Word: buttercup
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most consistent performances are William Falk's as Josephine's father, Captain Corcoran, and Patty Woo's as Buttercup. Both seem to know instinctively that they have to keep a lot of activity on stage, and their duet, "Things Are Seldom What They Seem," was the best number of the evening. Weary may sing better, but Falk and Woo tiptoe, mug and enliven their business the way the whole cast might have...
...Pinafore. Dear little Buttercup and all will be performed by the B.U. Savoyards in the B.U. Theater, 264 Huntington Ave. in Boston, May 12-15 at 8 p.m., and May 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets $3.00, $3.50; $2.50 for students and senior citizens...
RANUNCULUS or BUTTERCUP (entire plant): stomach irritation, diarrhea and, in large quantities, convulsions...
Reader, beware of this deceptive girl, mouthing her piety about "the secret of seeing" being "the pearl of great price," modestly insisting, "I am no scientist. I explore the neighborhood." Here is no gentle romantic twirling a buttercup, no graceful inscriber of 365 inspirational prose poems. As she guides the attention to a muskrat, to a monarch butterfly, a heron or a coot, Miss Dillard is stalking the reader as surely as any predator stalks its game...
Despite a good voice, Eden Murray's real ability lies less in singing than in acting. She plays Buttercup with a (stuffed) belly-slapping assurance which is realized by her confidence and maturity as an actress. Since Buttercup is the glue that joins together the outlandish plot of Pinafore any successful production must rely heavily on the actress playing the part. Eden Murray's Buttercup is a major portion of this Pinafore's success...