From p00629@psilink.com Sun Dec 26 16:45 MST 1993 Date: Sun, 26 Dec 93 18:23:37 -0800 To: "Alex Feldman" From: "James M. Farron" Subject: shoppers_list The G&S Shopper -- 1993 Now that we have a system for listing G&S-related dealers and products, as well as a system for updating this kind of information easily (Hurrah for mail merges!), we're hoping we can have a shopper issue regularly. At this point, we don't have very many listings, but now that we know what to expect from a shopper, we'll look forward to seeing more listings in the future. In the meantime, these are the G&S-related items and sources the Members of the Midwestern Gilbert and Sullivan Society know of and have shared information about. Ardensingers of Delaware c/o Jean Fava 408 Stella Dr. Hockessin, DE 19707 Badge: 1+" badge stating in blue type on a white background: "I love G&S with a white hot passion that is slowly but surely consuming my very vitals". $1.50 Shipping information: Price includes shipping. C.D. Paramour 25 St. Mary's Square Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 0HZ England G&S-related ephemera Shipping information: Depends on the item. Paramour publishes a periodical catalog called a Gilbert and Sullivan Check List. Contact them for more information. Charlee Hutton 5872 Rose Ave. Long Beach, CA 90805 Phone: (310) 422-4086 Fax: (213) 956-3732 Note Cards: Write for a list. Shipping information: Depends on item. Ms Hutton is the U.S. distributor of, primarily, Geoffrey Shovelton's illustrated notecards/Christmas Cards. They all, naturally, feature G&S themes, and each illustration is quite well-rendered. The pictures on the cards are also quite pretty. Be sure and ask about card availability well before Christmas, to insure on-time delivery. Dover Publications 31 E. 2d St. Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (No phone orders) Book: The Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Songbook (#23482-7) $14.95 Book: The Mikado (Libretto) (#27268-0) $1.00 Shipping information: United States: $3.00 per order for book rate, $4.50 for UPS. Foreign Orders: 20% of the total ($2.50 minimum) The Songbook reprints the period piano sheet music for 92 of the songs from the operas, and the Mikado libretto is a recent addition to their collection of $1.00 bargain books. By the way, if you don't want to order from the publisher (though if you don't, you miss out on all their interesting catalogs), you can order these through your local bookstore. Add the numerals "0486" to the front of the above identifying numbers, and you have the books' ISBN numbers. Bookstores use those to place orders, and they should have no trouble ordering these books for you. John Tugwell 2 Decons Close Worle, Weston-Super-Marie BS22 0EF England G&S-related Ephemera: write for a list. Shipping information: Depends on item. Mr. Tugwell has access to a wide variety of British G&S ephemera (programs, etc). He would be glad to send a list of what he has in stock. Mike LeBell Video 75 Fremont Place Los Angeles, CA 90005 Phone: (213) 938-3333 Fax: (213) 938-3334 Video (VHS) The Mikado (1939--with Martyn Green, Sydney Granville, Kenny Baker, John Barklay, and Jean Colin) $24.95 Video (VHS) The Girl Said No (AKA With Words and Music--with Robert Armstrong, Irene Hervey, and Edward Brophy.) $24.95 Shipping information: $3.05 for the first video, $1.00 for each additional video Now this is a bargain! First of all, both of these films are charming. Some people may give you an argument about Mikado, but all considered it's well-cast and well done. The Girl Said No is the one where the bookie tries to cheat the dime-a-dance girl as badly as she cheated him, by convincing her that he can get her on Broadway, only things don't quite turn out as either of them expect. The Broadway show turns out to be Mikado, and a lot of G&S tunes are used as background music. The second reason this is a bargain is because Mike LeBell Video is giving MGS members $5.00 off on the price of these videos through November! That's only $19.95 a piece: you could hardly do better on a video at Wal-Mart, and who wants a video from Wal-Mart when you can get one of these! When you order them, be sure and include the coupon (below) to receive the discounted price and payment. The coupon expires December 1, 1993, so act quickly. These videos would make great gifts! Also, Mike LeBell Video has a wide selection of unusual and hard to find films on videos, so you might want to ask about getting a catalog when ordering. Musical Wonder House 18 High St., P.O. Box 604 Wiscasset, ME 04578 Phone: (207) 882-7163 {For credit card orders: (1-800) 336- 3725} Audiocassette Gilbert & Sullivan Favorites (#TC1990), $12.95 Audiocassette Victorian Musical Boxes Play Gilbert and Sullivan (#TC1500), $12.95 Shipping information: $3.00 for 1 tape, $4.00 for 2, $5.00 for 3, $6.00 for 4, and $7.50 for 5 or more. Maine residents add 6% sales tax. