White Horse Inn 1966

 

 

Dates
Monday 2nd May 1966 - Saturday 7th May 1966

Evenings at 7.30pm.

 

Venue

Winter Gardens Theatre, Hoylake

 

Director


           Ursula Collins

 


Musical Director


               Sydney Brown

 

Choreographer


          Gaynor Owen
   ARAD AISTD ( BB ) LISTD ( SB )

 

'White Horse Inn' was also presented in 1980

 

 

 

Music by

Ralph Benatsky and Robert Stolz

Original Lyrics by

Robert Gilbert

English book and Lyrics by

Harry Graham

Adapted by

Eric Maschwitz and Bern Grun

Freely adapted from Blumenthal & Kadelburg's Play 'Im weissen Rossl' by

Hans Muller and Erik Charell


 

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Cast of Characters

 

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Kathi, the postwoman

Gladys Delbridge

Karl, piccolo waiter at White Horse Inn Ann Hackland
A Forester Joe Borrowscale
Zenzi, a goatherd Eileen Wardle

A Courier

Peter Edwards
Franz,  a waiter David Bertram
Leopold, head waiter at White Horse Inn Sidney Costin
Josepha Vogelburger   owner of White Horse Inn Jean Holden
The Steamer Captain Norman Garland
Bridegroom Ken Morris
Bride Dawn Peach
John Ebenezer Grinkle, a manufacturer Al Bowley
Ottoline, his daughter Diana West
Valentine Sutton, a solicitor David Owen
Sigismund Smith, another manufacturer Michael Ellis
Professor Hinzel Charles Atkinson
Gretel, his daughter Mary Jones
The Mayor Robert Porter
The Mayor's lady secretary Mary Lamacraft
The Emperor Austin Hosker
Ketterl, his servant

Ken Unsworth

Landlord of the Travellers Rest Stanley Brandreth
   

Waitresses, Alpine Guides, Sailors, Travellers, Villagers, Chambermaids, Tourists, Waiters, Dairymaids, Farmhands, Market-women, Councillors, Police, Teachers, Firemen, Bandsmen, ADC's, Gamekeepers, Climbers

 

Ladies of the Chorus Gentlemen of the Chorus
Carole Abraham David Bertram
Barbara Adams Joe Borrowscale
Carole Adams Stanley Brandreth
Helen Banton Philip Cubbin
Mona Bebell Alf Daniels
Lesley Bertram David Dixson
Margaret Brown Peter Edwards
Ann Dodd Norman Garland
Dorothy Gillies Roy Hitchings
Marjorie Griffiths John Rees Jones
Daphne Hobkinson John McKay
Elizabeth Jones Ken Morris
Constance Laing Gwyn Parry
Mary Lamacraft Robert Porter
Angela Needham Alan Smith
Dawn Peach Ken Unsworth
Barbara Roberts  
Gill Reynolds  
Katherine Taylor  
Val Vaughan  
Eileen Wardle  
Heather Weston  
Jean Whittam  
Beryl Wilding  
   
Dancers - The Dancers are pupils of the Ashfield School of Dancing
Diane Beedles Judith Milne
Rita Henderson Ann Shields
Jennifer Kaye Jennifer Turner
Kathleen Mellor Ann Wotton

 

John Wilson

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Photographs


Photo Gallery -1


Photo Gallery -2

 

Photo Gallery -3

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Press coverage

 



 

 

More Press Coverage
 

 

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Programme


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Production Team

 

Stage Director

JR Kennedy

Stage Manager

Mervyn Henderson

Assistant Stage Manager

David Williams

House Manager

Mrs M Coard

Prompter

Kit Bowley

Properties

Lee Ireland

 

Biddy Johnston

Accompanists

John McBride

 

Elsie Wilson

 

Una Atkinson

Wardrobe Master

LR Hatton

Make up

Dorothy Bamford,  Francis Reynolds-Jones

Scenery

John Griffin, Nottingham

Costumes

WA Homburg, Leeds

Lighting

Strand Electric, Manchester

Ticket Secretary

Eric Patten

Programme Manager

AE Wilson

 

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Officials

 

President

Councillor Mrs G A Coard

Vice Presidents

Mrs AJK Barnes

 

C Castell Esq

 

Mrs CF Elias

 

RF Frazer Esq

 

Councillor C Gravell

 

Reynolds-Jones Esq

 

GR Kennerley Esq

 

BH Quayle Esq

 

Mrs VE Sangster

 

Councillor PS Shone

 

Rex Taylor Esq

 

Eric Wylie Esq

Executive Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

CH Atkinson Esq

Hon Secretary

W Whitehurst Esq

Hon Treasurer

DR Dixson Esq

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

RJ Bowley Esq

Mrs J Holden

P Cubbin Esq

KM Hughes Esq

P Edwards Esq

Mrs F Reynolds-Jones

LR Hatton Esq

JR Kennedy

 

DS Williams Esq

 

 

Social Committee

 

 

 

Chairman

Mrs J Holden

Vice-Chairman

Mrs F Reynolds-Jones

Hon Secretary

Mrs Pat Henderson

Asst Hon Secretary

Mrs M Hesketh Hughes ( Margaret Groome )

 

 

Committee members

 

 

 

Mrs B Adams

Mrs B Houghton

Mrs F Balme

Mrs E Saulb

Mrs K Bowley

Mrs E Storey

Mrs J Flashman

Mrs I Whitehurst

 

Mr J Borrowscale