Uncle Samuel

Uncle Samuel

"Uncle Samuel" is a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Arthur Law and music by George Grossmith. It was first produced at the Opera Comique on 3 May 1881 to 8 October 1881, as companion piece to "Patience". The piece also toured from December 1887 to June 1888 as a companion piece to "H.M.S. Pinafore".

A vocal score was published by Chappells in 1881 containing full libretto, dialogue and music, and a copy is in the British Library.

The fashion in the late Victorian era was to present long evenings in the theatre, and so producer Richard D'Oyly Carte preceded the savoy operas with curtain raisers. [Lee Bernard. [http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/classical/Swashbuckling-Savoy-curtainraiser-.4348391.jp "Swash-buckling Savoy curtain-raiser",] "Sheffield Telegraph", 1 August 2008]

ynopsis

Jack is Samuel Crow's nephew, whom he threw out of his house many years ago, and who (unbeknown to his uncle) has been brought up by the latter's friend Mr. Daw. Daw has just died, and has asked Crow to look after his frumpish daughter Marjorie. Crow lives with his niece Jenny, Jack's cousin with whom he is in love, but from whom he has concealed his true identity. Jack turns up incognito at his uncle's house on the Thames to hatch a plot to gain Crow's consent to the marriage. When Marjorie arrives, Jenny mistakes her for a flame of Jack's. Eventually Crow in a rage at Jenny's determination to marry this unknown man, decides to leave all his money, not to her but to his nephew Jack whom he thinks he has not seen for many years. He is mortified on learning who this young man really is.

Musical numbers

*No. 1 - Song - Crow -- "What is the good of a name."
*No. 2 - Duet - Jack and Crow -- "Is she dark or fair?"
*No. 3 - Duet - Jenny and Margery -- "Come, come, compose yourself I pray..."
*No. 4 - Trio - Jenny, Margery, and Jack -- "I'm caught, I'm caught, what an awkward situation..."
*No. 5 - Finale - "At last we've arrived at a happy conclusion..."

Cast information

The original cast was:

*Mr. Samuel Crow, an old bachelor. Frank Thornton
*John Bird (alias Jack Sparrow). Arthur Law
*Jenny Wren. Minna Louis
*Margery Daw. Rosina Brandram

References

* [http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/companions/uncle_samuel/index.html "Uncle Samuel" at the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive]
* [http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/companions/index.html List of Savoy opera curtain raisers]

External links

* [http://www.halhkmusic.com/unclesam.html Song list and link to cast list]
* [http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/companions/gas2.html Article on Savoy curtain raisers]


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