La Vie Parisienne  1969

 

 

Dates
Monday 21st April 1969 - Saturday 26th April 1969

Evenings at 7.30pm

 

Venue

Winter Gardens Theatre, Hoylake

 

Director

         Jim Roberts

         Valerie Tonks

 

Musical Director

         Donald Gilroy

 

 

Choreographer

         Gaynor Owen
  ARAD  FISTD ( SB ) AISTD ( BB )

 

 

Music by

Jacques Offenbach

Original Libretto by

H Meilhac and L Halevy

New Book and Lyrics by

Phil Park

Music adapted and arranged by

Ronald Hanmer

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Cast of Characters

 

Raoul de Gardefeu

David Owen

 

Bobinet, his friend

Keith Wheelton

 

Station Master

Joe Borrowscale

 

Metella, a cocotte, formerly in love with Raoul

Stella Cowie

 

Joseph, formerly Raoul's valet

Al Bowley

 

Baron Gondremark, from Stockholm

Austin Hosker

 

Baroness Gondremark, his wife

Barbara Adams

 

The Brazilian

Jim Roberts

 

Gabrielle,  a glovemaker

Gillian Haspell

 

Alphonse, Raoul's butler

Al Bowley

 

Pauline, Head of Domestic staff at Chateau Fontenue

Mary Jones

 

Louise            ]

Megan Wise

 

Julie               ]    Domestic servants at the

Dawn Burgess

 

Pierre             ]    Chateau Fontenue

Norman Garland

 

Jacques          ]

Stanley Brandreth

 

Marcel      Maitre d'Hotel at the Cafe Anglais

Michael Ellis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladies Chorus

Gentleman's Chorus

 

 

 

 

Carole Abraham

Philip Cubbin

 

Carol Adams

Alf Daniels

 

Margaret Barr

Alf Fisher

 

Mona Bebell

Peter Edwards

 

Dorothy Brandreth

John Rees Jones

 

Elsa Dembowiak

Bill Jones

 

Carol Edwards

Ted Matchett

 

Daphne Hobkinson

Ken Unsworth

 

Jean Lawrence

David Wardle

 

Angela Needham

Bob Wilson

 

Janet Price

 

 

Val Vaughan

 

 

Eileen Wardle

 

 

Irene Whitehurst

 

 

Beryl Wilding

 

 

 

 

 

                               Dancers

 

 

 

 

 

Katherine Adams

Janet Lowey

 

Diane Beedles

Gaynor MaCauley

 

Jillian Bibby

Norma Matthews

 

Ann Cullity

Judith Milne

 

Suzanne Ellis

Lesley Oliver

 

Jennifer Kaye

Maxine Shaw

 

 

Ann Shields

 

 

 

 

The Dancers are pupils of the Ashfield School of Dancing

 

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Production Team

 

Stage Director

Mervyn Henderson

Stage Manager

David Williams

House Manager

W Whitehurst

Prompter

Kit Bowley

Properties

Lee Ireland

 

Biddy Johnston

Publicity

Charles Atkinson

 

Frances Reynolds-Jones

Accompanist

John McBride

Wardrobe Mistress

Joan Davies

Make up

Annette Gilroy

Scenery

Maxime Studios, Blackpool

Costumes

SB Watts and Co

Lighting

Strand Electrics

Ticket Secretary

Daphne Hobkinson

Programme Manager

Eric Patten

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Programme

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Photographs


                                       Gondremarck, Gabrielle and Raoul

Mike Ellis, Carol Edwards, Jean Lawrence, Angela Needham
                                          Marcel, the Maitre d'hotel 

 


                                  Marcel and waiters

Keith Wheelton, Suzanne Ellis, Barbara Adams


                                                  The curtain closes

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Press coverage

 

Megan Wise, Mike Ellis, Barbara Adams, Norman Garland,  Al Bowley, Stella Cowie, Keith Wheelton, Gillian Haspell, David Owen, Jim Roberts

Director Jim Roberts -who is also playing the Brazilian - talks to the principals before the show

 

Suzanne Ellis, Judith Milne, Diane Beedles, Jennifer Kaye, Ann Shields, Ann Cullity, Norma Matthews

                                                 The can-can dancers

Hoylake News - Review of show

Liverpool Echo - review of show

The challenge of putting on the show - part 1

The challenge of putting on the show - part 2

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Officials

President

Councillor Mrs G A Coard

Vice Presidents

Mrs AJK Barnes

 

C Castell Esq

 

RF Frazer Esq

 

Councillor C Gravell

 

Reynolds-Jones Esq

 

GR Kennerley Esq

 

BH Quayle Esq

 

Mrs VE Sangster

 

Councillor PS Shone

 

Rex Taylor Esq

Executive Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Councillor W Whitehurst

Hon Secretary

AJ Daniels Esq

Hon Treasurer

DR Dixson Esq

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs B Adams

J Rees Jones Esq

Mrs J Flashman

Mrs F Reynolds-Jones

Mrs P Henderson

JL McBride Esq

Mrs D Hobkinson

Mrs I Whitehurst

 

DS Williams Esq

 

 

Social Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs I Whitehurst

Vice-Chairman

Mrs J Daniels

Hon Secretary

Mrs J Flashman

Hon Treasurer

Mrs F Hughes

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs B Adams

Mrs D Hobkinson

Mrs C Abraham

Mrs F Reynolds-Jones

Mrs F Balme

Mrs J Rees-Jones

Mrs K Bowley

Mrs AK Martin

Mrs M Groome

Mrs E Storey

Mrs P Henderson

J Borrowscale Esq