I didn’t know who wrote it, or where it was from – she might have made them up for all I knew. I later learned the origin of the poem – they are from the first verse of the lyrics to a wonderful duet in Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta, “H.M.S. My mother had quoted a similar line from as far back as I can remember. Immediately, upon reading Sidey’s Weekend Theme, a poem leapt to my mind. ![]()
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