Synopsis |
This sprightly satire on the aesthetic craze of the eighties
presents a "Fleshly Poet" and an "Idyllic poet", Bunthorne and
Grosvenor, who are rivals for the affections of the milkmaid,
Patience. A train of languid ladies and their former flames, a
Colonel, a Duke, and a Major, with a regiment of officers of the
Dragoon Guards, complete the Picture.
Patience, having
been told that love must be absolutely unselfish, has to reject the
perfect Grosvenor (Archibald the All-Right) and accept the very
imperfect Bunthorne. This defection of their idol drives the ladies
back to their military lovers, but the reunion is soon broken up by
the arrival of Grosvenor, to whom they promptly transfer their adoration.
Later, the baffled Bunthorne, aided by Jane, concocts a scheme to
get rid of the interloper by means of a terrible curse, which compels
Grosvenor to give up his aestheticism and become a quite commonplace
young man.
The plan, however, recoils, as all the ladies
now revert to ordinary attire, explaining that since Archibald the
All-Right cannot be All-Wrong, obviously aetheticism should be discarded.
Patience, discovering that her Archibald is no longer perfect, promptly
falls into his arms, and Bunthorne, crushed, decideds to wed Jane,
his one remaining adorer. However, the Duke enters, declaring that
since he is a very ordinary young man, it is only fair for him to choose
a lady who is distinctly plain, viz., Jane, who joyfully
accepts him, so that "Nobody is Bunthorne's Bride!" |
Cast |
Rapturous Maidens
The Lady Saphir - Elaine Martin
The Lady Angela - Greta Kuhlman
The Lady Ella - Mary Sheridan
The Lady Jane - Emily Meagher
Patience (A Dairy Maid) - Kristin Cox
Officers of Dragoon Guards
Colonel Calverly - Jesse Koza
Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable - Christopher Carr
Major Murgatroyd - Brian Giovanni
Reginald Bunthorne (A Fleshly Poet) - Marten Carlson
Archibald Grosvenor (An Idyllic Poet) - Matt Coon
Chorus of Rapturous Maidens and Dragoon Guards
Natalie Berndsen, M. Renee Goff, Allyson Jacobs, Caitlin McCown,
Taylor Pyles,
Julie Rogers, Lauren Schwartz, and Michael Goldsberry
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Special Thanks |
Christopher G. Clapp, Vic, and Jeremy of Clapp & Campbell Enterprises
Lauren Hines and Opera Columbus
Ron with Costume Specialists
Allyson Jacobs
Andy Carlson
Pam Hughes
Mark Andrew Baker
Suzy and Adam Biehl
Sheldon and Marilyn MacLeod,
for their ongoing generous support of this program |
