UMS Concert Program, November 12, 1976: "naughty Marietta" -- Cyril Ritchard

Concert: Third
Complete Series: 4020
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

The University Musical Society
The Uoiversi
Presents
"Naughty Marietta"
starring CYRIL RITCHARD
Music by VICTOR HERBERT
Book and Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young
Narration and Adaptation by Thomas Scherman
Entire Production Under the Musical Direction oj
Thomas Scherman Directed by Robert Cumming
with
Gary Glaze Paula Seibel llzabeth pritchett John West John KordelJuliano Lorna Myers
Grayson Hirst Doreen De Feis Dee Victor Ronald Corrado John Cheek Jacquiline Rohrbacker
Marionettes by Pickwick Puppet Theatre
Friday Evening, November 12, 1976, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Third Program
Sixth Annual Choice Scries, Power Center
Complete Programs 4020
Synopsis of Scenes
The place is New Orleans, the time 1764
Act One.........The Place D'Armes in New Orleans
Act Two, Scene 1.........In a marionette theatre
Act Two, Scene 2......Ballroom of the Jeunesse Doree Club
Musical Numbers
Overture.........Mr. Scherman and The Orchestra
ACT ONE
Opening Chorus............The Ensemble
"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp"......Captain Dick and the Men
"I'm Coming Here To Get Married" . . . Casquette Girls and the Men "The Time, The Place And The Girl" (Lyrics by Henry Blossom) . Etienne
"Naughty Marietta"............Marietta
"There's Nothing The Matter With You" (Lyrics by Harry B. Smith) . Lizette
"It Never Can Be Love"......Marietta and Captain Dick
"I Wish I Was Anybody Else But Me".....Lizette and Silas
" 'Neath The Southern Moon"...........Adah
"Italian Street Song".........Marietta and Chorus
Finale To Act One...........Entire Company
INTERMISSION
act two--Scene 1
"Dance Of The Marionettes"......Marietta and Rudolfo
"You Marry A Marionette"..........Etienne
Dance................Marietta
Intermezzo--"The Dream Melody" . . Mr. Scherman and The Orchestra
act two--Scene 2
"New Orleans Jeunesse Doree"........The Ensemble
"Loves Of New Orleans"..........The Ensemble
"The Sweet Bye And Bye"...........Lizette
"Live For Today" (Waltz Song) . . . Marietta, Captain Dick, Adah,
Etienne and The Ensemble "Love Me, Love My Dog" (Lyrics by Henry Blossom)
Lt. Governor Grandet and Doggie
"I'm Falling In Love With Someone"......Captain Dick
"It's Pretty Soft For Simon".........Silas Slick
Finale To Act Two...........Entire Company
Cast in Order of Appearance
Narrator and Lt. Governor......... Cyril Ritchard
Florcnze, secretary to the Lt. Governor C. Durward McDonnell
Doggie.................Trim
Eticnne Grandet, son of the Lt. Governor,
who is also the infamous pirate, "Bras Pique" . . John KordelJuliano
Fanchon, a New Orleans girl........Regina McIlvain
Nanette, a New Orleans girl......Joy Elizabeth Schertz
Adah, a quadroon and slave of Etienne Grandet .... Lorna Myers Captain Richard Warrington,
leader of the Courier de Bois .... Gary Glaze (Saturday)
Grayson Hirst (Friday)
Silas Slick, servant to Captain Dick.....John West (Saturday)
Ronald Corrado (Friday)
Lizctte, a Casquette girl.....Lizabeth Pritchett (Saturday)
Dee Victor (Friday) Marietta, a Casquette girl (actually,
the Countess D'Altena in disguise) . . Paula Seibel (Saturday)
Doreen de Feis (Friday) Rudoljo, keeper of a marionette theatre.....Alain Guilloton
A Spanish Dance (choreographed by George Chaffee) . Noreen Bartolomeo A French Dance (choreographed by George Chaffee) . . Jo Anne Suckow Cakewalk Dance.............Lee Nolan
The New Little Orchestra Concerts
Sponsored by The Little Orchestra Society
Thomas Scherman......Musical Director and Conductor
Dino Anagnost.......Associate Director and Choral Director
Robert Cumming............Choreographer
The Ensemble
Joy Elizabeth Schertz, Regina McIlvain, Jacquiline Rohrbacker, Noreen Bartolomeo, Joyce Hall, Jan Merchant, Bonnie Hamilton, Jo Anne Suckow, V. K. McCarty, John Cheek, Alain Guilloton, D. McDonell, Ronald Forsmo, Jonathan Reinhold, Douglas Dunnell, Lee Nolan, Emil Trebor, William MacFarland.
