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Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'
by British Government
Before the Titanic plunges out of sight for another century, I want offer you this British Government report from July 1912 on the disaster, newly released by Gutenberg.
This has a special significance for me, because Tracey choreographed and performed in the stage production of Titanic, with which I was heavily involved doing camera work and post-production. So I know the script and music very intimately of this stage version and the interaction of the characters as portrayed by the scriptwriters. I must add that the musical has nothing to do with the fanciful and often very silly script of the populist movie [say no more]. The musical has its dramatic licence, naturally, but as the British Government report shows, is certainly truer to the reality and spirit of Titanic's final hours than the movie.
I was interested especially in the report's version the relationship between Captain Smith and Titanic's owner, Ismay, and of the treatment of third class passengers, which is a dramatic theme in the stage production. Were they locked in below for more than an hour so they could not cause mayhem on the top deck? Is the report on this matter a whitewash?
The snippet below is worth reading.
The report itself is very precise and well laid out; a credit to the compilers.
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