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Cartoons at the Newton Free Library(How to get there - 330 Homer Street, Newton Centre, MA On Sunday, February 1 at 2:00 PM, at the Newton Free Library, Newton, MA. We enjoyed this charming program a few years ago, hosted by MIT, and look forward to seeing it again in Newton. We’ll be seeing a group of G&S-inspired-or-related animated cartoons provided by NEGASS’s Don Smith. The program includes: A one-hour version of RUDDIGORE featuring the voices of old D'Oyly Carte regulars such as Donald Adams, Kenneth Sandford, John Reed and Peggy Ann Jones. Two short pieces based on patter songs: "Modern Major-General" from PIRATES and "When I Went to the Bar" from IOLANTHE, both in the voice of John Reed. "Gentlemen of Titipu" - a very free, modern and “hip” short adaptation of MIKADO, whose sole redeeming quality (according to Don) is that Anna Russell provides the voice of Katisha. "Gilbert and Sullivan - the Very Models" - a short “clay-mation” story of the partnership, which lasts about 15 minutes and features music from all of the operas. Can you imagine a pleasanter way to spend 2 hours on a cold winter afternoon?
DECEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY: You didn’t miss it - it was snowed out. But there were quite a few last-minute requests from folks who wanted to attend - so we’ll try again next year.
MARCH 21: LMLO SORCERER We’ll want to start casting early, in spite of the Last-Minute quality of the program, so that cast members can be prepared for tricky ensembles. Send Program Chair Dave Leigh your top three choices at preeta3@yahoo.com, or phone him at (781) 894-3009, by his deadline of March 1, and he will do his best to satisfy you all. The cast list will appear in the next Bray. (Roles - see below.)
Oh joyous boon! Oh mad delight! - Which role shall We request?!
MAY: Date and topic still are unofficial, but in order to fit both a Bray and a meeting in between the LMLO meeting in March and the Elections/Fantasy meeting in June, May 16 is really the only day. Does anyone have anything Savoyard they’re longing to do that month? Tell Us, Tell Us All About It!
Tentative Meeting Schedule, 2003-2004
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome We New Members Ned & Martha Dahl of Peterborough, John P. Rattigan, Jr. of Newton, and Todd E. Grady of Andover Ned & Martha were given their membership by Jane S. Young, their NEGASS neighbor. (Membership Chair Janice thinks she heard her say that Ned had sung with the Tanglewood Chorus.) John writes that he's Enthusiastic Audience. No news from Todd - Tell Us, Tell Us All About It! Hearty Greeting Offer We! —mlc
POST-CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Canadian member Wilfrid M. de Freitas, a specialist in antiquarian and out-of-print books, writes: “We've just today updated the Gilbert & Sullivan section of our website - www.defreitasbooks.com - with over 700 new items: books, programmes, ephemera, photos, postcards; lots of new stuff, with prices to suit every pocket - from $2 to $2000!” What
a great opportunity to spend all those gift check you got for Christmas,
and purchase what you really had hoped to receive for Christmas! If you
prefer to receive a print catalog, write to: &&& G&S NOTE CARDS 49-North Productions has sent NEGASS a sample box of Tyson Vick’s original G&S note cards. We’ll bring them to the next meeting, with order information. - mlc &&& Looking for the reviews in this issue? Visit our new review page.
IN-PROGRESS PDF BRAY ARCHIVE We've been posting PDF versions of recent Brays on the web. What does this mean? It means that if you have a (free and easily accessible) copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can print out a copy of the issue you want, looking pretty much the same as the copy you received in the mail - in case you lost your old copy, or want to give a copy to someone else. Ultimately, We hope to create a more nearly complete archive of old Brays in PDF format. NEW! INDEX TO RECENT ON-LINE BRAYS There are no links yet to the out-of-date calendar pages - but the articles are now available. Enjoy! - mlc Note: Very old issues of The Trumpet Bray are still available in The G & S Archives. ABOUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRUMPET BRAY:All contributions are welcome, of course - but, strictly speaking, only activities and articles relating to G&S ought to be published. (…although an occasional Yes We Know It's Not slips by when the subject relates to a promising activity presented by long-standing and active member of NEGASS.)
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