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- Hugo Cole
Statue For The Mayor (1954)
- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
- vn.va.vc/pf; on stage: pic.fl.cl/perc
- SSA
- 7 singing parts; 1 silent part
- 1 hr 30 min
- English
Programme Note
SYNOPSIS
A town is dominated by a pompous mayor, whose latest plan is to have a statue of himself erected in the market place. This news and an announcement of a competition for sculptors to submit plans for the statue, is given by the town crier; the market-women are in despair. The competition is judged by the mayor himself, assisted by a motley collection of municipal workers. The winner is a mysterious stranger – the only artist to produce a design flattering enough to satisfy the mayor’s vanity. However the stranger proves to be an ally of the flower-girl and the fruit-women.
A town is dominated by a pompous mayor, whose latest plan is to have a statue of himself erected in the market place. This news and an announcement of a competition for sculptors to submit plans for the statue, is given by the town crier; the market-women are in despair. The competition is judged by the mayor himself, assisted by a motley collection of municipal workers. The winner is a mysterious stranger – the only artist to produce a design flattering enough to satisfy the mayor’s vanity. However the stranger proves to be an ally of the flower-girl and the fruit-women.