Another Classic Nude

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This type of Victorian nude by Frederic Leighton was satirised by Gilbert:

They wear little underclothing, scarcely anything or nothing
And their dress of shiny silk is quite transparent in design
Well, in fact in summer weather something like the altogether
And there I rather fancy I shall have to draw the line

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Glossy · F

BTW, it’s Coan silk, not shiny silk. Coan silk is a type of wild silk produced in ancient times, particularly on the Greek island of Kos. Coan silk garments were often described as fine and transparent.

JoeXP · 56-60, M

@Glossy oh dear! I changed it deliberately because I didn’t think it would make any sense to people who didn’t know what Coan silk was!

Glossy · F

I love G&S.

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peterlee · M

@JoeXP Musically it is brilliant.

With a few cuts it should have been a success.

But costly to perform.
Costume changes.

JoeXP · 56-60, M

@peterlee Didn’t Gilbert pad it out to give Nancy MacIntosh a bigger role?

peterlee · M

@JoeXP Yes, and she was not a good actress either. Sullivan did not think much of her singing.
But I like the songs at the beginning of the second act.

It’s the dreary contralto I can’t stand.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

Such studies are very attractive!

emmasfriend · 46-50, F

Toga to go

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