More G&S silliness, or, "You're nothing but a pack of cards!"
I notice that I've been getting some extra hits lately on my Five-Minute Sorcerer, a copy of which I brought along to the negass marathon and loaned to cycon. I find that it holds up pretty well on the re-reading, at least for my personal enjoyment, so that's always nice. :-)
Also, I spent several hours this weekend brushing up my design portfolio website (I'll be sure to post the link when the updated site is live). In the course of sifting through my old documents, I turned up the PDF of the G&S Playing Cards that I was commissioned to make as a director gift for _opus_ during our Grand Duke (Spring 2001, yikes). The thirteen shows in chronological order are the ranks 2 through Ace; ace being high (even though, of course, for the full Grand Duke effect it ought to be lowest) sets up some lovely correspondences between the shows and the face cards. The four suits are the four cardinal roles: soprano (ingenue), contralto (battleax) or mezzo (soubrette), tenor, and patter baritone. A few liberties were taken in the mapping (partly to accommodate using Gilbert's own drawings for all the illustrations), but on the whole, they're great fun.
Rank
Show
Soprano
(Hearts)
Contralto/Mezzo
(Diamonds)
Tenor
(Clubs)
Patter Baritone
(Spades)
2
Trial by Jury
Angelina (The Plaintiff)
The First Bridesmaid
Edwin (The Defendant)
The Learned Judge
3
The Sorcerer
Aline Sangazure
Lady Sangazure
Alexis Pointdextre
John Wellington Wells
4
H.M.S. Pinafore
Josephine
Little Buttercup
Ralph Rackstraw
Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
5
The Pirates of Penzance
Mabel
Ruth
Frederic
Major-General Stanley
6
Patience
Patience
Lady Jane
Archibald Grosvenor
Reginald Bunthorne
7
Iolanthe
Phyllis
The Faerie Queen
Strephon
The Lord Chancellor
8
Princess Ida
Princess Ida
Lady Psyche
Prince Hilarion
King Gama
9
The Mikado
Yum-Yum
Katisha
Nanki-Poo
Ko-Ko
10
Ruddigore
Rose Maybud
Mad Margaret
Robin Oakapple
Richard Dauntless
Jack (must study
the knack...)
The Yeomen of the Guard
Elsie Maynard
Phoebe Meryll
Colonel Fairfax
Jack Point
(to be a regular
royal...) Queen
The Gondoliers
Tessa & Gianetta
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro
Marco & Giuseppe
Don Alhambra del Bolero
King (of autocratic
power we...)
Utopia, Ltd.
Princess Zara
Lady Sophy
Captain Fitzbattleaxe
Phantis & Scaphio
(Behold the...) Ace
The Grand Duke
Julia Jellicoe
Baroness von Krakenfeldt
Ludwig
Grand Duke Rudolph
... Gosh, it occurs to me belatedly that I should build a page about this on my actual site. Well, later. :-)
Lastly, one more thing I turned up among the documents was my Fall 2001 Pinafore filk, "Nautical Man". But I'll leave that for a separate entry!
Also, I spent several hours this weekend brushing up my design portfolio website (I'll be sure to post the link when the updated site is live). In the course of sifting through my old documents, I turned up the PDF of the G&S Playing Cards that I was commissioned to make as a director gift for _opus_ during our Grand Duke (Spring 2001, yikes). The thirteen shows in chronological order are the ranks 2 through Ace; ace being high (even though, of course, for the full Grand Duke effect it ought to be lowest) sets up some lovely correspondences between the shows and the face cards. The four suits are the four cardinal roles: soprano (ingenue), contralto (battleax) or mezzo (soubrette), tenor, and patter baritone. A few liberties were taken in the mapping (partly to accommodate using Gilbert's own drawings for all the illustrations), but on the whole, they're great fun.
Rank
Show
Soprano
(Hearts)
Contralto/Mezzo
(Diamonds)
Tenor
(Clubs)
Patter Baritone
(Spades)
2
Trial by Jury
Angelina (The Plaintiff)
The First Bridesmaid
Edwin (The Defendant)
The Learned Judge
3
The Sorcerer
Aline Sangazure
Lady Sangazure
Alexis Pointdextre
John Wellington Wells
4
H.M.S. Pinafore
Josephine
Little Buttercup
Ralph Rackstraw
Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
5
The Pirates of Penzance
Mabel
Ruth
Frederic
Major-General Stanley
6
Patience
Patience
Lady Jane
Archibald Grosvenor
Reginald Bunthorne
7
Iolanthe
Phyllis
The Faerie Queen
Strephon
The Lord Chancellor
8
Princess Ida
Princess Ida
Lady Psyche
Prince Hilarion
King Gama
9
The Mikado
Yum-Yum
Katisha
Nanki-Poo
Ko-Ko
10
Ruddigore
Rose Maybud
Mad Margaret
Robin Oakapple
Richard Dauntless
Jack (must study
the knack...)
The Yeomen of the Guard
Elsie Maynard
Phoebe Meryll
Colonel Fairfax
Jack Point
(to be a regular
royal...) Queen
The Gondoliers
Tessa & Gianetta
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro
Marco & Giuseppe
Don Alhambra del Bolero
King (of autocratic
power we...)
Utopia, Ltd.
Princess Zara
Lady Sophy
Captain Fitzbattleaxe
Phantis & Scaphio
(Behold the...) Ace
The Grand Duke
Julia Jellicoe
Baroness von Krakenfeldt
Ludwig
Grand Duke Rudolph
... Gosh, it occurs to me belatedly that I should build a page about this on my actual site. Well, later. :-)
Lastly, one more thing I turned up among the documents was my Fall 2001 Pinafore filk, "Nautical Man". But I'll leave that for a separate entry!