To be a pirate king

This was the best Gilbert and Sullivan production we've seen yet, complete with a 14-piece orchestra. The hall was nearly full and we did get there just in time. AusTIX does work, since our seats were there. Every time we hear the Pirates of Penzance we're struck by something new; this time it's the silly rhyme of "divinity" and "vicinity." "Here's a first-rate opportunity To get married with impunity, And indulge in the felicity Of unbounded domesticity. You shall quickly be parsonified, Conjugally matrimonified, By a doctor of divinity Who is located in this vicinity." The modern major general was very understated and highly effective. During intermission it's always wonderful to smell the cedar and to hear the unseen warblers.