A Waltz Dream 1953
Dates
Monday 20th April 1953 - Saturday 25th April 1953
Evenings at 7.30pm
Venue
The Winter Gardens Cinema, Hoylake
Producer ( see note below
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Leslie Mumford
Assistant Producer
Elsie Lowenthal
Musical Director
Bernard Sephton
Ballet Mistress
Laura Wickes
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Music
by |
Oscar
Straus |
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Lyrics
by |
Adrian
Rass |
Dramatis Personae
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Lieutenant
Niki |
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Count
Lothar ( cousin of the Prince ) |
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Lieutenant
Montschi |
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Max
Bauer ( a waiter ) |
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Herr
Frank ( a minister ) |
George McRobert |
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Wendolin ( Major-Domo ) |
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Sigismund ( Head Lackey ) |
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JoachimXIII ( Prince of Fiausethurn ) |
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Princess
Helene |
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Frederica ( Chief Lady-in-Waiting ) |
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Fifi ( Big Drum ) |
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Hana ( Little Drum ) |
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Emmi
( a Kellnerin ) |
Eileen Rowntree |
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Rizzi ] |
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Pepzi ] |
Jean Wood |
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Lizzi ] Dancers |
Carol Pettigrew |
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Fritzi ] |
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Mitzi ] |
Hilda Bethell |
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Franzi |
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Ladies
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Gentlemen of the Chorus |
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Julie M Ashworth |
P Avis |
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Mary Bain |
Colin Bain |
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Hilda Bethell |
G Fleet |
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B Carson |
I Holmes |
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May Douthwaite |
D McCulloch |
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V Green |
George McRobert |
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P Grindrod |
JM Sim |
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V Hassall |
Charles Smith |
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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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P Rainford |
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R Royden |
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Jacqueline Sherlock |
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Margaret Whitaker |
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H Wilson |
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P Bridges |
P Webster |
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Celia Miller |
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Production
Team
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Hon
Accompanist |
M Leach-Smith |
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Wardrobe
Mistress |
Mrs G Wood |
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Stage
Director |
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Stage
Manager |
Peter Sherlock |
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Asst.
Stage Managers |
D S Williams |
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Mervyn D Henderson |
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FG Fowles |
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Make
up |
Arthur Burgess |
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Barbara Burgess |
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Properties |
Mrs N Hindley |
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Mrs DM Fowles |
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Miss A Fowles |
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Mrs A Lloyd |
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The
Stage Group |
R Blackburn |
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MR Hatton |
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G Head |
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I Houston |
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R Lloyd |
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D MacDonald |
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G Spillane |
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N Steggles |
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J Verrinder |
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Prompter |
Joan Aldridge |
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Call
Boy |
B Caidan |
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Programme
Adverts |
Mrs R Caidan |
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Publicity |
J Benton |
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Programme
Secretary |
W Leach-Smith |
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Costumes |
Geo Fox Ltd, London |
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Ann Allson, Liverpool |
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Scenery |
Bert Loman Ltd, Manchester |
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Electrical
Fittings by |
Strand Electric Co Ltd, Manchester |
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Grand
Pianoforte by |
Crane & SonsLtd |
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Furniture
supplied by |
Thompson Bros, West Kirby |
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Joint
House managers |
Mr SF Bonner |
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Mr A Worley |
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Ticket
Secretary |
W Leach-Smith |
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Block
Bookings |
Colin Blain |
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Hon
Auditor |
Raymond Law CA |
Production
During
the preparation of 'A Waltz Dream' the Society sustained a severe blow, but as so
often happens,
was compensated by a piece of real good fortune. Some six weeks ago our great friend and
indefatigable
producer, Maurice
Lowenthal was obliged, because of illness, to relinquish the production. We
were rescued
from a very difficult position by Mr Leslie Mumford, the Producer for the Waterloo Operatic Society,
who at short notice and in spite of other commitments took over this exacting job. We offer our sincere thanks
to Mr Mumford for undertaking to complete the production, despite the extreme difficulties with which he has been faced.
We also gratefully thank Mrs Elsie Lowenthal for carrying on alone during the early stages of her husband's illness
and then acting as Assistant Producer to Mr Mumford.
Orchestra
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Violins |
Oboe |
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Arthur
Rowland ( Leader ) |
J
Whitehouse |
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D
Morris |
Clarinets |
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B
Turner |
GF Callis |
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A
Milton |
F
Miller |
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MG
West |
Trumpets |
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Cello |
H
Preston |
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A Ingham |
Trombone |
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Bass |
H Abraham |
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Cantor |
Percussion |
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Flute |
T Wane |
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D Newbold |
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Committee and Officers
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President |
Councillor GA Coard |
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Vice-President |
Miss Maud Carpenter MA |
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Committee |
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Chairman |
Tom Williams Esq OBE |
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Vice-Chairman |
FW Faulkner Esq |
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Secretary |
Mrs EM Bonner BA |
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Treasurer |
W Leach-Smith Esq |
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Colin Bain Esq |
JP Hindley Esq |
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J Benton Esq |
Miss NE Hudson MA |
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GS Brodie |
A WorleyEsq |
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WB Henshilwood |
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Casting Committee |
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GS Brodie |
Tom Williams MBE |
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FW Faulkner Esq |
Mrs NL Worley |
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Miss NE Hudson MA |
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Social Committee |
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Chairman |
Mrs F Reynolds-Jones |
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Secretary |
Mrs NL Worley Esq |
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Treasurer |
Mrs E Evans |
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Mrs M Ashworth |
Mrs M Leach-Smith |
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Mrs EM Bonner BA |
Mr W Leach-Smith |
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Mrs R Caidan |
Mrs E Prytherch |
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Mrs M Coard |
Mrs E Rowntree |
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Mrs GL Faulkner |
Mrs I Smith |
