It’s getting mighty close to the big week in Fall River when Jill Dalton reprises her smash hit from June 20th- Lizzie Borden Live. Also making a “comeback” will be the irrepressible Mutton Eaters on hand to add a bit of period dash to the streets of Fall River, the Borden’s house on Second St. and the trolleys. It will be a big month for the little troupe as Tuesday August 4th will be the re-enactments at the house where it all began as the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum marks the anniversary of the famous crime. Lizzie Borden Live will once again sparkle at the new -old Eagle on Friday and Saturday, August 21&22 Get your tickets early!
Archive for the Gatherings Category
Return of the Mutton Eaters
Posted in #92, All things Mutton, Around Town, August 4th, Gatherings, Places to Go, Potpourri, Uncategorized, What's New with tags Lizzie Borden Live returns in August on July 1, 2009 by administratorLizzie Borden Live returns in August!
Posted in All things Mutton, Around Town, Gatherings, In the News, Lights! Action! Rolling!, Potpourri, Preview of Coming Adventures, Projects & Presentations, The Game's Afoot, What's New with tags Lizzie Borden Live on June 18, 2009 by administrator
Extra seating is being added on today as a result of a blizzard of news coverage and radio interviews for the play written and starring Jill Dalton. The old Eagle restaurant has been beautifully converted for the occasion and a flock of Mutton Eaters will descend to be on hand to meet and greet playgoers in the lobby. Dr. Dolan has a new derby hat for the occasion and Mrs. Borden will be circulating with a tray of hors d’oeuvres and tips for flaky pie crust! Alice Russell, Bridget Sullivan, Emma Borden and Mrs. Churchill will have something to say about everything, and undertaker, Mr. Winward will be glancing over the crowd for prospective future business! Best news of all- Miss Lizzie Borden Live will be returning in August- that all-important month!!
More Muttoneater Madness
Posted in #92, All things Mutton, Borden Places and Spaces, Fairhaven, Gatherings, Lambies, Member News, Places to Go, Potpourri, The Game's Afoot, What's New on May 6, 2009 by administrator
Some more photos courtesy of Ted & Lorraine N.O.M.E.-sing along with the Muttonpoofs as we trek to see Lizzie’s courtroom, Marion and high jinx back at the Borden House. The house being renovated is on Green St. in Fairhaven- Emma Borden’s alibi abode! Our Victorian destination this year was historic Blithewold mansion and gardens for Daffodil Days in nearby Bristol.
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The Official Mutton Eater Song
Posted in #92, All things Mutton, Around Town, Borden Places and Spaces, Gatherings, History of the Mutton Eaters, Member News, Potpourri, The Game's Afoot on May 5, 2009 by administrator
Sung to the tune of the Whiffenpoof Song
To the tables down at Rogers’
To the place where Lizzie dwells
To the dear old Second Street we love so well
Sing the Mutton Eaters assembled with their glasses raised on high
And the magic of their singing casts its spell
Yes, the magic of their singing of the songs we love so well
“Can’t chop your Poppa Up” ,”Took an Axe” and all the rest
We will serenade our Lenny while life and voice shall last
Then we’ll pass and be forgotten with the rest
We’re poor little lambs who have lost our way
Baa, baa, baa
We’re little black sheep who have gone astray
Baa, baa, baa
Mutton Eaters, songsters, - off on a spree
Doomed from here to eternity
God have mercy on such as we
Baa, baa, baa
The Whiffenpoof Song”is based on a tune written by Tod Galloway (Amherst 1895) and adapted with lyrics by Meade Minnigerode (Yale 1910).
The word “whiffenpoof” originated in the 1908 opera Little Nemo by Victor Herbert, based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay.
The Whiffenpoofs have performed for generations at a number of venues, including Lincoln Center, the White House, the Salt Lake Tabernacle, Oakland Coliseum, Carnegie Hall and the Rose Bowl. The group has also appeared on television shows such as Jeopardy!, The Today Show, Saturday Night Live, 60 Minutes, Gilmore Girls and The West Wing.
Throughout the school year, the Whiffenpoofs traditionally perform Monday nights at Mory’s, known more formally as “Mory’s Temple Bar,” circulating from room to room singing.
The Whiffs’ best-known alumnus may be Cole Porter, who sang in the 1913 lineup of the Whiffenpoofs when he was a student at Yale. Today the group often performs Porter songs in tribute.
The Whiffenpoofs donate part of their proceeds each year to the Whiffenpoof Children’s Literacy Initiative, which aims to create 15 literacy centers in 12 countries, including the U.S. They travel extensively during the school year and take a three-month world tour during the summer. At one time most members were full-time students, but today many members take all or part of the year off and are effectively full-time professional Whiffenpoofs. (Wikipedia)
Mutton Eaters 2009!
Posted in #92, All things Mutton, Borden Places and Spaces, Fairhaven, Gatherings, Lambies, Member News, Places to Go, The Game's Afoot on May 5, 2009 by administratorSome sad news! Goodbye Abbey Grille.
Posted in All things Mutton, Around Town, Borden Places and Spaces, Gatherings, In the News, Member News with tags Abbey Grille Foreclosure, Mutton Eaters Banquet on March 10, 2009 by administrator
Just today an email arrived from our old friend Pilar at the Abbey Grille to tell us we could no longer have our annual banquet there as the building is in foreclosure! The prospects are hopeless for a reprieve and sadly Lizzie’s former Central Congregational church is in peril. We have many wonderful memories there and all our best wishes to Chef George and the incredible staff! We will miss you.
