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Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines is an opera in three acts by Jack Beeson written in 1975 to a libretto by Sheldon Harnick after the 1901 play of the same name by Clyde Fitch. The play had previously been adapted for a 1916 silent film .
I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. I feed my horse on corn and beans, And sport young ladies in their teens. Tho' a Captain in the Army. I teach the ladies how to dance. How to dance, how to dance. I teach the ladies how to dance. For I'm the pet of the Army. cho: I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines.
Learn about the 1868 song sheet by William Horace Lingard that satirized the fictional soldier's performance in the army, and how it inspired various artistic works in music, theatre, literature and opera. See the cover image, the bibliography and the links to related resources on the Captain Jinks phenomenon.
Feb 25, 2024 · Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. Writer/composer. Tom Maclagan, Harry Rickards. Roud. RN4858. From sheet music in Levy Collection . I am Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, I often live beyond my means, I sport young ladies in their teens, To cut a swell in the army. I teach the ladies how to dance, how to dance, how to dance,
Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines: Directed by Fred E. Wright. With Richard Travers, Anna Murdock, Jon Junior, Edmund Cobb. Robert Carrolton Jinks and his companions form a marching club to boost the presidential campaign for General Grant. They design fantastic costumes and set the club in an uproar when they appear in them.
Nov 1, 2010 · I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, I give my horse good corn and beans; Of course its quite beyond my means, Tho a Captain in the army. 2. I join'd my corps when twenty-one, Of course I thought it capital fun; When the enemy came, then off I run, I wasn't cut out for the army.
