The Gipsy Princess 1951

       See also Early Days 
                                                                

Dates

Monday 
16th April 1951 - Saturday 21st April 1951
 
 

Venue

The Winter Gardens Cinema, Hoylake


Producer

              Maurice Lowenthal

 

 

Musical Director

                Harold Wortley

 

 

Ballet Mistress

           Laura Wickes M.B.B.O.

 

 

Music by

Emmerich Kalman

Lyrics by

Arthur Stanley

Book by

Arthur Miller

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Characters ( in order of appearance )
 

Niblo

R Stanley Owen

Sylvia

Eileen M Bonner

Mero

Donald McCulloch

Juliska

Patricia Jones

Nitch

Alfred Goodwin

Count Feri

W Beattie Patterson

Lord Boniface

Edward Gittins

Prince Ronald

Michael Holland

Eugene

William Bethell

Countess Stasi

Joyce Johnston

Notary

George Bowler

Prince Edwin

Roy Gee

Princess Anita

Gwen Davies

 

 

Ladies of the Chorus

Gentlemen of the Chorus

 

 

Mary Bain

Colin Bain

Hilda Bethell

Jerry Benton

A Bridge

J Gittins

Pamela Corlett

W Godson

H Dowthwaite

William Hallows

M Gill

Michael Hartley

P Gittins

J Houldsworth

P Grindrod

Samuel Sherlock

E Haskins

J Simms

Jennifer Leach-Smith

Charles Smith

N Park

L Steel

Brenda Roach

Ken Unsworth

Eileen Rowntree

 

R Royden

 

S Stevenson

 

S Vaughan

 

A Weaver

 

J Weaver

 

S Webber

 

Bunty Wilson

 

H Wilson

 

Dancers

 

 

 

Gloria Gibson

Laura Wickes

Celia Miller

Jean Wood

Carol Pettigrew

J Wright

Sheila Smith

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Production Team

 

Stage Director

Mr JP Hindley

Stage Manager

Mr Peter Sherlock

Asst. Stage Manager

Mr FG Fowles

Accompanist

M Leach-Smith

Wardrobe Mistress

Mrs L Naylor

Asst. Wardrobe Mistress

Mrs J Lindfield

Prompter

Mrs E Roberts

Make up

Mr Arthur Burgess

 

Mrs Barbara Burgess

 

Mrs R Wright

 

Miss Laura Wickes

Costumes and Wigs by

BJ Simmons & Co ( 1941 ) Ltd, London

 

Fashion Hire Ltd, London

 

Mrs L Naylor

Scenery

Bert Loman Ltd, Manchester

Electrical Fittings by

Strand Electric Co Ltd, Manchester

Furniture kindly loaned by

Mrs Plant

Photographs

Mr Richard Hargreaves

 

Mr Harold Wortley

Programme cover design

Mr S Wallace

Front of House

Mr Edgar Wilson

Ticket Secretary & Publicity

Mr Richards L Wright

Block Bookings

Mr RS Owen

Hon Auditor

Mr Raymond Law

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Photographs

                                                    

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Programme 

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Press 

 

 

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Committee

President

TM Banks Esq

 

 

Vice-President

Miss Maud Carpenter

 

 

Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Dr R Eldred Witt MA

Vice-Chairman

Mr EA Wilson

Secretary

Mrs EM Bonner BA

Treasurer

W Leach-Smith Esq

 

 

GS Brodie Esq

RS Owen Esq

FW Faulkner Esq

Mrs GW Paynter

JP Hindley Esq

JCL Simpson Esq

Miss NE Hudson MA

RL Wright Esq

 

 

Casting Committee

 

Chairman

EA Wilson Esq

 

 

H Butterwoth Esq

FW Faulkner Esq

Miss NL Emmerson

Miss NE Hudson MA

 

 

Social Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs GW Paynter

Secretary

Miss NL Emmerson

Treasurer

Mrs RL Wright

 

 

Mrs EM Bonner BA

Mrs E Jones

Mrs R Caidan

Mrs EC Kirkbride

Mrs E Evans

Mrs M Leach-Smith

Mrs GL Faulkner

Mrs EF Reynolds-Jones

Mrs MA Hellowell

Mrs S Wilson