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PIRATES AGAIN!
ORPHANS GENEROUSLY
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It is unreliably reported that an ether British ship was pirated in the waters of the Colony a day or (so ago, but, on the Firate Band uding that the ofeers, passen- gors, and crew were orphans, they wept bitterly, and released the ship with many apologies..
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"CLOTHES MAKE THE PIRATE:"
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"Full house" was the rulo yesterday at the Queen's Theatre, even the 7.15 performance being packed.
on
three of the operas previously pro- duced Mr. H. Piorcy, Mrs. Collett. and Mrs. Mathieson, hav ing left the Colony, while Mr. Collett, whose enthusiasm was SD- infectious, has also left. Of the old hands, Mrs. Bowes-Smith, who will be remembered for her fine performance of Phyllis in
Iolanthe," is taking the strenuous Leon Errol is the leader in this. part of Mabel, one of the most, not the most, difficult part in all of a Yankee tailor, türned pirate sparkling comedy and in the role the Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, is a splendid character in this To those of our readers who know and does it full justice. while Mr. Fantire the plot of "The Pirates Brock again plays the George Grown-ups who recall piratical pirate adventure. Tenzance, 12 which the Hong Kong Grossmith part of Major General resolutions of their boyhood days Philharmonic Society is presenting Stanley, one of Gilbert's typlenily will be pleasantly reminded of next month, the above remarks will humorous studies. Mr. Richards, them when they witness the buc- be perfectly intelligible for the plot is Frederick, the apprentice, of this opera partly rests on the newcomers will be found to uphold James Rennie, George Marion and Thecaneer crew of Tully Marshall, characteristic of this particular the high standard set by their pre-Walter Law and others who sup- band, that they always let a 'shindecessors. Mr. Keown; whose fine port Errol and Dorothy Gish in go which was manned by orphanburitone has been heard many times this rollicking comedy spreading
A few remarks on the plot will on the concert platform, taking the terror on the seas. not come amiss. Frederick, who part of the Pirate King, while Mrs. Sailors just leved to have the was apprenticed to a pirate, R. G. Walt is singing Ruth the bloodthirsty wretch stend of a pilot, by Ruth the Pirate Pirate Maid of all Work.
haul-up The alongside and sink their ship. Maid of alt Work,, whe thought Sergeant of Police must not be for: No more work. "that the two words were so much gotten and is most humourously but come
Nothing to do, aboard his boat and alike." is just twenty-one and on portrayed by Eng. Lieut. Bedellswatch him navigate. They used! attaining this age proposes to leave RN. Mr. Fleming wields the to laugh so much that many of The band and devote himself to baton and under, his supervision an the wise old salts lashed them-1 their extermination. He wishes to excellent chorus has been gathered selves to the mast for fear of roll Meave Ruth behind, but. the together. The Society's Orchestra ing off the deck.
Pirate King insists that he take has been augmented for this occa- He would divvy up
all the
her with him. However, on seetopsion by the "Ubique Orchestra, money he captured, but if there
the "Bevy of Beauteous Maidens" which has been trained by Mr.were any queens aboard that was!
find such a fine amateur orchestra,
In the natural course of events;
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he finds that Ruth has deceived him. S. Hand it is indeed a different story. In fact it's the and that Mabel is his true..love.
Fine achievement for the Colony to main story. The Pirate Band then enters, and cuplare the ladies, who are aff of twenty-five members. Booking the missus got word about what Idaughters of Major General Stanter, opens to-day (Monday), ather spouse was doing on the but on finding that the latter is an Anderson's, the prices being $3. $2. high seas. And he was a differ- orphan release them. at the same, and $1, soldiers and sailors, infant kind of a gent in the middle timé electing them "Members of uniform being admitted half price of the Atlantic than he was in the our band".
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Perderick, however, is stopped by Ruth and the King, who inform him, that as he is only five and a little bit over by birthdaya, having been born on February 29, he is still a member of the band, and he being A Slave to Duty" admits this and betrays the General.
Bring them along to see the pirates see for yourselves.
not from Bias Bay) and the policeman. What boy doesn't, at some time of his life, want to he one or the others.
WOMAN REMAINS WOMAN
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Nature has "de- finitely circumscribed her activitios,
Nature likewise provided that the aftermath of her exactions should be The Pirates enter and in their trifling. The heritage of centuries of encounter with the Police, defeat artificial modes of living has decreed the latter, but, when commanded otherwise... when women had no alter "In Queen Victoria's name", they native save "to grin and bear it." Not submit in their turn. The Generalso, to-day. By virtue of great strider, then orders them to be taken away medical science has done much not only the Bar. But on being informed by to alleviate, but to eliminate, much that Ruth that "They are all noblemen had hitherte to be suffered in silence. gone wrong" orders them "Resume their legislative duties" at the same time handing them hia daughters. The opera enda hap pily with the fair Ruth of summers 47, reclining on the manly breast of the Sergeant of Police.
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