Preston Musical
Comedy Society
February,1969
/A
I .Souvenir Programme
1954-THE DESERTSONG
1957-WILD
1955-SHOW BOAT
1957-BRIGADOON
1956-ANNIE GETYOURGUN
1958-WHITE HORSE INN
VIOLETS
THE
PRESTON
MUSICAL
COMEDY
SOCIETY
PRESENTS
(By arrangement
with N.O.D.A.
Ltd. on behalf of Stage Musicals Ltd.)
Music by
FREDERICK LOEWE
Book and Lyrics by
ALAN JAY LERN ER
at the
QUEEN'S HALL, PRESTON
MONDAY
TO SATURDAY
17th to 22nd February
1969
NIGHTLY at 7.15 p.m. PROMPT
MATINEE:
THURSDAY
& SATURDAY AT 2.0 p.m. PROMPT
Producer: HARRY CROSSLEY
Musical Director: D. KEITH HALL, L.R.A.M.
Choreographer: MARGARET SANDHAM
House Manage!.' Miss K. R. SLATER
1959-0KLAHOMA
1964-THE STUDENTPRINCE
1960-CAROUSEL
1965-THE MERRY WIDOW
1961-THE KING AND I
1966-THE DESERTSONG
1962-S0UTH
1967-ANNIE GETYOURGUN
PACIFIC
1963-THE LILAC DOMINO
1968-ROSE MARIE
Affiliated to the National Operatic and Dramatic Association
Box Office Open Daily from 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Telephone: Preston 53409
Page One
President:
Lt.-Col. RUDOLF ORO, M.B.E. J.P.
Under the patronage of His Worship the Mayor of Preston and Members of the Corporation
Lt.-Col. RUDOLF ORO, M.B.E., J.P.
VICE-PRESIDENTS:
R. Balmer, Esq.. M.I.Mar.E.l.
Miss F. Bryning
Stanley Carwin, Esq.
J. Halpin, Esq.
Neville Warburton, Esq., O.B.E., J.P.
E. T. White, Esq.
W. Wilkins, Es_q.- \.
Alan Harrison, Esq., M.B.E.
F. Hind;Esq .. M.T.A.I.T.
Mrs. J. A. Wood, J.P.
"\
;;.
PATRONS:
l
Mrs. M. Bradley
E. G. Cairns, Esq.
Mr. and. Mrs. E. H. Davis
Miss J. Fairlee
T. R. Flintoff, Esq., M.B.E .. J.P.
Mrs. R. Alston
Mrs. M. Bailey
J. Bamber, Esq.
G. E Barnes, Esq.
G. W. Birtle, Esq.
C. Henthorn, Esq.
Mrs. H. Holroyd
Mr. E. Howse; Esq.
A. R. W. Jones, Esq.
Mrs. M. A. Leighton
Mrs. M. Lindsay
T. C. Nicholson. Esq.,J.P.
'~fis,'dJ" A. Roscoe
F. Spencer, Esq.
J. C. Turner, Esq.
ASSOCIATES:
W. C. Attwater, Esq.
G. H. Baines,.Esq.
T. Bramley, Esq.
Mrs. F. Bradshaw
S. J. Canning-Mathews,
Esq.
H. Farnworth, Esq.
E. Forster, Esq.
Mrs:"E. Gray
R. M. Jamieson, Esq.
Miss N. Ma'rsden
S. R. Metcalf, Esq.
S. Morrison, Esq.
M. H. Seddon, Esq.
~. E. Strangeway, Esq.
Mrs. E. M. Tanner
J. Thompson, Esq.
W"XVhaldey, Esq.
Miss S. Wilson
Miss A. Winders
H. Yates. ESQ:
and others too late for publication
Page Three
Mr. Harry Crossley
Producer of
II
My Fair Lady"
From the hundreds of societies which
applied for licences to perform" My Fair
Lady" in the first season of its release to
amateurs, only a small number were
selected, on the grounds of their standing
and the quality of their work.
The Preston Musical Comedy Society
is honoured to be among them, and
confident that the team which guided
our company to previous outstanding
successes can rise to the occasion yet
again.
And so, for the sixteenth consecutive
time, Harry Crossley is in command,
supported once again by the musical
direction of Keitfl Hall and the choreography of Margaret Sand ham.
Mr. D. KEITH HALL,
Musical Director
L.R.A.M.
Miss M. SANDHAM
M.B.B.O .• O.O.T.S.
(examiner) M.I.S.T.D.
(N.B.)
M.N.A.T.D
.• D.T.A.
Choreographer
Page Seven
"Miss Doolittle, you look beautiful! "
PAMELA HOPKINSON as Eliza Doolittle
Page Nine
"Men are so honest, so thoroughly square"
ALBAN
DORNING as Professor Higgins
Page Eleven
"1 myself am a student of Indian dialects"
FRANK MASON as Colonel Pickering
Page Thirteen
"l'm one of the undeserving poor"
ROBERT SAUNDERS JONES as Alfred P. Doolittle
Page Fifteen
"You must be reasonable, Mr. Higgins, really you must"
MARILYN
BRANDWOOD
SPENCER as Mrs. Pearce
Page Seventeen
"I have often walked down this street before"
..
