We are so lucky to have this on film. Seeing several great Savoyards of the hey -day of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. The great Marytn Green, and Sydney "Granny" Granville. This was Grandvilles only motion picture, and the role of Pooh-Bah which he was famous for on stage. And Martyn Green just to watch him dance was treat. What bad luck when he lost a leg in an accident. But
he continued on broadway, tv, and opera. I was so lucky to have met this man, 2yrs before his death. A legend.
I saw this movie on Turner Classic a couple of weeks ago. I thought the staging of some of the musical numbers was pretty creative considering they had to adapt the concepts from a small stage to what was supposed to appear as an actual city in Japan. Do you have the clip of Miya-Sama? I thought that one was very interesting.
you know, the mikado was banned at one time when some important japanese people [royalty i believe] were in the uk - and what did the important person ask to see? THE MIKADO ...
and, actually, the satire is aimed at the UK, but using an "exotic" foreign means ... also remember that this was written in the late 1800s
Please post more of these clips! Preferably So Please You Sir, Pish-Tush and Pooh-Bah's solos, and some of the stuff with the Mikado himself (anything that didn't get cut). These are awesome.
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i love how silly this is
beeka111 1 year ago
You got to put up the rest of HMS Pinafore, big guy. How else will I find out if Buttercup gets her man?
P1B1U1H1 1 year ago
We are so lucky to have this on film. Seeing several great Savoyards of the hey -day of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. The great Marytn Green, and Sydney "Granny" Granville. This was Grandvilles only motion picture, and the role of Pooh-Bah which he was famous for on stage. And Martyn Green just to watch him dance was treat. What bad luck when he lost a leg in an accident. But
he continued on broadway, tv, and opera. I was so lucky to have met this man, 2yrs before his death. A legend.
begs54 1 year ago
The Greatest of all the D'Oyly Carte Prinicpal Comedians was Martyn Green, unsurpassed in every way.
drumscool 1 year ago
I love Cosplay!
PitPat23 3 years ago 2
This is the sublime Martyn Green - to my mind, the best comic light-baritone who ever played 'Grossmith's parts'. Just listen to the clarity!
Do any true Savoyards watch YouTube these days?
GrenvilleT 3 years ago 5
Yes, sublime and extraordinary. This film is great testament of his unequalled artistry.
colibri1953 3 years ago 2
Martyn Green is very good but I liked John Reed a little better. Reed was in the D'Oyly carte versions in the 70s and 80s.
Ivor662 3 years ago
I saw this movie on Turner Classic a couple of weeks ago. I thought the staging of some of the musical numbers was pretty creative considering they had to adapt the concepts from a small stage to what was supposed to appear as an actual city in Japan. Do you have the clip of Miya-Sama? I thought that one was very interesting.
TravisInWonderland 3 years ago
What the hell were wrong with those people back then?
AziaXtreme 3 years ago
Hi,
I don't understand your comment. Are you complaining about the musical or the actual culture that the musical is based on?
jlf180 3 years ago
I think it's disrespectful that the way they imperson8 Japanese culture
AziaXtreme 3 years ago
They were using Japan to mock british society. Open your mind!
jmundstuk 3 years ago 4
you know, the mikado was banned at one time when some important japanese people [royalty i believe] were in the uk - and what did the important person ask to see? THE MIKADO ...
and, actually, the satire is aimed at the UK, but using an "exotic" foreign means ... also remember that this was written in the late 1800s
lhrlyc 1 year ago
Please post more of these clips! Preferably So Please You Sir, Pish-Tush and Pooh-Bah's solos, and some of the stuff with the Mikado himself (anything that didn't get cut). These are awesome.
KatherineXIX 4 years ago