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MurrayDelph

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15. Here she is, in the role she originated *

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:00 AM

8 hrs ago

as Ruth in Pirates of Penzance:

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(She showed off her operatic voice in the "Faithless Woman" clip on youtube, but I prefer my opera lighter)

* "Originated" in the modern-day version of the play. She was old, but not THAT old.

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