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64 WIL .M ETTE LIFE March 8, 1929 TEllS OF OPERA TO BE GIVEN AT HIGH SCHOOL J. Williams Macy Writes Some Recollections of "Pinafore" I Children Have Old-Fashioned Pf!;rty L-----------------------------------------100 Classified Advertisements (Continued from P4lre 63) FOR SALE-HSEHLD, GOODS BARGAIN, 1 FULL SIZED ~RA.SS bed & sprgs., $20; 1 ma~og . h':. 1m. table $15 · 1 mahog. rockmg cha1r, $5. Tel. Winn: 2192. 100LTN24-ltc BRASS BED, BOX SPRING A N D hair mattress. $25. Excellent cond. 794 Greenwood Ave. Ph. Glencoe 1245. 100L2l-1 tp ICE BOX. BARGAIN. GOOD CONDItion. Porcelain lined. 150 lb. capacity. Call Glencoe 1339. 100LTN24-ltc FOR SALE-M A H 0 G ANY DINING room suite. Ph. Wilmette 3858. JOOL24-ltc FOR SALE - HOUSEHOLD fl.OODS. owner leaYing town. 103 Lak e A\"., \Vilmette. 100L24-ltc FOR SALE- LARG·E LEONARD ('LEANable elec. rt'frigerator. Very rens. 1111 Sher. Rd. Ph. Wil. 2119. 100LT~24-lt c FOR SALE - LARGE UPHOLSTERED chair and a Tt'a Cart. ·wilmette 4418. 100L24-ltp BABY'S IVORY CRIB. Gl encoe 1357. BABY SC"ALE. 100LTN24-ltc · (By J. Williams Macy) The announcement that · the New Trier High school on :March 15 and ](, is to do Gilbert and Sullivan's famous old "Pinafore," awakens a long string of memories. \Vhen the high sc hool orchestra swings into the overt ure there will he one Gilbert and SulliYan ·fan not far from the frontmost row-and that will be I. M'" first recollection of "Pinafore" goes. awaY hack-never mind how m<mY Yea~s-to the time when I wa!four- or five Years old. Two of us, mv brother Gerry and I. perched on father·~ fat knees. He is puffing at a . long. black cigar, and between puffs"-and then. in comes Little Butter·· cup, and she sings-'I'm called Little Buttercup. dear Little Buttercup, though I could never tell why' "-and Mr. and Mrs. I ame·., Fletcher and their son, H.obert, entertained at an o on. through the whok opera, from opening chorus to finale, while we old-fashioned party. at their home, 910 Oakwood avenue. Saturday evening, watched. wide-eyed, the one-man per- ~4 arch 2. The young people of 8-A grade, Stolp school, appeared in oldtormance. fashioned costumes. Old-fashioned games were played. and old - fashioned For father had just completed three rcirC'shments were served. hundred nights of unbroken run a:'; Dick-~eade~;e in <_:me of the _first seric:; 1 going as strong as ever, it is especially those who have seen it know it of "Pmafure' renvals. My l~ther sev-~ intcre~ting to read in Mr. Goldberg's alread\', and for those who have noteral years befor~ had heen m. one o.~ ho 1)k that it came within a narrow I can 't think of robbing them of this !he fir. t. compantes to play "P1nafore margin-within twenty-four hours, in wonderful experience; to sit through m Amenca. fact-of being sent to th e storehouse, · their first "Pinafore" and know the I say, .~one of the first" advisedly, a failure! joy of anticipation and surprise as incias it ~Yottld realh he difficult at t hi" dent follows incident until, at the final date to sa.r which rirccisel.~· wa s the Again to qu ltt .\1 r. Goldberg-," 'Pinafore ' at fir st , \\'<IS cJecidch· not a SUC- curtain. \Ye find the lovers-but there, yery first American production. For cess: Shortlv after its 0 j)ening it ran I've almost let the cat out of the bag, "Pi;1afore" opened in London ~fay 25, in.to the doldrums of a hot spell in and I'm sure you'd never have 187R. and when Mr. Gilbert and Mr. London. and the Comedy Opera com- guessed! SulliYan came OYer to America they · f ·1 1 pany was again . iace to ace: \\'tt 1 t 1e found pirated productions of "Pina- end. One Friday the artists were fore" already running in six different reallv unaware v.-hether the next night Announce New Schedule theaters in New York City itself. and vo..:·ts ·to be the last or not. Eventually for Basketball Players countless other productions across the the directors agreed to accept the proSchedules of games for the second country. The copyright law. in 1ho3e posals of the company-including !he round of the Men's Basketball league days. gaye no protection to fmcign choristers, who were on ly gett 111 g as announced by the Wilmette Playcompositions, and a legal struggle last- thirty shillings a week--which was to ground and Recreation board follows: ing for years netted the authors almost make a reduction of a third 011 their Gamt's will be played at Howard and nothing. salaries. This was accepted and, sin- Stolp gymnasiums. Teams whose opponents are not ready Begins in 1879 gularly enough, the business immeto play 10 minutes after game time may It was not until December 1. 