Word: melodiesâ
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Dates: during 1926-1926
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...sacrilege to speak of this as a Gilbert, Sullivan and Ames operetta. The Faithful who have attended all the Savoyard productions since the beginning, relate that always the chorus and principals behaved with a stolid propriety that left vivacity entirely to the impish lines and nimble melodies???until Winthrop Ames took hold. He stages Gilbert and Sullivan in the spirit of its verses and music. His characters skip, bounce, flit, dance. They put the show in motion, bring it to life. It is no longer the sly satire of Gilbert peeking through a tricky melody from behind grave actors...
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