COMING EVENTS
Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta .... Saturday, November 13
London Philharmonic OrchestraHaitink . . . Sunday, November 14 Arnold: The Philharmonic Concerto; Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings; Mahler: Symphony No. 5.
Elly Ameling, Soprano........Tuesday, November 16
Mozart: Six Songs; Schubert: Five Songs; Martin: Drey Minnelieder; Faure: Mandoline, Au bord de 1'eau, Arpege, Les Roses d'Ispahan, La Rose; Satie: Ludions, La Diva de l'Empire.
Aeolian Chamber Players........Saturday, November 20
Haydn: Trio in G, No. 31; Bolcom: "Whisper Moon"; Bartok: "Contrasts"; Brahms: Trio in C minor, Op. 101.
Handel's "Messiah".....Friday & Saturday, December 3 & 4,
(aft.) Sunday, December 5
University Choral Union, Interlochen Orchestra, Kathryn Bouleyn, soprano, Lili Chookasian, contralto, Vinson Cole, tenor, Simon Estes, bass, Donald Bryant, conductor.
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet . . (sold out) Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
The Pittsburgh Ballet December 16, 17, 18
Verdi's La Traviata--Canadian Opera Company .... Sunday, January 9
JeanPierre Rampal, Flutist.....(sold out) Friday, January 14
Prague Chamber Orchestra........Saturday, January 15
Michael Ponti, Pianist.........Tuesday, January 25
Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Op. .55; Chopin: Sonata in Bflat minor; Scriabin: Three
Rachmaninoff: Sonata in Bflat minor, Op. 36.
......Saturday & Sunday,
January 29 & 30
.....Wednesday, February 2
.....Thursday, February 3
......Saturday, February 5
Brahms: Sonata in F minor,
Preludes, Op. 35, Satanic Poem, Op. 36; Royal Winnipeg Ballet .
Danzas Venezuela.........
Warsaw Quintet (piano and strings) .
Jorge Bolet, Pianist.........
Haydn: Sonata in Eflat major; Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
Op. 5.
Rajko--Gypsy Orchestra and Dancers .... Leningrad Symphony OrchestraTemirkanov . Guarneri String Quartet
. Sunday, February 6 Thursday, February 10 Saturday, February 19
Beethoven: Op. 18, Xo. 1 in F major; Op. 74 in Eflat major; Op. 131 in Csharp minor.
Guarneri String Quartet Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
(sold out) Sunday, February 20 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, February 21, 22, 23 (sold out) Friday, February 25 . Monday, February 28
Thursday, March 3 Symphony No. 6; Dvorak: Symphony
. Monday, March 14
Wednesday, March 16
. Sunday, March 20
JeanPierre Rampal, Flutist.....
Yamini Krishnamurti, South Indian Dancer . Czech Philharmonic OrchestraNeumann
Smetana: Overture to The. Bartered Bride; Martinu: No. 7.
Janos Starker, Cellist.........
Masked DanceDrama of Korea......
Detroit Symphony OrchestraChoral UnionSoloists
Ceccato conducts Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" Frans Brueggen, Flute & Recorder .... (sold out) Tuesday, March 22
Yugoslav National Folk Ballet.......Thursday, March 24
Osipov Balalaika Orchestra........Saturday, March 26
Third Annual Benefit Concert........Friday, April 15
Guarneri String Quartet........Saturday & Sunday,
April 16 & 17
May Festival.........Wednesday through Saturday.
April 27, 28, 29, 30
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