When I first heard this opera, the phrase "give him one" still had a very innocent meaning. Consequently, until this moment, I had never thought of it with the somewhat more overtly sexual sense. It's a lot funnier this way. Thank you! :)
@Kevin90028 she actually says that she'd give him an "ark," but when the peers overhear and repeat it the "one" they are refering to a kiss. A modern audience all hears it as something much more sexual than that (trust me you're not the only one) but when they wrote the show it was supposed to be completley appropriate so women could watch it without feeling uncomfortable, so the one refered to a kiss.
Great fun guys-well done! (Manchester Universities' Gilbert & Sullivan Society Iolanthe Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Mcr, 2008) This looks really well performed and original!
When I first heard this opera, the phrase "give him one" still had a very innocent meaning. Consequently, until this moment, I had never thought of it with the somewhat more overtly sexual sense. It's a lot funnier this way. Thank you! :)
DrUrchin 1 year ago
@Kevin90028 she actually says that she'd give him an "ark," but when the peers overhear and repeat it the "one" they are refering to a kiss. A modern audience all hears it as something much more sexual than that (trust me you're not the only one) but when they wrote the show it was supposed to be completley appropriate so women could watch it without feeling uncomfortable, so the one refered to a kiss.
stoplightparrotfish 1 year ago
When they say she'll meet him in the park and "give him one," what exactly is that? (You see? This is exactly how rumors get started.)
Kevin90028 3 years ago
@Kevin90028 "When tempests wreck thy bark and all is drear and dark,
if thou shouldst need an Ark i’ll give thee one!"
mwojm 1 year ago
@mwojm Thanks. I assumed meeting and giving him "one" referred to something sexual. But I'm sure I"m the only one who thought that.
Kevin90028 1 year ago
Great fun guys-well done! (Manchester Universities' Gilbert & Sullivan Society Iolanthe Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, Mcr, 2008) This looks really well performed and original!
paulakareg 3 years ago
Sorry, but Strephon here sounds effeminate. He is supposed to be a robust rural lad....
eustenopteron1 3 years ago