Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Here Comes . . . The Judge?

Judge From "Trial By Jury"

Next up, Act Two Theatre from suburban St. Peters, with a bizarre remake of Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial By Jury

It's a gentle satire based upon a suit for breach of promise to marry, an old English cause of action, as us legal types say. Except here the judge is Elvis, and he's not a real judge, he's a TV judge-show judge. The innocent young plaintiff wears a simple, pure white dress and a shocking pink sash with PLAINTIFF written across it. Arthur Sullivan witty melodies are present, but so is a quote from Also Sprach Zarathustra and, I think, a bit of Leonard Bernstein's Glitter and Be Gay, and probably some things I didn't catch. The bailiff looked like a Southern bubba but with a bit of a New York accent. The jury (remember the kind of suit) is all female. And between numbers some guy ran in front of the stage holding a big sign that said applause. Wacky.                               

The Cast From Trial By Jury

6 comments:

Olivier said...

Elvis en juge, cela devait valoir le deplacement. j'aime les operas (operettes) de Gilbert et Sullivan

cieldequimper said...

Yes, that does sound rather wacky but still fun!

William Kendall said...

Very wacky!

Luis Gomez said...

Funny!

Stefan Jansson said...

Sounds hilarious!

Jack said...

I have seen just about enough Elvises, than you very much. If I never see another, that would be just great.