North Star Chorus 1997 Show

Our 1997 show...

The Fall of the Roman Umpire

– or –

Plato Hits a Homer

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!

Show 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

Headliners:

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 CalgriffithPaul Barrett
Queen NagamemnonMollie Anderson
ElmaSheila Enzenauer
Pomp N. CircumstanceRay Ensrud
Lulu Dacrous, Esq.Sue Valois
Thor ShoulderChuck Fried
CiticusDave 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

Teach the Children to Sing
When There’s Love at home

Memorable Lines 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.

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The North Star Chorus is the official Greater St. Paul Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Our mission is to provide men an opportunity for camaraderie, singing, and entertaining in the barbershop style.

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