H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad - D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

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  • D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's 1973 video recording of H.M.S. Pinafore dubbed with their studio version starring John Reed.
    Downloaded, edited and uploaded via smartphone using the one and only video recording that I could find online, hence its low resolution.
    All rights belong to its original owners, I am not the creator of the visuals or audio (obviously).

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  • @RobDavisAkaMonk
    @RobDavisAkaMonk Рік тому +60

    I know a lot of people will probably disagree with but for me John is the best in the patter roles. He doesn't try to over act or clown around and he plays the part to perfection and his crystal clear diction even in the fastest songs is an utter pleasure to listen to.

    • @pathuey7194
      @pathuey7194 Рік тому +5

      Agree 100 percent. John Reed is the best!

    • @t.p.mckenna
      @t.p.mckenna Рік тому +3

      It is a signature of the D'oyle G&S recordings.

    • @DanielJames-dg2zs
      @DanielJames-dg2zs 10 місяців тому +2

      You are right, John Reed is the best. However, his diction is so good in this song because the person posting it here has replaced the music from this 1973 video of Pinafore with the music from the 1959 recording. The fascinating thing is that the tempi are the same so that it works. I first noticed it because Cousin Hebe did not sound like Pauline Wales. Then, I remembered that Reed’s diction on the 1973 video differs from the 1959 recording. In 1973, he must have had trouble with his teeth, because “such” had become “shuch”. The same can be said of the 1971 recording where the same happened.

    • @RobDavisAkaMonk
      @RobDavisAkaMonk 10 місяців тому +1

      @@DanielJames-dg2zs thanks for the info. I applaud your knowledge on the subject. I love hearing interesting being the scenes information like that.

    • @ARCtheCartoonMaster
      @ARCtheCartoonMaster 10 місяців тому +1

      @jackanorybiggins I think what the D'Oyly Carte company did was adhere to Gilbert's philosophy that his operas were funnier when the actors took them more seriously, due to the contrast against the ridiculous scenarios they were in. Personally, while I don't fully agree with that take, I at least respect where Gilbert was coming from, and others' decision to go with that way of thinking, but I also respect, say, the Stratford Festival's approach of making it more over-the-top and farcical, as that has its own comedic value that many might prefer.

  • @ExMachina70
    @ExMachina70 Рік тому +14

    "Stick close to your desk and never go to sea, and you'll all be the rulers of the Queens Navy."
    😄😄😄😄

  • @zelalife2559
    @zelalife2559 Рік тому +11

    john reed the best sir joseph.i'm fed up with the clowning act now

  • @vicm4795
    @vicm4795 Рік тому +10

    Wonderful diction and music. Such brilliant writing ,score, costume and performance 😊

  • @russelldavidsen7669
    @russelldavidsen7669 Рік тому +10

    Excellent and enjoyable. I could hear every word clearly too!

  • @John-se4nw
    @John-se4nw Рік тому +11

    This is the best one

  • @ajdc88
    @ajdc88 Рік тому +5

    awesome ty

  • @petertallentire1774
    @petertallentire1774 Рік тому +2

    Enjoy, Dad xx

  • @Antonella134679
    @Antonella134679 Рік тому +2

    Me encanta ❤❤

  • @smwca123
    @smwca123 3 місяці тому +2

    How does the poor blighter ever get any privacy with his sisters and his cousins and his aunts always around?

  • @stephenwoehr6500
    @stephenwoehr6500 Рік тому +5

    William S. Gilbert: The first rap writer. Prove me wrong.

  • @Max_m
    @Max_m 8 місяців тому +3

    I prefer performances where the character takes himself more seriously as that was part of the point. Part of the satire was that he thought it was totally legitimate to be named head of the navy (a fact the audience of course knows is false)

  • @begs54
    @begs54 Рік тому +6

    Interesting... As many times i have seen Reed on stage and in Pinafore, I never noticed it, but he has a habit of tugging the front of his waistcoat at the end of each stanza. Hardly a big deal, and I suppose if you have been playing this role for 25yrs with the DOC you have to break the monotony with some bossiness. And yet, I have seen Green, Pratt and Reed and each added their distinct brand to the role.

    • @fishingthelist4017
      @fishingthelist4017 Рік тому +1

      Ah...The Picard Maneuver.

    • @philipleather3496
      @philipleather3496 2 місяці тому +1

      I only saw Reed ...but his performances guided my own theatrical career.....excellent diction.....superb.........he was my D'oyly Carte hero.....got his autograph out side the stage door one wednesday afternoon.....on my way to choir practice....at the Birmingham Alexandra....he was walking his dog Sheba...."To Philip...John Reed.....good luck sinscerly.,......I still have it....along with Henry Lytton Bertha Lewis...and......Rutland Barrington.....I need to sell them on....any offers..????

  • @DanielJames-dg2zs
    @DanielJames-dg2zs Рік тому +2

    Is there a reason why you decided not to use the sound track from the video, but the one from the 1959 recording? It is incredible that the tempi are so much alike that it works, but I would have preferred to listen to Pauline Wales as Hebe rather than Joyce Wright, especially when it is Pauline Wales performing.

  • @pathuey7194
    @pathuey7194 Рік тому +4

    Say, does anyone know where I can find the full recording of this wonderful show? Sadly, youtube no longer has it, nor does Amazon.

    • @lurtz88
      @lurtz88 Рік тому +5

      Dumb UA-cam decisions of inactive accounts. A lot of valuable information has been lost lately. This is the burning of the Library of Alexandria of the XXI century, there is a lot of videos I can't find anywhere else that has been deleted. I guess new Fortnite videos are more important than keeping the culture of the human kind.

    • @Roxerk
      @Roxerk Рік тому

      Is this blocked for you? ua-cam.com/video/N6iNGprcxFI/v-deo.html&t

    • @Cragnathar
      @Cragnathar Рік тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/N6iNGprcxFI/v-deo.html

    • @doctorfeelgood943
      @doctorfeelgood943  11 місяців тому

      I found both the audio and video on youtube by searching up "HMS Pinafore." The audio from under "Stay On Target's" profile and the video from, "David Rumelle's."

  • @andrewvelonis5940
    @andrewvelonis5940 6 місяців тому

    This seems like an example of "The Peter Principle". Am I wrong?

    • @kraknjaws3882
      @kraknjaws3882 4 місяці тому

      I think it's Stewie

    • @smwca123
      @smwca123 3 місяці тому

      He was loosely based on bookseller W.H. Smith who became First Lord of the Admiralty.

  • @ARCtheCartoonMaster
    @ARCtheCartoonMaster 10 місяців тому +2

    "I always voted at my party's call, and I never thought of thinking for myself at all!"
    Sir Joseph is basically what autistics think every neurotypical is like.

  • @brianlynch996
    @brianlynch996 Рік тому +3

    Oof. Not a good one. Dreadfully slow, unexpressive, and still.