Tom Jones 1952
Dates
Monday 28th April 1952 - Saturday 3rd May 1952
Evenings at 7.30pm
Venue
The Winter Gardens Cinema, Hoylake
Producer
Maurice Lowenthal
Musical Director
Harold Wortley
Ballet Mistress
Laura Wickes
M.B.B.O.
Music
by |
Edward
German |
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Lyrics
by |
CH
Taylor |
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Book
by |
AM
Thompson and R Courtneidge |
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A Comic Opera founded on
Fielding's Novel |
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Dramatis
Personae
Tom
Jones ( a Foundling ) |
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Mr
Allworthy ( a
Somerset Magistrate )
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Blifil ( his nephew )
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Squire
Western ( 'a fine Old
English Gentleman' )
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Gregory ]
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Grizzle ] His Servants |
Michael Hartley |
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Dobbin ] |
Donald McCulloch |
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Squire
Cloddy ] |
MC McCarthy |
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Pimlott ] friends of Squire Western |
Jerry Benton |
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Tony ]
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W Leach-Smith |
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An
Officer |
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Highwaymen |
MC McCarthy |
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Highwaymen |
G McRobert |
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Serving
Man |
Jerry Benton |
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Colonel
Hampstead |
R Stanley Owen |
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Tom
Edwards |
Samuel Sherlock |
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Colonel
Wilcox |
W Leach-Smith |
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Miss
Western (Squire
Western's Sister)
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Lady
Bellaston ( a Lady of
Quality ) |
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Etoff
( her Maid ) |
Bunty Wilson |
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Hostess
of the Inn at Upton |
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Bessie
Wiseacre ] |
Pamela Corlett |
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Letty
Wheatcroft ] friends of Sophia |
Brenda Roach |
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Rosie
Lucas ] |
Eileen Rowntree |
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Susan
(
Serving Maid at Upton ) |
Hilda Bethell |
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Betty |
Jennifer Leach-Smith |
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Peggy |
Bunty Wilson |
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Ladies
of the Chorus |
Gentlemen of the Chorus |
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Julie M Ashworth |
Colin Bain |
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Mary Bain |
Jerry Benton |
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Hilda Bethell |
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A Bridge |
F Faulkner |
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Pamela Corlett |
Lockhardt Fraser |
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G Davies |
W Hallows |
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May Douthwaite |
W Leach-Smith |
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P Gittins |
S Owen |
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V Green |
Samuel Sherlock |
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P Grindrod |
Charles Smith |
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E Haskins |
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E Heap |
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S Hopkinson |
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B Howard |
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Jennifer Leach-Smith |
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D Owen |
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N Park |
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J Patterson |
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Brenda Roach |
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Eileen Rowntree |
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R Royden |
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A Weaver |
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J Weaver |
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S Webber |
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B Williams |
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Bunty Wilson |
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H Wilson |
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P Bridges |
Sheila Smith |
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Gloria Gibson |
Laura Wickes |
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Celia Miller |
Jean Wood |
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Carol Pettigrew |
J Wright |
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Production Team
Stage
Director |
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Accompanist |
M Leach-Smith |
Wardrobe
Mistress |
L Naylor |
Asst.
Wardrobe Mistress |
J Lindfield |
Stage
Manager |
Peter Sherlock |
Asst.
Stage Manager |
FG Fowles |
Make
up |
Arthur Burgess |
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Barbara Burgess |
Prompter |
I Smith |
Call
Boy |
B Caidan |
Costumes
and Wigs by |
Homburg Ltd Leeds |
Scenery |
Bert Loman Ltd, Manchester |
Electrical
Fittings by |
Strand Electric Co Ltd, Manchester |
Furniture
kindly lent by |
Thompson Bros, West Kirby |
Grand
Pianoforte by |
James Smith & Son ( music Sellers ) Ltd Liverpool. |
Photographs |
Mr R Hargreaves |
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Mr J Benton |
Ticket
Secretary |
Mr Richards L Wright |
Hon
Auditor |
Mr Raymond Law |
The Committee desires to express its special
thanks to Miss Margaret Groome, for agreeing to play
the exacting part of 'Sophia' at very short notice, due to the indisposition of Miss Marjorie
Kent-Bannister
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Photographs
Ted Gittins and Eileen Bonner |
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Ted Gittins |
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Margaret Groome |
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Chorus
and Dancers
Charles Smith and Colin Bain
Act
One
Final scene ensemble
A message from the Chairman
Press
report 1
Press report 2
Press report 3
Press report 4
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Committee
President
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Councillor GA Coard |
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Vice-President
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Miss Maud Carpenter MA |
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Committee
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Chairman
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Vice-Chairman
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Mr AE Wilson |
Secretary
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Mrs EM Bonner BA |
Treasurer
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W Leach-Smith Esq |
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Mr GS Brodie |
Mr WB Patterson |
Mr FW Faulkner |
Mr RS Owen |
Mr JP Hindley |
Mr JCL Simpson |
Miss NE Hudson MA |
Mr RL Wright |
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Casting Committee |
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Chairman |
Mr AE Wilson |
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Mr GS Brodie |
Miss NE Hudson MA |
Mr FW Faulkner |
Mrs NL Worley |
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Social Committee
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Chairman
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Mrs EF Reynolds-Jones |
Secretary
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Mrs NL Worley Esq |
Treasurer
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Mrs S Wilson |
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Mrs EM Bonner BA |
Mr E Gittins |
Mrs E Evans |
Mrs E Jones |
Mrs R Caidan |
Mr W Leach-Smith |
Mrs M Coard |
Mrs E Prytherch |
Mrs GL Faulkner |
Mrs E Rowntree |
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Mrs I Smith |