"The Yeomen of the Guard" 2006 Preston G&S Society

Preston G&S Society "The Yeomen of the Guard". The last 9 minutes of the Act 2 Finale -- the Jester dies of a broken heart. Recorded at the Playhouse Theatre, Preston, Lancashire, England, PR1 2HB, Friday 20th January 2006.

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Music

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• Preston
• Gilbert
• Sullivan
• Society
• Yeomen
• Guard

[Maloperverso]

Can anyone please explain to me what Yeomen are/were like I was retarded? Are they farmes with slaves or without slaves (aroud the US civil war era context)?

[IrvineBell]

The 'Yeomen of the Guard' were and are still for ceremonial purposes, a military unit first formed in the 1400s to protect the King of England. The story is set in the mid 1500s in the Tower of London and has no connection with 1800s America. A confusing issue is that there are now two corps of 'Yeomen' - the 'Yeomen of the Guard' and the 'Yeomen Warders of the Tower'. The latter now 'guard' the Tower while the former 'guard' the Queen. Both corps wear uniforms similar those used on stage.

[Maloperverso]

I meant the Yeomen/Yeoman from my history book during the American Civil War 1861-1865.

[IrvineBell]

That's very interesting. I had absolutely no idea that there were any 'Yeomen' during the American Civil War. I had never heard the term used before other than in connection with English History. One learns something knew every day! Thank You.

[IrvineBell]

We only do one show a year! But unfortunately it is getting very much harder to cast shows that it was a few years ago and clearly many commentators on our more recent productions have noticed the effects of this. We have also experienced the tragic death of one of our key members and problems with the health of a stage director, which has not helped.

[IrvineBell]

In fact Elsie was 18 although Phoebe was rather older! We must confess that in common with many other amateur G&S Societies, we have often to cast players 2 or 3 times the supposed ages. But this went on even in Gilbert's times, so is not new.

[nadampski]

Genius! My favourite bit is when Webster Smogpule enters at around 3:30. To paraphrase Randy Newman, if G&S were living today they'd be rolling around in their graves. One question though - are you sure it was a broken heart that killed the Jester?

[MrBillyboop]

This is lovely, Are Preston G&S still putting on performances on a regular basis, and is it a Lancashire based Society? I would love to see the next production if this is the benchmark I am so very impressed by the cast and the performance, the video captures it superbly....Thank You for sharing this with me... Irvine

[thnsock]

the yeoman costumes are poor quality we hired them before and are terrible

[SeattleGrant]

Great singing and looks like wonderful costumes and sets, too. Looks like you have a great G&S society. Good on you.

[KaOssis]

That's because the American Civil War's are fake, they are all Freemason Skull & Bone's member's and their 'Family', covering up the true identity of the real Monarchy of England, my Icon is printed from a Sterlign silver Press Plate that the Yeoman's have had kept like a prisoner in the Tower since 1919. The Royal British monarchy today are infact Nazi actor's, not one is of the original bloodline of Christ, they'ed have to be dead for that!

[SarahB1863]

Why is everybody so nasty to Jack Point in this version? Elsie just glares at him...