( I did say they were extensive... )
General Reference
This website has plot synopses, full script and lyrics, and sound files for all works by Gilbert & Sullivan, even the bad ones. I use it for reference all the time.
Chapter 1: Not based on any specific show
The "Mikado" was played by Mifune Sanders.
The "Suspiciously Un-Japanese-Looking 'Gentleman Of Japan,' Who Had to Use The Little Samurai's Room" was played by Simon Couderc.
Chapter 2: Not based on any specific show
Chapter 3: Not based on any specific show
Chapter 4: Not based on any specific show
Ruth Tells A Story #1: The Mikado, or, The Town of Titipu
Please note: Not all of these are from the same production. They're all good versions, though.
Act I
Act II
"
A more humane Mikado" (Another long one -- the Mikado is rather excessive, but it's Descartes' favorite version)
"
There is beauty in the bellow of the blast" (Technically from
The Hot Mikado, but that's just an adaptation of
The Mikado reorchestrated to sound more jazzy in the 1930s. The plot, lyrics, and melodies are the same.)
Recommended Filmed Versions
Chapter 5: Not based on any specific show
Chapter 6:Not based on any specific show
Chapter 7: Not based on any specific show
"
So go to him and say to him" from
Patience -- The poet doesn't usually dance around like a boxer, but this is otherwise a good rendition
Ruth Tells A Story #2: The Pirates of Penzance, or, The Slave of Duty
Please note: Not all of these are from the same production. They're not even all from professional productions. They're all good versions, though.
Act I
Act II
1982 BBC version -- Uninspired but competently performed and a very good introduction
Chapter 8: Not based on any specific show
Chapter 9: Not based on any specific show
"the gloaming noun): the low light that is seen in the evening as the sun sets" (according to learnersdictionary.com, a Merriam-Webster product)
Myrna, or, Oakapple's Own: Based on Patience, or, Bunthorne's Bride
Some fun songs from Act I:
Act I finale -- This is only about half the finale, but it's the best version out there
Some fun songs from Act II:
Act II finale -- the fellow in the top hat is the same one who was in the pink pants in the previous clip
Related:
Chapter 10: Partially based on The Sorcerer
And a bonus song that I didn't work in, but that's a lot of fun:
Chapter 11: Not based on any particular show
Arbitration: Based on Trial by Jury
Finale (contains "I love him, I love him!", "The question, gentlemen, is one of liquor," and "Oh, joy unbounded")
In fact, if you've got half an hour to spare, the entirety of the production I chose has been uploaded and is worth watching, although the pieces are somewhat out of order.
Chapter 12: Not based on any particular show
Chapter 13: Not based on any particular show
Chapter 14: Not based on any particular show
Finale, Act 1 rom
The Mikado - Ruth's favorite part begins at 6:03; all non-Katisha parts have been edited out by the poster
Chapter 15: Not based on any particular show
Chapter 16: Not based on any particular show
Chapter 17: Not based on any particular show
Chapter 18: Not based on any particular show
You can find the full citation that was omitted from the footnote
here.
Chapter 19: Not based on any particular show
Since I have nothing else to offer, here are the
lyrics to the cut song from
The Yeomen of the Guard that I used for the title.
The Order of the Llama, or, The Performer and her Pianist: based on The Yeomen of the Guard, or, The Merryman and His Maid
Some fun songs from Act I:
Some fun songs from Act II:
And an
alternate version with the same cast as the Act I song, so you can see just how "I have a song to sing, O!" changes
Related:
Chapter 20: Not based on any particular show
Chapter 21: Not based on any particular show
OFB Farmstand, based on HMS Pinafore
There are lots and lots of good songs in this show, so I recommend going to YouTube, typing in "MHS Pinafore," and watching just about everything that comes up.
Not-Heiress Rose, based on Princess Ida
Ruth Tells A Story #3: Iolanthe, or, The Peer And The PeriPlease note: Not all of these are from the same production
Act I"
Tripping hither, tripping thither" (I did warn you about the dancing)
"
Good morrow, good mother!"
"
Loudly let the trumpet bray" (Also known as "The March of the Peers")
"
The Law is the true embodiment"
"
When darkly looms the day"
Act II"
When all night long a chap remains"
"
Strephon's a member of Parliament"
"
When Britain really ruled the waves" (This singer does the best job I've ever heard)
"
In vain to us you plead" (Also known as "Don't Go") This is from a rehearsal, but it's the best and most complete version I could find
"
Oh, foolish fay"
Phyllis, Mountararat, and Tolloller dialog (played straight)
Phyllis, Mountararat, and Tolloller dialog (played more as I interpreted it)
"
Though p'r'aps I may incur your blame"
"
Love, unrequited" (Also known as the "Nightmare Song")
"
If you go in"
"
If we're weak enough to tarry"
Finale, Act III cannot recommend any filmed versions. The BBC Production from the 1980s, alas, is only a cure for insomnia.