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express accepted. As far as anyone knows, these two interesting tapes are the only recordings of their kind. The Gilbert & Sullivan Favorites features G&S tunes from vintage pianola rolls (which enabled people to play duets with themselves) as rendered on a 1912 Steinway Pianola Piano by Danilo Konvalinka. Included on this tape are medleys from Iolanthe, Mikado (2 different ones), Ruddigore, and Gondoliers. Victorian Musical Boxes Play Gilbert and Sullivan features tunes from the operas as played on those big-type music boxes that play metal discs. If you've ever heard these music boxes playing "live", you know what a thrilling sound they make. Included on this tape are tunes from Pinafore, Gondoliers, Trial by Jury, Mikado, Pirates, Patience and Yeomen. Both tapes have interesting program notes. Also, if you like music box music, The Musical Wonder House has a large collection of cassettes of various types of music played on music boxes or player pianos. When you order, you might want to ask for a list. And, if you're in the Wiscasset, Maine, area, you might want to visit the Musical Wonder House Museum. Call ahead for information. Rose Records 214 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: (800) 955-ROSE (order line) Fax: (312) 663-3559 Recordings: call or write for their sale catalog. Shipping information: $4.00 for 1-4 items, $4.50 for 5 or more. Illinois residents at 8 3/4% sales tax. Rose Records in Chicago has a wide variety of current recordings available, and then a wider selection of cut-out or sale recordings that appear in the stores, and in their sale catalog. They generally include a couple of G&S-related items at bargain prices. For instance, their current catalog has a 2-CD recording of the 1960's D'Oyly Carte recording of Gondoliers for $12.99 (Lon. 417 294-2) and a 2-cassette recording of the 1960's D'OC Iolanthe for $6.99 (Lon. 414 145-4). The trouble is that some things don't stay in stock long, so when the catalog arrives, it is wise to order quickly. Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra c/o Janice Manley 2606 Landon Dr. Wilmington, DE 19810 Cookbook: Now to the Banquet We Press, featuring favorite recipes of the Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra, and many of Gilbert's "Bab" illustrations. $10.00 Shipping information: Price includes shipping. Wilfrid De Freitas P.O. Box 883, Stock Exchange Tower Montreal H4Z 1K2 Canada Ephemera: write for list. Shipping information: depends on item. We learned from Sylvan Kesilman that this book dealer frequently has G&S-related books, posters and the like available. Beyond this, we don't know anything more, but if anyone contacts him, maybe you can tell the rest of us. Winfield Smith 5825 S. Blackstone Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: (312) 684-3609 Video (VHS): several copies left of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company's 1993 production of Utopia, Limited. $20.00. LPs of the musical soundtrack of Dick Deadeye, the Bill Melendez/Richard Searle animated feature about the further adventures of Dick Deadeye, as he tries to regain England's "Ultimate Secret" when it is stolen by the Pirate King and the Sorcerer. $5.00. Shipping information: Shipping included in the price The Utopia videos are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, since there won't be any more once these are gone. The Dick Deadeye soundtrack consists of G&S songs performed in various rock styles, and if it's really quite interesting. Sarah Jennings Press 2222 Fuller Rd. Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2313 Phone: (313) 665-7410 Book: The Revised Gilbert and Sullivan Lexicon by Harry Benford. US: $20.00, Canada: $25.00, UK 11.00 Shipping information: Shipping included. Harry Benford's revised Gilbert and Sullivan Lexicon is still available, and oh so handy when explaining the period jokes and nuances of the G&S operas to the unenlightened. Discounts are also available on orders of five or more). It's a nice, yellow, trade-size paperback (7" x 10", 270 pages) with lots of pictures and an index, a bibliography, and the libretto of The Zoo.) Now, if you can think of any dealers we've missed, or that we couldn't have thought of, do pass on your information. We may have another shopper issue before next September just to keep in practice, but it won't mean much without new information. [This article appeared in Issue 40 (September 1993) of Precious Nonsense, the newsletter of the Midwestern Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Posted by permission of Sarah Cole, Society Secre- tary/Archivist. For information on Society membership write to: The Midwestern Gilbert & Sullivan Society, c/o Miss Sarah Cole, 613 W. State St., North Aurora, IL 60542-1538.]