The Merry Widow  1986

 

Date

Tuesday  29th April 1986 - Saturday 3rd May 1986

Evenings at 7.30pm

 

Venue

Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

 

 

Director


      Doreen French

 

 

Musical Director


         Brian Smith

 

 

Choreographer


      Alan Baldwin


 

'Merry Widow' was also presented in 1960  and   2004

 

 

Original Book and Lyrics by

Victor Leon and Leo Stein

New Book and Lyrics by

Phil Park

 

Music by

Franz Lehar

 

Music arranged and adapted by

Ronald Hanmer

 

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Cast of Characters

 

Anna  ( Madame Glavari, The Merry Widow )

Jane Rotheram

Danilo   ( Count Danilovitsch,
Attache at the Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris )

Alan Birley

Baron Zeta 
( Pontevedrian Ambassador in Paris )

Eric Mates

Valencienne     ( The Ambassador's wife )

Julie Bennett

Camille             ( Count de Rosillon )

Mike Carroll

Njegus             ( Baron Zeta's Factotum )

Ray Davies

St Brioche      ]     Diplomat guests at

Ray Gosling

Cascada         ]     the Embassy

Graham Rannard

Kromov    ( an Attche )

Norman Garland

Olga         ( wife of Kromov )

Alison Cole

Bogdanovitsch    ] Attaches

Fred Boardman

Pritsch                 ]

Ken Hawkins

Sylvia                ]    Lady guests at

Joan Reynolds-Jones

Praskovia          ]   the Embassy

Iris Braidford

Lo Lo                     ]

Sheila Disley

Do Do                    ]     Grisettes

Desna Nugent

Jou-Jou                 ]           at

Marion Carroll

Frou-Frou             ]       Maxim's

Helen Banton

Clo Clo                 ]

Jean Bower

Margot                 ]

Carolyn Garland

 

 

Ladies of the Chorus

Gentlemen of the Chorus

 

 

Barbara Adams

Geoff Bibby

Helen Banton

Fred Boardman

Rita Blackburn

Norman Garland

Jean Bower

Ray Gosling

Iris Braidford

Ken Hawkins

Cheryl Brown

Norman Hughes

Marion Carroll

Ted Matchett

Shelby Chew

Rupert McCarthy

Alison Cole

Graham Rannard

Sheila Davies

Ken Rannard

Sheila Disley

Neil Reddington

Ann Fallon

Steve Rogers

Carolyn Garland

John Steadman

Shirley Hughes

Ken Unsworth

Pam Johnston

 

Lorna Johnson

 

Margaret Jones

 

Lurline Laycock

 

Maureen McCarthy

 

Desna Nugent

 

Joan Reynolds-Jones

 

 

Dancers

 

 

Karen Hubbard

Gillian Naylor

 

Alison Jarvis

Jackie Pooke

 

Teresa Lambert

Sabine Staley

 

Elizabeth Morrison

David Herbert

 

Dancers are all students of Merseyside Dance Centre

 

Principal  Miss Gaynor Owen)

ARAD  (Fellow and Examiner) ISTD (Ballet, Tap and Modern branches )
( AISTD and BB )

 

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Production Team    

Stage Manager

Philip Howley

House Manager

David Adams

Stage Lighting

Brian Cole

Rehearsal Accompanist

John McBride

Wardrobe Mistress

Bunty Holmes

Costumes

Proscenium Enterprises, Burnley

Scenery

Border Studios, Selkirk

Ticket Secretary

Monica Turton

Publicity

Carolyn Garland,

 

Ray Davies

 

Helen Banton

Properties

Maureen Evans and team

Furniture

Wrightson's, Manchester

 

What's Cooking

Make up

Barbara Burgess and team

Prompt

Penny Reddington

Programme Cover Design by

Ionicus

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Photographs

 "Vilia "

 "Women, Women, Women "

The Grisettes

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Programme

 

 

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Officials

President

Mrs G A Coard

 

 

Executive Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs B Adams

Vice-Chairman

E Mates

Hon Secretary

K Hawkins

Hon Treasurer

FS Rogers

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs H Banton

Mrs I Braidford

Mrs J Bower

R Davies

Mrs S Disley

Mrs C Garland

Mrs M Jones

Mrs L Laycock

JL McBride

 

 

 

Social Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs J Bower

Vice-Chairman

Mrs P Johnston

Hon Secretary

Mrs S Disley

Hon Treasurer

Mrs J Rees-Jones

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs B Adams

Mrs H Banton

Mrs S Davies

Mrs S Hughes

Mrs L Ireland

Mrs A McBride

Mrs S Salisbury

Mrs M Turton