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.
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.
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.