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GAIET Y THEATRE

Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society present

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MIKADO

M onday 14th, Friday 18th, Sat. (M at.) 19th, T uesday 22nd, T hursday, 24th

PATIENCE T uesday 15th, T h u rsd a y 17th, M o n d a y 21st, Sat. (Mat. & Eve.) 26th

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R athm ines and R athgar Musical Society

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M O N D A Y , 14th N o v em b er

S A T U R D A Y (M at.) 19th N o v em b er

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F R ID A Y , 18th N ovem ber

T U E S D A Y , 22nd N ov em b er

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T H U R S D A Y , 24th N ov em b er

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T U E S D A Y , 15th N ovem ber

M O N D A Y , 21st N ovem ber

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T H U R S D A Y , 17th N ovem ber

S A T U R D A Y (M at. & Eve.) 26th N o v .

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W E D N E S D A Y , 16th N o v em b e r

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F R ID A Y , 25th N o v em b e r

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Musical D irecto r : T E R R Y

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A ssistan t to the P ro d u c e r : D O LORES D E L A H U N T Y

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Settings designed by JAM ES M A H O N and executed by B R IA N COLLINS

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THE

MIKADO

The M ik a d o (T h e M ik a d o of Ja p an ) ......................................... R O D E R I C K T I E R N E Y N a n k i- P o o h (H is Son) .................................................................................... J O S E P H L A N E Ko-Ko (L ord H ig h E x e c u tio n e r o f T i t i p u ) .......................

ALFRED BRANAGAN

P o o h Bah (L o rd H ig h E v e r y th in g else) ........................................ E D M U N D B A R R Y P ish T u s h (A N o b le L o rd ) ................................................................ G E O R G E P H IL L IP S Yum Yum P itti Sing P e e p Bo

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A NN E COSGROVE ' C A T H E R I N E O ’C O N N O R I F IO N N U A L A H O U G H {

(T h re e sisters, w a rd s of Ko-Ko)

K atish a (an elderly lady) ................................................................ H E A T H E R H E W S O N C h o ru s o f School-girls, N obles, G uards a n d Coolies— M isses L. O v eren d , M. Cox, J. W alshe, E. Doyle, S. Sweeney. N. F earo n , E. H a r r o ld , E. S tav e’ey, M. M cH u g h , D. Brow n, E. Boylan, D. S h erid an , R. F in a n , C, McAuliffe, A. M cBrien, D. O ’Callaghan, M . W alshe, P. B arro r. Messrs. P. W alshe, T . O 'D w y e r, J. Dillo n, P. Leamy, F. G ra h am . T . C. Sm yth, N. Byrne, D. A n d e rs o n , T. Sweeny, B. Woods, P. Russell, D. M a tth e w s , P. Flynn, C. M alone, N . Magee, J. F itz p a tric k , R. Dooney.

A C T . I —C o u r ty a r d of K o -K o ’s Official residence.

A C T II— K o -K o ’s G ard en .

T he M ik a d o , first p ro d u c e d in M arch, 1885, cam e a f te r a period of stra in b e tw ee n Gilbert a n d Sullivan. T h e c o m p o ser was fretful o v e r G ilb ert's fan c'fu l plots, a n d the c o lla b o ratio n seem ed to b e b ro k e n . T h e n G ilbert, alw ays sensitiv e to w h ^ t was in th e a r, w a s inspired by a Jap an ese ex h ib itio n a t K n ig h tsb rid g e a n d a w av e of in te re st in Japanese a r t to plan T h e M ik a d o . It w as th e ir g re atest su ccess an d b ro u g h t t h e m w o rld -w id e fame. Sullivan is at his h ap p iest in th e m usical ta c t a n d d elicacy th a t so fte n s d o w n th e a sp e rities o f G ilbert, r e m o v .n g offence from t h e su p p o sed fate of N a n k i- P o o h a n d th e t o u c h of fe ro sity which ap p ears in K atis h a an d even in th e c h a r m in g toilette o f Y um -Y um .

