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Delightful, lesser known D'Oyly Carte production. The story of this opera was adapted by F. C. Burnand, from John Maddison Morton's farce 'Box and Cox'. Arthur Sullivan set it to music, resulting in the very popular curtain raiser 'Cox and Box'. (From the album notes).
NOTE: Copyrights silenced the remainder of this upload from 21:55 and on. Here is a link to the song immediately following the final words here:    • Cox And Box - 'Not Long Ago' (Romance)(Due...  

Along with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, soloists are:
Cox--Alan Styler
Box--Joseph Riordan
Bouncer--Donald Adams
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London is conducted by Isidore Godfrey.

As to the plot, well, it's less convoluted than most operas. But not by much. Seems that Bouncer, an old soldier, is an enterprising rooming house owner. Since Box, a printer, works at night, Bouncer saw fit to rent out the same room also to Cox, who is a hatter, working by day.
Inevitably, they meet, and much hoo de ha ensues, including the discovery that they were/are both engaged to the same woman. Box was engaged to her before Cox, but broke it off. He was threatened with legal action, so naturally faked his suicide. But feelings ran high, so they rationally decided that a duel was in order. Pistols at dawn, don't you know. But, in the nick of time, Bouncer produces a letter for Cox that he'd forgotten, from said woman. It appears that all wedding plans are off, since she'd gone and married a gent named Knox. Of course.
And to top it off, they are convinced that they're long-lost brothers, proven by the fact that neither one has a strawberry birthmark on his left arm. Oh Joy, Oh Rapture.

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