Northstar Chorus Annual Show, 1997

Story Synopsis:   In the big inning, before baseball was a hit....even before America was America...there were Olympic games!  These celebrated games put the sports' spotlight on the laurel-touting men of Greece and left the toga-clad Romans in the dark.  Legend has it, in a misguided effort to win back the hearts of the women of Rome, the leaders of Rome grabbed their bats and gloves and took the field for what was too be the first baseball game ever.  But, according to historians, the king ordered the game to be cancelled to avoid losing his crown.  This was the first game, called because of reign!

Title:                 The Fall of the Roman Umpire -- or-- Plato Hits a Homer

Author:              John Barrett

Location:          The Great Hall, Bethel College

Date:                March 8, 1997

Headliner(s):    Class Reunion

                           Northland Gold

                            Four Star Collection (1997 Queens of Harmony)

                            ...and the Roseville High School Barbershop Chorus

Other Quartets: SPATS

                            Harmony's Inn

                            Vintage Years

                            Northstar Dusters

                            Tune by Four

Characters:        King Calgriffith              Paul Barrett

                            Queen Nagamemnon     Mollie Anderson

                            Elma                              Sheila Enzenauer

                            Pomp N. Circumstance  Ray Ensrud

                            Lulu Dacrous, Esq.        Sue Valois

                            Thor Shoulder                Chuck Fried

                            Citicus                            Dave Boyd

Chorus Songs:    On a Wonderful Day Like Today

                            When You Wish Upon a Star

                            Lulu's Back in Town

                            I'm in Love with the Mother of My Best Girl

                            What Kind of Fool Am I?

                            Harmony Joe

                            I'm Sitting on Top of the World

                            Dream a little Dream of Me

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                            Teach the Children to Sing

                            When There's Love at home

Memorable Line from Show:

King:  We used to play ball down by the barn, until a pig ate the ball.

Pomp: What was the ruling on that?

King:  It was an "inside-the-pork" home run.