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The Pirates of Penzance (1983)

Rex Smith: Frederic

The Pirates of Penzance

Rex Smith credited as playing...

Frederic

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  • Mabel: Oh Frederic, can you not in the calm excellence of your wisdom reconcile it with your conscience to say something that will ease my father's sorrow?
  • Frederic: What?
  • Mabel: Can't you cheer him up?
  • [as the maidens are about to roll up their stockings to go wading]
  • Frederic: Stop, ladies, pray!
  • Maidens: A man!
  • Fredric: You make it a point of never attacking a weaker party than yourselves, and when you attack a stronger one you invariably get thrashed!
  • [Pirates approach him with great indignation]
  • Pirate King: [Holding up finger] There's some truth in that.
  • Frederic: OH, HORROR!
  • The Pirate King: What's the matter?
  • Frederic: Ought I tell you? No, no I cannot! And yet as one of your band...
  • The Pirate King: SPEAK OUT! I-CHARGE-YOU-BY-THAT-SENSE-OF-CONSCIENTIOUSNESS-TO-WHICH-WE-HAVE-NEVER-YET-APPEALED-IN-VAIN!
  • [All are astonished at this feat, including the Pirate King himself]
  • Pirate King: Yeah.
  • Major General Stanley: Frederic here! Oh joy oh rapture! Summon your men and effect their capture
  • Mabel: Frederic save us!
  • Frederic: Beautiful Mabel, I would if I could but I am not able.

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