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Mad Scientist Wannabe
I only have to say this: "With Catlike Tread" is probably one of the smarted "Dumb" jokes I've ever heard.
Of course, don't you know anything about ALCHEMY?!- Twin clones of Ivan the Great
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Aussie Tolkien freak
I think I'm getting interested in The Mikado.
The road goes ever on. -Tolkien
The Mikado is a great piece.
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Aussie Tolkien freak
And a very good example of Black Comedy.
I gave Iolanthe a good start-to-finish listening, from the 1960 Isidore Godfrey recording (John Reed as the Lord Chancelor). I find I always like their act I finales. I like those kinds of lengthy, elaborate uninterrupted musical sequences.
Interesting that Strephon and Mountararat were initially played by Richard Temple and Rutland Barrington, but when G&S-centric companies perform it, they have the Rutland Barrington dude sing Strephon and the Richard Temple dude sing Mountararat.
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A general Gilbert and Sullivan discussion thread.
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