,
TERRY BRAMLEY as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
•.,!
Page. NIneteen
PRESTON MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY, 1969
(By arrangement
with NODA
L TO. on
CAl
Ladies of the Singing Ensemble
and Small Parts
Chorus Leader
Mrs. EYNSFORD-HILL
ELIZA DOOLITTLE
FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL
Colonel PICKERING
HENRY HIGGINS
Harry
Jamie
ALFRED P. DOOLITTLE
Mrs. PEARCE
Mrs. Hopkins
Mrs. HIGGINS
Zoltan Karpathy
(In Order of ,
.
.
,
.
.
.
.
,
.
,
.
..
Entire Production by
HARRY CROSSLEY
Miss ANNE WINDER (A Maid)
M. ATHERTON (Ascot Maid)
D. BROTHERTON
G. CRANE
P. FARNWORTH
F. FARRER (Angry Woman and Ascot Maid)
P. HALE (A Maid and Lady Boxington)
C. KENYON
SCENE 1.
SCENE 2.
SCENE 3.
SCENE 4.
SCENE 5.
SCENE 6.
SCENE 7.
SCENE 8.
SCENE 9.
SCENE 10.
SCENE 11.
P. MERCER
M. MOFFAT
J. PATTERSON (A Maid)
J. PYPTIUK
J. SALISBURY
A. SERGEANT
J. WESTRAY
C. WHITEHEAD (A Maid)
J. WHITESIDE (Queen of Transylvania)
K. YATES
Page Twenty-two
SCENE
SCENE
SCENE
SCENE
SCENE
SCENE
SCENE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
SYNOPSIS ~
The Place is L.ondo
AC
Outside the Opera House, C.
A Tenement Section, Totten(
Higgins' Study-the followi"
A Tenement Section, Totten I
Higgins' Study-later
that d
Near the Race Meeting, Asc
Inside a Club Tent, Ascot-i
Outside Higgins' House, Wi"
Higgins' Study-six weeks Ii
The Promenade of the Emba
The Ballroom of the Embass
INTEl
AC'I
Higgins' Study-3 o'clock th
Outside Higgins' House, Wir)
Flower Market of Covent G~
Upstairs Hall of Higgins' Hoi
The Conservatory of Mrs. H
Outside Higgins' House, Win
Higgins' Study-immediately
Scenery by Fredericks, Weston·super-Mare.
Costumes by S. & B. Watts, Manchester.
Properties by Gimberts Ltd., Prestwich.
Special Sound and Amplification for this Produc
Principals Ladies' Hairstyles created and styled I
Dressers to Female Principals, Mrs. R. Baxter a
Dresser to Male Principals, Mr. R. Baxter.
SEVENTEE'NTH PRODUCTION
'ehalf of STAGE MUSICALS LTD.)
T
ppearance)
................................
AMY K. BAXTER
.....................
PAMELA HOPKINSON
_
TERRY BRAMLEY
...............................
FRANK MASON
............................
ALBAN DORNING
.................•....................
Fred Spencer
_
Patrick Cawley
_
ROBERT SAUNDERS .JONES
.. MARILYN BRANDWOOD SPENCER
_
Pamela Farnworth
.........................
MARGARET GEAKE
.................................
Frederick Spencer
Gentlemen
of the Singing
Ensemble
and Small Parts
Chorus
Leader:
Musi.cal Director
D. KEITH HALL, L.R.A.M.
F SCENES
. The Time, 1912
1
,ent Garden-a
cold March nid'lt.
srn
I
Court Road-immediately
following.
Mr. CLIFF
REGAN
(A Butler)
morning.
sm
Court Road-three
days later.
P. CAWLEY
t:
P. DENNY
(Hoxton
:-a
J. FLYNN
(1st Cockney)
.July afternoon.
K. FOSTER (2nd Cockney)
Imediately following.
aote Street-later
that afternoon.
:er.
A.
that night.
-immediately
NICHOLSON
(A Bystander)
R. PYE (A Bystander)
F. SPENCER
2
following
J. STOn
~orning.
pole Street-immediately
den-.S o'clock
~e-11
sete
(Lord Boxington)
(A Bartender)
P. PARKINSON
following.
IAL
gins'
D. HOULIHAN
W. MARTIN
iy-Iater
Man)
o'clock
that
follow·ing.
(Costermonger)
morning.
the following
House-later
(A Selsey Man)
R. WH ITELOCK
morning.
that day.
Street-immediately
A Policeman-ALAN
Mrs. Higgins'
NICHOLSON
Chauffeur-JAMES
EMBERY
following.
following.
Female Dancers
H. DAVIS
(A
P. DEIGHTON
an by Smiths of Bamber Bridqe.
J. KENWORTHY
Olive Oakley, Alpine
d Mrs. B. Gardner.
P. FARNWORTH
Salon.
Flower
Millie Dancers
Girl)
B. BITHELL
T. COLECLOUGH
Page Twentv-three
Musical Numbers
ACT 1
1.
STREET ENTERTAINERS
2.
.. WHY
3.
