December 1955
see 181.10 - 13 for photos of the production
The front page only of the programme has been entered but the whole text is below
THE OTHER CHILDREN A PLAY IN 3 ACTS
PRESENTED BY THE
ELFED SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL DECEMBER 1955
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p.2.
THE OTHER CHILDREN
BY MARGARET HARDING
CHARACTERS
THE REAL CHILDREN
DAVID Michael T. Peters
MICHAEL Glyn Fisher
HELEN Brenda Parry
JULIAEnid Williams
MARJORIE Wynne M. Robinson
UNCLE HENRY Frederick C. Millward
Mrs. JAMES [his housekeeper]Kathleen M. Ellis
THE OTHER CHILDREN
TREASURE ISLAND
JIM HAWKINS Jan A. Hines
LONG JOHN SILVER Elwyn Jones
YOUNGEST HAND William N. Dougherty
ISRAEL HANDS Michael Hughes
PIRATES Geoffrey W. Hopwood
R. Bruce Elliot
Frank Edwards
Peter Robinson
Victor R. Fairclough
David R. Maxwell
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
ALICE Angela Hopwood
RED QUEEN Joy Astbury
WHITE QUEEN Barbara Connah
FROG Allan Duffield
WATER BABIES
TOM Carol A. Carr
WATER BABIES Rosaline A. Williams
Barbara A. Lamb
Merelyn Griffiths
Patricia Hockaday
John D. Ellis
Ivor Beavan
Allan S. Lunt
Anthony W. Jones
Mrs BE-DONE-BY-AS-YOU-DID Brenda Davies
Mrs DO-AS-YOU-WOULD-BE-DONE-BY Sheila Fox
ELLIE Carole A. Done
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p.3.
LITTLE WOMEN
BETH Hazel Wainwright
MEG Phoebe K. Roberts
AMY Eluned Hughes
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ALICE Angela Hopwood
WHITE RABBIT Wendy C. Hewins
FOUR SOLDIERS David Parry
Michael Jones
Keith Ellis
Peter L. Millington
KNAVE OF HEARTS R. Stuart McNeillie
QUEEN OF HEARTS Jennifer M. Major
HATTER John Elliot
MARCH HARE Hugh E. Evans
DORMOUSE Michael Speke
COOK Sylvia L. Fox
JURY Glenys R. Bellis
E. Jane Messham (Eleri Barclay)
Christine Horton
Keith Astbury
David Freeman
Kevin Ball
THE PIED PIPER Robert R. Burrows
The action of the play passes in the living-room of Uncle Henry's house in the country.
ACT 1An evening in early Autumn [during the scene there is a blackout to denote the elapse of two hours]
ACT 2Midnight
ACT 3The next morning
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p.3.
MUSICAL ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE BUCKLEY ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY AND ELFED EVENING INSTITUTE
THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF, AND THE SENIOR PUPILS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION, STAGE MANAGEMENT, LIGHTING AND COSTUME
O for a Booke and a shadie nooke
Eyther in-a-doore or out;
With the grene leaves whisp'ring overhede,
Or the Street cryes all about,
Where I maie Reade all at my ease,
Both of the Newe and Olde;
For a jollie goode Booke whereon to looke,
Is better to me than Golde.
THE QUEENHEN WLAD FY NHADAU
E.T. Cropper, Printer, Buckley
Author: Elfed High School
Year = 1955
Month = December
Building = School
Event = Educational
Extra = 1950s
Extra = Theatre
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