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Victoria University College. Extravaganza "KYD". 3rd, 5th and 6th May, 1930

Crime Sheet

Crime Sheet

"Me that hath ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton."

—Thackeray.

Act One:
Chorus: "Tiptoe Round the Toadstool" Fairies
Ballet She-fairies
Ballet He-fairies
Duet (so-called): "Tigers of the Truncheon" Pigfern and Scabious
Duet (sometimes). "Just a little Glass of Water" Sunkist Sammy and One-eved Jake
Cream Horn-pipe Piratesses
Ballet Piratesses
Chorus: "Ruthless Renegades are We" Kyd and Piratespage 18
Fracas Rose-petal Rufus and Blowfly Bert
Chorus: "Long Life to Piracee!" Pirates
Chorus: "Triumph of Love" Fairies and Pirates
Minuet Quinina and Kyd
Scena (specially composed by A. C. Keys) Orchestra

"If you have tears, prepare to shed them now."—Shakespeare.

Act Two:
Sea Shanty (air specially composed by W. H. Stainton): "With a Heigh and a Ho and a Dandy-oh" Ben Borstal and Pirates
Chorus: "When I've Been Drinking Liquor" Pirates
Haka (perhaps) Pigfern and Scabious
Chorus: "'Quench'd is the Fire" Pirates
Ballet of Shadows Motor Spirits of Ward Island
Ballet of Houris The Gehenna Girls
Song and Chorus: "That's What Put Me Into Parliament" Kyd, Fairies and Pirates

Final Chorus and Ensemble:

"There's Something About New Zealand"

"It's human natur', p'raps,—if so,

Oh, isn't human natur' low?"Gilbert.