Cobol - OT - G&S (plots)

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OT - G&S (plots)

William M. Klein

2006-06-05, 6:55 pm

For anyone who likes (or is amused by) Gilbert & Sullivan - and especially the
"similarity" of plots, you must check out Anna Russell's "How to Write Your Own
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera". See (for example),

http://www.concentric.net/~Oakapple/gasdisc/mdanna.htm

I couldn't find any online version to listen to, but this is certainly a classic
!!!

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com

Chuck Stevens

2006-06-17, 7:55 am

.... And like *all* of Anna Russell's humo(u)r, it's spot-on accurate.

Her other most famous piece is her analysis of "The Ring of the Nibelungs",
and it's actually a pretty good synopsis of the plot (relating to a
reference earlier in the parent thread).

Both it and the G&S plot sketch are on "The Anna Russell Album", available
on CD, itself a compendium of the original vinyl "Anna Russell Sings?" (from
her New York Town Hall concert in 1952) and "Anna Russell Sings! Again?"
(ditto 1953).

I had the privilege of hearing her live in the late 1970's or early 1980's,
but alas, by then her comedic timing was getting a little sluggish (more
noticeable since I was so familiar with her material).

I don't know the later stuff ("Anna Russell Again?", "Anna Russell takes on
.... Nabucco & the Magic Flute" or "Anna Russell Encore"), all of which is
also apparently still available.

-Chuck Stevens

"William M. Klein" <wmklein@nospam.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> For anyone who likes (or is amused by) Gilbert & Sullivan - and especially
> the "similarity" of plots, you must check out Anna Russell's "How to Write
> Your Own Gilbert and Sullivan Opera". See (for example),
>
> http://www.concentric.net/~Oakapple/gasdisc/mdanna.htm
>
> I couldn't find any online version to listen to, but this is certainly a
> classic !!!
>
> --
> Bill Klein
> wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
>

William M. Klein

2006-06-17, 7:55 am

I also saw here TWICE. I liked her bag-pipe piece - but think that one really
worked much better in person.

(I also use her "I don't make these things up" line when speaking "in public".
Chuck, I have even used it when talking about the '02 Standard <G> )

--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Chuck Stevens" <charles.stevens@unisys.com> wrote in message
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> ... And like *all* of Anna Russell's humo(u)r, it's spot-on accurate.
>
> Her other most famous piece is her analysis of "The Ring of the Nibelungs",
> and it's actually a pretty good synopsis of the plot (relating to a reference
> earlier in the parent thread).
>
> Both it and the G&S plot sketch are on "The Anna Russell Album", available on
> CD, itself a compendium of the original vinyl "Anna Russell Sings?" (from her
> New York Town Hall concert in 1952) and "Anna Russell Sings! Again?" (ditto
> 1953).
>
> I had the privilege of hearing her live in the late 1970's or early 1980's,
> but alas, by then her comedic timing was getting a little sluggish (more
> noticeable since I was so familiar with her material).
>
> I don't know the later stuff ("Anna Russell Again?", "Anna Russell takes on
> ... Nabucco & the Magic Flute" or "Anna Russell Encore"), all of which is also
> apparently still available.
>
> -Chuck Stevens
>
> "William M. Klein" <wmklein@nospam.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:OQ1hg.116735$Mg2.9516@fe08.news.easynews.com...
>
>

Chuck Stevens

2006-06-17, 7:55 am

IIRC from the recording, I think the quote was "I'm *not* making this up,
you know!". Don't remember to which particular suspension-of-disbelief she
was referring at the time.

But to return it (slightly) to topic, I think one could say the same thing
about the chart specifying the Precedence Rules for PICTURE characters in
the COBOL standard of any vintage ...

I haven't heard the bag-pipe piece, or actually anything that isn't in the
first two albums. I'll have to look it up.

-Chuck Stevens

"William M. Klein" <wmklein@nospam.netcom.com> wrote in message
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>I also saw here TWICE. I liked her bag-pipe piece - but think that one
>really worked much better in person.
>
> (I also use her "I don't make these things up" line when speaking "in
> public". Chuck, I have even used it when talking about the '02 Standard
> <G> )
>
> --
> Bill Klein
> wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
> "Chuck Stevens" <charles.stevens@unisys.com> wrote in message
> news:e643p1$5af$1@si05.rsvl.unisys.com...
>
>

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