.. WOULDN'T
CAN'T
THE ENGLISH
.. WITH
5.
.. I'M AN ORDINARY
A LITTLE
REPRISE:"
7.
.. JUST
8.
.. THE RAIN
9.
.. I COULD
Higgins
?
IT BE LOVERLY
4.
6.
The Three Buskers
Eliza and Cockneys
BIT OF LUCK
WITH
Doolittle,
Harry and Jamie
MAN"
Higgins
A LITTLE
BIT OF LUCK
Doolittle
and Ensemble
YOU WAIT"
Eliza
IN SPAIN"
Higgins,
HAVE DANCED
10.
"ASCOT
11.
.. ON THE STREET WHERE
12.
.. THE EMBASSY
ALL
NIGHT"
YOU
LIVE"
Eliza and Pickering
Eliza, Mrs. Pearce and Maids
GAVOTTE"
Full Ensemble
Freddy
WALTZ
Higgins,
Eliza, Karpathy and Full Ensemble
ACT 2
13.
.. YOU
14.
REPRISE:"
DID IT"
15.
REPRISE:
16.
.. SHOW
Higgins,
JUST
"ON
REPRISE:"
WOULDN'T
19.
"A HYMN
20.
.. WITHOUT
21.
"I'VE
LlVE
Freddy
IT BE LOVERLY"
Eliza and Cockneys
ON TIME"
Doolittle,
Harry, Jamie and Ensemble
TO HIM
Higgins
YOU
GROWN
Eliza and Higgins
ACCUSTOMED
Musical
LADIES
A. E. Nicholls
Viola:
A. E. Clarkson.
YOU
Eliza and Freddy
.. GET ME TO THE CHURCH
Trombone:
Eliza
THE STREET WHERE
18.
V. Easton.
Mrs. Pearce and Servants
ME
17.
Violins:
Pickering,
YOU WAIT
Director:
AND
(Leader),
J. Burgess.
TO HER FACE
D. KEITH
GENTLEMEN
C. D. Beaumont
Cello:
Higgins
HALL, LR.A.M.
OF THE ORCHESTRA
(Deputy
C. C. West.
Leader).
Bass:
Flute: C. W. Pearson. Oboe: J. A. Smith. Trumpets:
J. Hort.
Horn:
A. Fairley.
Percussion:
J. J. Wild.
B. Merrifield,
C. Carrity.
E. Morgan,
Piano:
G. N. Hide,
Clarinets:
J. Ryan,
C. Rigby, R. Alker.
Olga Woodruff.
Page Twenty-five
Portrait of the Principals
PAMELA HOPKINSON (ELIZA)
Making her debut with the Company,
Pam took to the stage at the age of 12 years and has
appeared as Leading Lady in no less than 15 Musicals.
as a free-lance
Engineering
Tracer.
Viennese Professor of Music.
MARILYN
Joined
Pam is married and works at home
She is at present studying
music and singing under a
Her hobbies are Musical Comedy and collecting
antiques.
BRANDWOOD SPENCER (Mrs. PEARCE)
the Company
in 1958 at the age of 14 to play in "White
lead in " Lilac Domino",
in "The
King and I".
a nine month old son.
Horse Inn".
but will be remembered for her fine portrayal
Played the
of 'Lady
Thiang'
Marilyn has also played with Preston Drama Club and is married with
Her hobbies-Amateur
Musicals.
MARGARET GEAKE (Mrs. HIGGINS)
Margaret,
like our leading
lady, is also making
her debut with
our Company.
Margaret
first started her acting career in the South of England and on coming to Preston she promptly
joined the Preston Drama Club where she has appeared in various plays, a pantomime,
forgetting
the successful production
and has-sour children.
of "The
Boy Friend".
not
Margaret is married to a doctor
Her hobbies are the Theatre and Flower Arranging.
ALBAN DORNING (Professor HIGGINS)
Another
member of the cast making
Preston Drama Club.
his debut with
This is Alban's first Musical.
us Alban is a well known
member of
He is the nephew of a well known T.V.
actor.
ROBERT SAUNDERS JONES (DOOLITTLE)
Joined
us last year to play in " Rose Marie".
various parts of the Country;
Co.
Bobbie has played with many Societies in
he has also been a member of the famous Doyle Carte Opera
He's a grand lad to have at a party.
FRANK MASON (Colonel PICKERING)
Joined the Company in 1960 to play'
Mr. Snow'
in " Carousel '', and has played in all our
shows since.
Frank is also a very active member of the Blackburn
plays principal
parts as well as being a Committee
professional
Amateurs
where he
Man, also to Frank's credit are two
pantomimes.
TERRY BRAMLEY (FREDDY)
Started in Amateur shows
at the age of 14 and has appeared in some 40 straight plays.
First appeared in Musicals
at the age of 19 and has played with
Blackpool,
Blackburn
and Chorley.
Terry worked
final play of the Preston Rep. Co. at the old Hippodrome
and like Frank has two professional
pantomimes
neighbouring
societies in
back stage and also appeared in the
Theatre.
Has appeared on T.V.
to his credit.
Page Thirty-three
IN REHEARSAL: A chorus number