asente@decwrl.UUCP (Paul Asente) (05/04/84)
I watched the PBS production of Cox and Box last night and noticed that it was considerably longer than either my recording or my score (Belwin Mills reissue of a Chappell score, I think). There was a lot more dialogue, more verses of the songs, and even an additional song. Does anyone know whether they padded it out for this production or if they used an original version which D'Oyly Carte usually cuts? -paul asente (decvax, ucbvax, ihnp4...)!decwrl!asente
rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (05/04/84)
<<< ... padded out or original version...? Both, I think. They admitted to adding extra scenes - the ones outside the boarding house, which were, I think all without dialog. On the other hand, I can't see them spending all that money and then using a cut script. Besides, haven't I heard there was no love lost between <that> theater group and the British Establishment (which would have funded, if not produced) the TV version? hound!rfg