Bryn Mawr School

There are obvious reasons that The Sorcerer is not among the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan operettas: a creaky plot about a love potion turning a quiet English village into a sea of pressing marital intentions; a score that is more pleasant than brilliant and infectious. There are also very good reasons to ignore those flaws and give The Sorcerer a spirited go. That's what the Young Victorian Theatre Company has sensibly - and admirably - chosen to do for its 36th season of dedication to the G&S repertoire.

It is not too much of a stretch to say that the world might not know Gilbert and Sullivan today had it not been for The Sorcerer, the first full-length operetta they created together. It's also not much of a stretch to say that an awful lot of people don't know a note or a line of The Sorcerer. And that's a pity. THE SORCERER -- 3 p.m. today and July 16, and 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday -- Bryn Mawr School, 109 W. Melrose Ave. // Tickets $35 -- 410-323-3077 or yvtc.org.

On June 12, 2006, DR. MARY S. FARBER (nee Streeter); beloved wife of the late Dr. Robert E. Farber, Sr.; devoted mother of Robert E. Farber, Jr. and Allen S. Farber; sister of George A. Streeter; grandmother of Mary Kate and Anne Farber. Services and interment private. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Bryn Mawr School, 109 W. Melrose Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210 or Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287. Arrangements by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

On February 13, 2006, ETHEL DICKEY GALVIN, age 53, in Winthrop, Washington; beloved daughter of Ethel Wagandt Galvin and the late Thomas K. Galvin, Jr.; sister of Thomas K. Galvin, III, M.D. and his wife Linda C. Galvin; aunt of John C. Galvin, Thomas K. Galvin, IV and Connor C. Galvin. Also survived by her companion of 14 years Jerry Sullivan, Jr. There will be no service. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to The Bryn Mawr School, 109 W. Melrose Ave., Baltimore, MD. 21210 or Gilchrist Center for Hospice of Baltimore, 6601 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD. 21204.

Even with its inhabitants constantly referring to things like beheadings and bodies buried alive or oil-boiled, the town of Titipu seems like a more comforting destination than ever right now. At least all the talk of death in this silly burg is just that - talk. Thursday night at the Bryn Mawr School, the Young Victorian Theatre Company took an enthusiastic audience on an amusing journey into Titipu's world of catchy tunes and pre-Monty Python absurdities, as immortalized by Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado.

Cecil G. Locke, a homemaker and former Garrison Forest resident, died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson, where she had lived for five years. She was 88. Born and raised in Baltimore, the former Cecil Gibson was a descendant of George Carr Grundy, whose manor house, Bolton, stood at the site of the Fifth Regiment Armory near today's Bolton Hill neighborhood. She attended the Calvert School, Bryn Mawr School and the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. She made her debut at the Bachelors Cotillon in 1935.

Mr. and Mrs. Renato A. Di Pentima announce the wedding of their daughter, Margaret Ellen, to Shane Michel Hedges, son of Mrs. Timothy Marsh and Mr. Michel Hedges, of Montana. The wedding took place on March 12, 2005 at Big Sky Chapel in Big Sky Montana. The Matron of Honor was Kate Robbins, sister of the bride, and the Best Man was Todd Blanche, a long-time friend of the groom. The officiates were The Reverend Keith Johnson, of the Covenant Church of Helena and The Honorable Judy Martz, the former Governor of Montana.

On January 22, 2005, ERNASCHIROKAUER, age 99, of Cockeysville, loving mother of two children, cherished grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of eight. A memorial service will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Mrs. Schirokauer's name to Bryn Mawr School, Melrose Avenue, Baltimore, MD.

Gina S. Baker, a popular Bryn Mawr School educator and marathon runner, died Wednesday of complications after childbirth at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson. The Bolton Hill resident was 35. Mrs. Baker had taught fourth-graders at the North Baltimore private school since joining the faculty in 2001. "It was going to be a high-risk pregnancy, but we decided to go ahead and try anyway. Our son, Dean U. Baker II, was born premature and died Tuesday. Gina died the next day from complications of the pregnancy," said her husband of 16 years, Dean U. Baker Sr., who drives a Mobility bus for the Maryland Transit Administration.

Saying that drinking has become so prevalent it's almost a rite of passage for Baltimore-area teens - one condoned by some parents - the leaders of nine prominent private schools have launched a wide-ranging campaign against alcohol and drugs. In an unusual show of unity, the leaders of the Gilman School, the Bryn Mawr School, St. Paul's School and other schools say they want to change a weekend culture in which drinking, drug use and rowdy partying have become all too common. They are challenging parents to prohibit the use of alcohol by their children and to stop providing havens for teen-agers to drink.