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L ieut, th e D u k e of D u n s ta b le ]

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( FRANK DUNNE

R e g in a ld B u n t h o r n e (th e fleshly poet) ............................................. V I C T O R L E E S O N A r c h ib a ld G r o s v e n o r (an idyllic p o et) .................................... P A D R A I G O ’R O U R K E The The The The

L ad y L ad y L ad y L ad y

A n g ela 1 S a p h ir j E lla ( Jane )

(R a p t u ro u s M aid en s)

f LUCY M acCA R TH Y I P A T R IC IA H O U G H 1 MARY BRENNAN \ H EA TH ER HEW SON

P a tie n c e (A d a iry m aid ) ................................................................ M A R Y O ’C A L L A G H A N M r . B u n t h o r n e ’s S olicitor ...................................................... G E O R G E W A L L - M O R R I S C h o r u s o f R a p tu r o u s M a id en s a n d Officers o f Dragoon G uards — M isses D. O ’H a g a n , E. O 'R eilly, E. Mulvey, E. Boylan. D. Sh erid an , S. Sw eeney, M. M c H u g h , L. O v e ren d , E. H a rro ld . M. Donnelly, M. W alshe, C. Geary, M. Keegan, A. M cBrien, M . Flood, P. Barror. B. C ooney. Messrs. J. M aguire, J. Dillon, T. C. Sm yth, J. F itz p a tr ic k , N . Magee, F. T ay lo r, D. Deasy, P. W alsh e, B. S y n n o tt. P. Law lo r, N. Byrne, T. Sw eeny, D. A n d e r ­ son, D. B ow d en , T. Byrne, A. Flem ing, P. C am pbell.

A C T I— E x te rio r of C a stle B u n t h o rn e .

A C T II— A Glade.

P atien ce, G ilb e r t’s sa tire on th e a esth e tic m o v e m e n t, was first p r o d u c e d a t th e O p era C o m iq u e in A p ril, 1881. L a te r in th e y e a r it moved to th e new th e a tr e w ith w h ic h th e p a r t­ n e rsh ip of G ilb e rt a n d Sullivan is asso ciated . T h a t G ilb e r t h a d a h ealth y b u t q u i te philistine dislik e of “ th e p r e p o s te r o u s school ” of O sca r W ild e is c ertain , b u t h :s satire w a s far from d isp o sin g o f t h e aesthete. I n effect, G ilb ert a n d Sullivan ad v ertised W ild e a n d W ild e a d v e r ­ tised G ilb e rt a n d Sullivan. W ild e was d elig h ted a n d d id ev ery th in g possible to foster th e asso c iatio n w h ic h t h e p u b lic at o n ce m ad e b e tw ee n h im self an d G ilb e r t’s B u n th o r n e . H is fa m o u s t o u r in A m e ric a was m a d e possible by the p u b lic ity w h 'c h t h e o p era gave h im . I t was an a d v e r tis e m e n t for th e a e s th e tic school, b u t it w a s d e sig n ed also as an a d v e r tis e m e n t for t h e o p e ra w h ic h rid icu led it.

PRINCESS

IDA

K in g H ild e b r a n d ......................................................................................... E D M U N D B A R R Y H ila rio n (his so n ) .............................................................................................. J O H N C O M Y N C y ril 1 ( H ila r io n ’s frie n d s) f JO SEPH LANE F lo r ia n / \ FRED GRAHAM K in g G a m a ....................................................................................................... C E C IL B A R R O R A rac ) G u ro n \ S c y n th iu s J

(his sons)

f ROGER EGLESTON M A U R I C E O ’S U L L IV A N ( FRED TAYLOR {

P rin c e s s Id a ( G a m a ’s d a u g h te r ) ......................................................... L O U IS E S T U D L E Y L ad y Blanche (P ro fe sso r of A b s tr a c t S cience)

