On Stage: Theatre
Billy Bishop Goes to War
Cape May Stage, 405 Lafayette Street, Cape May
Max Baker (Billy Bishop)
Sam Saint Ours (Piano Player)
Lying face down in the mud
with his horse stuck beside him,
Billy looks up to see a fighter
plane and decides that there is a
better place to be. He is credited
with seventy-two victories and
billed as the top fighter pilot in
the British Empire. King George
said, “Well, Captain Bishop,
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you’ve been a busy bugger” as
he pinned a medal on his chest.
The music is comprised of mar-
tial arts, barracks room ditties,
Kiplingesque tunes of glory,
Gilbert and Sullivan-like pat-
ter songs and a bitter brew of
Brecht-Weill.
Presented May 24 to June 23.
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