W. S. Gilbert

00:00:00 Introduction   Douglas Fairbanks Jr 00:52:20 Interval thoughts: Pinafore in USA   Douglas Fairbanks Jr 00:53:05 Picture of Captain Corcoran from behind the proscenium in US production, with awful caricature of African-American stagehand holding spotlight Frankie Howerd’s performance as Sir Joseph Porter notable for being almost entirely spoken (with broadly ‘correct’ rhythms).