"Don't you get tired of this?" The Corsairs asked, as they launched into their comedy favorite, "The Wreck of the Irish Rover". "No way!" their audience roared back. It has to be their box of props which they use only during that song. Or the anticipation of something going dreadfully wrong, as when Barbie's head fell off during the chorus of "So fare thee well, my pretty little girls...". The look of stricken horror on the Quartermaster's face (kneeling in front of the prop box) was truly priceless!!!
Not all their songs are funny, however. They do have a serious -- sometimes sentimental -- side, which amply demonstrates the professional quality of this group. Here, they sing "Sailor's Prayer" to a most appreciative audience.
Still, it's their comedy songs and routines -- particularly those wacky ad lib moments onstage -- which are the hallmark of a Corsairs performance. Even their audiences will join in, betimes, as when several members of the Wenches' Guild pulled out bananas and began eating them when the Corsairs began singing the old sailors' shanty, "Blow the Man Down". Nearly stopped the show in its tracks, it did. Aye!
NEXT GALLERY: The Rogues...