1879, diatelv improved. The usual explana- f'all a forfeit. that the "authorif:ecl version" of "Pina- tion of the altered fortune. is that March 11, 7- Howard-I. 0. 0. F. Ys. fore" was opened hy Messrs. (~Iibert and Sulliyan, then conductor of the Prom·· Statt> Bank; 8-Howard-Methodist Ys. Sulli,·an at the Fifth :\venue theati.·r, e n~de concerts at Covent Garden thea- K. of C. II; 9- Howard-Wilmette Shoe vs. English Lutheran. · \"ew York Citv. fh that time, as ter, plac-.:d on his program a brilliant Store March 13, 7-Howard-Presbyterian 1 Laac Goldberg says -in his recently arrangement of rinafore select ion s. vs. State Bank; 8-Howa,.d-Presbyterian published "Gilbert and ,;ulli,·an." the The first eyening, the selections had to II vs. Methodist; 9-Howard-English Lut:1eran vs. St. Joseph; 7-Stolp-The opera was "new to the public in on ly he repeated thrice. :\.t once the crow(l Printing Studi.o vs. K. of C. I; 8-Stolpa technical sense." For. · continues ?\fr. began pouring into the Opera Comiqne Wilmette Shoe Store V!'l. Terminal A. C'.; Goldberg. "America. in sober truth. to sec what the opera itself wa . likr. 9-Stolp-1. 0. 0. F. vs. K. of C. II. March 15, 7-Howard-Methodist VR . . had gone Pinafore-crazy. There were and it was saved from the threat of of C. I ; 8-Howard-Presbyterian I perforlllances by children's troupes, ignominious wreck for two 'y ears of K. v~. English Lutheran ; !' ·Howard-Preschurch choirs. hy colored crews, p;-.: o- glorious sailing." bytC>rian II vs. Wilmette Shoe Store ; dies such as ·J-1 is ~f ud Scow Pina7- Stolp- The Printing Studio vs. State 'Evokes "Bright Saying" Bt1nk; 8-Stolp-St. Joseph vs. K. of C. fore'-nH'n playl'd women's parts anrl II ; 9-Stolp-Tenninal A. C. vs.. l. 0. women men's: the catch phrase~ of In my own family, one of our bc:;t 0. F. th~ libretto quickly hecanrl' a public stories of "bright sayings of th e chit. March · 18, 7- Howard-English Luthnuisance. and the mere word '::\ever!' clrcn," relates to "Pinafore." !\L.v eran vs. State Bank ; 8-Howard_;PresautomaticallY drew forth the stereo· mother, also a professional singer. wa..; byte rian I vs. K. of C. II; 9-Howardtyped lines ·that found their welcome in the habit of singing the babies to Wilmette Shoe Store vs. K. of C. I ; 7Stolp- The Printing Studio vs. Methodist; release in 'IIardh· ever~· 'l'ht.· tun~s sleep-yes. they really did rock and 8-Stolp-Presbyterian II vs. I. 0. 0. F. ; of Pinafore were . ground nut by regi- sing u. to sleep in those pre-historic fl-Sto l!}-St. Joseph vs. Terminals. :March 20, 7-Howard-Wilmette Shoe ment upon reg-iment of harrl'l urgans dark ages~ She inYariably sang the Stot·e Ys. Methodist ; 8-Howard-State which. like the public itself. seemed Admiral's so ng, "\\' hc.n I wa..; a Lad Bani\: \'S. K. of C. II; 9-Howard-Presincapable of playing- anything else. Served a Term." (Try it, very byterian I vs. Ter'llinals; 7-StolpEven Sullivan 's friends. immunized as pianissimo and in slo\\' tempo. on your Th l' Printing Studio vs. English Luththey supposecl ly were against t11L· in- own hab\'-it's unscientific but ·abso- C' J:a n ; 8-Stolp-K. of C. I vs. I. 0. 0. F. ; Stolp-Pr sbyterian II vs. St. Joseph. fection, could not escapt.· it. Om· ~lm lut elY sure to ~·ork !) \Vh en mv little !.1 - 'March 22, 7- Howard-English Luthday morning, while Frederic Clay. the siste~ was ahout three. mother went e ra 11 YS. K. of C. II ; 8-Howard-Methocomposer. wa s at church in Xcw York out onl' evening, leaving a new Ger- dist ,·s. I. 0. 0. F.; 9-Howard-Terminal C. vs. State Bank; 7-Stolp-The with hi s friend. Sam Barlow. the min- man nursemaid in charge. Having A. Printing Studio vs. Wilmette Shoe Store; i . ter ended his sermon with the phrase, heard the Admiral's lullaln·, the nurse 8-Stolp-K. of C. I vs. St. Joseph; 9'For he himself hath said it.' \\' here· conscientiously reproclucect'it to the be st Stolp-Presby terian II vs. Presbyterian l. upon Barlow added in a whisper, 'And of her limited ability. in a shri ll, it' greatly to hi s credit. ' at th e same raucous treble. She had gotten about l\fr. and Urs. 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