Chapter 23: Not based on any particular show"
The world is but a broken toy" from
Princess IdaRuth Tells a Story #4: Ruddigore, or, The Witch's CursePlease note: not all of these are from the same production.
Act I"
Fair is Rose"
"
If someone there should chance to be"
"
I know a youth"
"
From the briny sea/I shipped, d'ye see"
"
My boy, you may take it from me"
"
In sailing o'er life's ocean wide"
"
Cheerily carols the lark/To a garden full of posies" (and following dialog)
"
Oh why am I moody and sad?"
"
You understand?"
Finale, Act IAct II"
I once was as meek as a new-born lamb"
"
Happily coupled are we"
"
I once was a very abandoned person"
"
My eyes are fully open"
"
There grew a little flower"
Finale, Act IIChapter 24: Not based on any particular show"
We're rigged out in magnificent array" from
The Grand Duke (The orchestra is out of tune, and the singing is only so-so, but there is only one version of this song available on YouTube)
Chapter 25: Not based on any particular show"
Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen" from
HMS Pinafore (Audio only)
For those who don't recognize the person in the second-to-last slide, that's Lisa's sister Leila, star of
The Jack Point Home for Pedestrian Playables. Check it out!
Ruth's (u)OWBC Presents: How Shall I Play This Part?: Not based on any particular showThe title comes from "
How shall I play this part?" from
The Grand DukeOther featured songs:
"
Oh, I have wrought much evil with my spells!" from
The Sorcerer"
Things are seldom what they seem" from
HMS Pinafore"
When you had left our pirate fold" from
The Pirates of Penzance"
Silvered is the raven hair" from
Patience (A non-costumed performance, but funny)
"
Oh, foolish fay" from
Iolanthe (Another non-costumed performance, but beautifully done)
"
Now wouldn't you like to rule the roast?" from
Princess Ida (You'll have to turn up the volume to hear the singing)
Finale, Act I from
The Mikado (Katisha doesn't show up until the halfway point)
"
There grew a little flower" from
Ruddigore"
When our gallant Norman foes" from
The Yeomen of the Guard"
Small titles and orders" from
The Gondoliers"
Oh, would some demon power the gift impart" from
Utopia, Limited (Text only, as the relevant portion has not been filmed and posted on YouTube)
"
As o'er our penny roll we sing" from
The Grand Duke (Text only, as there isn't a filmed version available on YouTube)
Chapter 26: Not based on any particular show"
Alone, and yet alive!" from
The MikadoChapter 27: Not based on any particular show"
But bless my heart/Try we life-long" from
The GondoliersChapter 28: Not based on any particular show
"List and learn" from The Gondoliers (Every version I could find sounded slightly jarring on the opening, even the professional recordings, but at least this one's visually interesting)
Chapter 29: Not based on any particular show"
Merrily ring the luncheon bell" from
Princess IdaChapter 30: Not based on any particular show"
About a century since" from
The Grand DukeChapter 31: Not based on any particular show"
When you find you're a broken-down critter" from
The Grand Duke (Nothing to look at, but the best available version)
The Middle Child, or, Rock Paper Scissors based on The Grand Duke, or, The Statutory DuelSome fun songs from Act I (I did mention the show was a flop, didn't I?)"
Won't it be a pretty wedding?"
"
The good Grand Duke/A pattern to professors of monarchial autonomy"
"
Come hither all you people" (The Grand Duke here is not a comic baritone, but he does have a fun energy)
Some fun songs from Act II"
If the light of love's lingering ember"
"
We're rigged out in magnificent array"
"
Take my advice -- when deep in debt" (Alternate version with
live people)
The Undergraduates, or, The True Shankel ~and~ Ruth Tells a Story #7: The Gondoliers, or, The King of BaratariaPlease note: Not all of these are from the same production.
Act I"
List and learn"
"
From the sunny Spanish shore"
"
In enterprise of martial kind"
"
There was a time"
"
I stole the Prince"
"
Try we life long"
"
When a merry maiden marries"
Finale, Act IAct II"
Of happiness the very pith"
"
Rising early in the morning"
"
Take a pair of sparkling eyes"
"
There lived a king"
"
In a contemplative fashion"
"
On the day when I was wedded"
"
To help unhappy commoners"
"
I am a courtier grave and serious"
"
Here is a case unprecedented"
Finale, Act II ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