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L ad y P sy ch e (P ro fe s s o r of H u m a n itie s ) .................................... E L IZ A B E T H S M IT H M e lis s a (Lady B la n c h e ’s d a u g h te r) .......................................... M A R Y O ’C A L L A G H A N S ach arissa ) f D O D O O ’H A G A N C h lo e )■ (G irl g ra d u a te s ) { CLO D AG H GEARY Ada j ' ( C L A I R E D O W L IN G S o ld ie rs, C ourtiers, Girl G raduates, D aughters o f th e P lough, etc. — Misses E . O’Reilly, E. M ulvey, B. D o ra n , K. A h e rn , D. B ro w n , M. M cC an n , E. Staveley, F. H o u g h , F. Viani, K. Furlong. B. C o o n ey, J. M u rn a g h a n , D. O ’Callaghan, M . H a m ilto n , M. M cH u g h , E. Boylan. M essrs. P . Lawlor, N. Magee, P . R ussell, T. O ’Dw yer, J. Dillon. P. Leamy, J. M aguire, C. M alo n e, T. Sw eeny, D. B ow d en , N . B yrne, P. F ly n n , D. A n d e rso n , D. M atth ews.

A C T I— P av ilio n in K in g H ild e b ra n d ’s P alace.

A C T S II & III— C o u r ty a rd o f C a stle A d a m a n t.

Princess Ida ta k e s over th e s to ry of T e n n y s o n 's m ock -m ed iev al ro m a n c e . T h e Princess.

In t h e fo rty y ea r s t h a t had p assed th e n o tio n of t h e e m a n c ip a t:on th r o u g h e d u ca tio n had c o m e t o th e fore, an d th e r e w as a p erfect s u b je ct fo r G ilb e r t’s satire in th e d e d ic a te d P r in ­ cess a n d h er college for w o m e n — all m en k e p t o u t on pain of d eath. B e h in d b o t h was S h a k e ­ s p e a r e ’s Love’s L a b o u r 's Lost, in which th e y o u n g m e n b a r them selv es in to k eep th e girls o u t, a n d G ilb ert insisted on w ritin g th e piece in b la n k verse. Sullivan was v e ry ill on the first n ig h t in 1884 an d k e p t him self going w ith in je c tio n s o f m o rp h ia , b u t h e c o n d u cte d b rillian tly a n d t h e o p era r a n for n ine m o n th s .

Costumes fo r T he M ik a d o and Patience by CINCS o f Dame St., Dublin.

Costumes fo r Princess Ida by CHARLES FOX, H ig h H olborn, London.

Miss S tudley's hair by M A R T IN A o f Blackrock.

Luncheon in Princess Ida by KE LV IN A TO R REFRIGERATOR LTD. The Society g ra te fu lly acknowledges assistance received fro m M IN E R A L WATER DISTRIBUTORS LTD., D ublin.

FOR R A TH M IN E S A N D R A TH CA R M U S IC A L SOCIETY Stage D irector .......................................................................................... SEAMUS O’N E ILL ( A N N K IN G Assistant Stage D irectors ........................................................ | EILIS M U L L A N ( HARRY SHERIDAN Chorus fo r The M ikad o and Princess Ida tra ine d by ................ EILEEN KNOWLES Chorus fo r Patience tra ine d by .......................................................... B IL L RICHARDS Hon. Secretary .......................................................................................... CLEM P. R YAN Hon. Treasurer ............................................................................. THOMAS M URTAGH W a rd rob e M aster ..................................................................................... FRED TAYLO R W ard rob e Mistress ................................................................................ M A R Y M cC A N N FOR GAIETY- THEATRE Stage D irector ............................................................................................ J IM M Y POTTER Stage M anager ............................................................................................... PAD DY JONES C h ie f E lectrician ............................................................................................ SEAN BURKE B a rs o p e n o n all f l o o r s , b e f o r e , a n d a f t e r t h e s h o w a n d d u r i n g t h e i n t e r v a l s .

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