Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Neptunes Circus #6


11 comments:

Chic Silber said...


That's a pretty snappy outfit on

the mahout but a great looking

threesome as the spec payoff

Chic Silber said...


As I recall it Bill Pruyn wrote

some new lyrics to "If I Ruled

The World" from "Pickwick" but

perhaps Eric can confirm that

I also recall the chimes which

enhanced the tune

Cinema67 said...

I believe the "Ruled the world" was from "Stop The World I want to get Off" not Pickwick. Might be wrong, Didn't stop to look it up. My 76 year old memory often plays tricks on me.
Jon
Florida.
Who reads the blog daily but only lives about 45 minutes North of Buckles.

Buckles said...

"If I ruled the world" was played for the "Payoff" and timed that when the last elephant went out (Anna May) would stop, turn, then Barbara and Ben would style with the final chord.

Buckles said...

I might add that we went thru rehearsals in Venice with "Climb every Mountain".

Chic Silber said...


Sorry to correct you Jon but I

just checked "Playbill Vault" &

it was indeed from "Pickwick" at

the 46th Street Theater in 1965

I filled in on a frontlight for

"Stop The World" at the Shubert

These 2 shows both had lyrics by

Leslie Bricusse & were designed

by Sean Kenney (an architect)

Chic Silber said...


The 46th Street has been renamed

The Richard Rogers but there's

no chance to change the Shubert

I would guess that at least half

of our 36 Broadway theaters have

had their names changed & some

more than once

Unknown said...

The new special lyrics were something like "If kids ruled the world."

Anonymous said...

Is this the Don Foote blanket and costume that is on display at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota?

Buckles said...

Indeed it is!
I once overheard Don say to her, "Now! someone to show off my wardrobe, some of these people around here walk around like it was a Police Lineup!"

Roger Smith said...

BUCKLES: And no one showed it off to greater advantage. This is when the payoff earns its name, perfectly dressed, perfectly cast, forever unequalled.