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September 20, 2007
As reported on yesterday's Morning Edition on NPR
yesterday was International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Those of us here at the Biblio had a really good time with it amongst ourselves and so we have decided to carry the fun for a few more days and let it color our Circ de Cinema pick of the week.
Pirates of Penzance is the wonderful Gilbert and Sullivan opera. When indentured to pirates Frederic falls in love with Mabel, the daughter of a major general hilarity ensues. This is the only Gilbert and Sullivan opera to debut in New York and the one that brought us the classic "I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major General".
This version is from the wonderful run at the Central Park Delacorte Theater in the 1980's that featured Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, and Rex Smith. So while production values are a tad rough, the energy of the piece carries the day.
So git out yer eyepatch Matey, and pour yerself a grog. Arrrggghhh it's movie time!
Happy Weekend!
Posted by JenniferD at September 20, 2007 01:16 PM