Help: recitation-curate (a BA from Caius)

Subject: Help: recitation
From: Stewie
Date: 11 Mar 01 - 08:37 PM

A friend of mine is looking for a recitation about a wedding. He thinks it may be from the 192Os. It is a play on odd British pronunciations - for example, Worcester pronounced Wooster etc. There's not much to go on, but perhaps a UK 'catter may know it. The following is all he can recall:

Two lines are:

Then the curate (a BA from Caius)
Let out an incredible snaius

And:

The choir was from Beauleigh

The bridegroom was 'from Cholmondeley' and the bride was 'quite colmondeley'.

That's it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: recitation
From: Gervase
Date: 12 Mar 01 - 05:29 AM

Aye, it's a weird language. Try:
Cauis = Keys
Beauleigh = Bewley
Cholmondley = Chumley

Then there's:
Featherstonehaugh = Fanshawe Hague = Pillock

Subject: RE: Help: recitation
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Mar 01 - 06:55 PM

Wonder if it's Flanders and Swann?

Subject: RE: Help: recitation-curate (a BA from Caius)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 02:51 AM

The Click that refreshes...

Subject: RE: Help: recitation-curate (a BA from Caius)
From: Megan L
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 03:38 AM

I haven't got the time to search just now but there are a lot of brittish recitations on this site.

Make em Laugh

Subject: RE: Help: recitation-curate (a BA from Caius)
From: Megan L
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 04:03 AM

Had a quick look through the Flanders and Swan collection can't find it here but it was only a skim through.
Flanders and Swan

Subject: RE: Help: recitation-curate (a BA from Caius)
From: Willa
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 06:05 AM

Anyone here know Molly, who does great monologues? I think I've heard him do this, but don't have any way of contacting him.