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Programme Cover for the Buckley Amateur Pantomime Company's Dick Whittington"

Tivoli, Brunswick Road, Buckley

March 1953

PROGRAMME COVER TEXT

 

Dick Whittington and his Cat

Buckley Amateur Patomime Co.

present...

Dick Whittington

Book, Production and Musical Direction by

Dennis Griffiths

Tivoli Theatre, Buckley

(Manager: D. W. Lewis)

March 2nd - 21st, 1953

Programme 6d.

 

PROGRAMME TEXT

 

CAST

ALDERMAN FITZWARREN BOB POWNALL

IDLE JACK HARRY DOLBY

ALICE FITZWARREN ENID GRIFFITHS

DICK WHITTINGTON MONA STANSFIELD

GERTRUDE DICK CATHERALL

TOMMY, THE CAT BILLY WILLIAMS

CAPTAIN SAMMY REUBEN DOLBY

EMPEROR OF MOROCCO ALFRED BELL

PRINCESS OF MOROCCO JEANNE LLOYD-WILLIAMS

KING RAT FRANK BIRTWISTLE

FAIRY PEARL BETTY ROYCE

 

with

PEGGY GRIFFITH, WINNIE SPENCER, PEGGY DOWNEY,

WINNIE HUMPHREYS and PETER DAVIES.

 

Part One

Scene 1 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON

Scene 2 A LONDON STREET

Scene 3 FITZWARREN'S SHOP

Scene 4 HIGHGATE HILL

Scene 5 DICK WHITTINGTON'S DREAM

Scene 6 BIRTHDAY RECOLLECTIONS, 1933-1953

Scene 7 WAPPING QUAY

Scene 8 ABOARD THE "SAUCY SALLY"

 

Part Two

Scene 9 THE ESCAPE FROM THE SINKING SHIP

Scene 10. 1588 and 1953

Scene 11. THE BLUE LAGOON

Scene 12 THE EMPEROR OF MOROCCO'S

PALACE

Scene 13 A LONDON STREET

Scene 14 THE RECEPTION IN SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON'S

BALLROOM

 

 

OFFICIALS:

Chairman-Mr. R. L. HOPWOOD. Hon. Treasurer-Mr. F. DUGDALE Hon. Secretary-Miss C. A. MESSHAM Publicity Manager-Mr. T. WILCOCK

 

CHORUS:

Junior Chorus-Sheila Watkins, Rosemary Lamb, Pat Jenkins, Angela Hopwood, Esme Williams, Rene Newing, Barbara Connah, Francis Aston, Judith Fry, Diana Spencer, Marian Catherall, Pauline Edwards.

 

Intermediate Chorus-Pat Williams, Beryl Washbrook, Janet Davies,

Beryl Lamb, Margaret Bell, Sylvia Reynolds.

 

Senior Chorus- Beryl Burt, Lorna Lamb, Betty Royce, Marie Thomas, Merle Price, Dorothy Lewis, Dorothy Williams, Betty Davies, Sheila Plevin, Eunice Phoenix, Doris Rowlands, Nancy Cox, Molly Ellis.

 

Speciality items by ANGELA HOPWOOD, LORNA LAMB, MARIE THOMAS and BETTY ROYCE

 

Wardrobe Mistresses-

Mrs. R. L. Hopwood, Mrs. F. Dugdale, Miss C. A. Messham.

 

SEQUENCE DIRECTION by Mrs. Peter Wilcock. assisted by Mrs. G. Dolby.

DANCES arranged and taught by :

Mrs Peggy Griffiths and Mrs Peter Wilcock

 

Stage Manager - Mr F. Dugdale,

Assisted by Mr T.T.Davies amd Mr K. Hopwood

 

Stage Carpentry - Mr T.T. Davies, Mr. R. R. Rowlands and Messrs R.D. Davies & Sons.

 

Property Manager - Mr J. Wainwright

Chief Steward - Mr. L. Catherall.

Competiton - Mrs R. Catherall. \

Propgramme - - Mrs D Jones

 

ORCHESTRA

Violins- S. Hughes, J. Huglow, P.Jenkinson, R. Hughes, Miss G. Rich

Viola- E. Aubusson Cello E. T. Cropper. D. Bass- N. T. Cropper

Flute and Saxophone - M. Gerrard. Trumpet- R. ;McMahon

Organ-G. Davies. Piano - T. Hopwood. Drums- J. Ellis

Have you got your Draw Tickets (obtainable at interval)3d. each, for:

GOBLIN ALL ELECTRIC TEAS-MAID?

COME ALONG AND ENJOY YOURSELVES AT THE ANNUAL PANTO BALL IN THE ALBERT HALL, BUCKLEY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25TH p.m. to 1a.m. ADMISSION 3/6

Harry Challinor and his Band

E. T. Cropper, Printer, Buckley

 

 

Author: Buckley Amateur Pantomime Company

Tags

Year = 1953

Month = March

Document = Ephemera

Event = Social/Entertainment

Extra = Entertainment

Extra = 1950s

Extra = Music

Extra = Theatre

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