The Geisha |
Autumn 1957 |
The Society's Autumn 1957 production was The Geisha, adapted from the book by Owen Hall with lyrics by Harry Greenbank and music by Sidney Jones.
CAST
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax
Lieutenant Bronville Lieutenant Cunningham Lieutenant Grimston Mr Midshipman Stanley Wun Hi (a Chinaman, proprietor of the Tea House of Ten Thousand Joys) Marquis Imari (Chief of Japanese Police and Governor of the Province) Police Sergeant Takemini (Attendant on the Marquis) Lieutenant Katana (of the Imperial Japanese Artillery) Lady Constance Wynne (an English lady travelling around the world on her yacht) Molly Seamore ) Ethel Hurst ) Friends of hers Marie Worthington ) Mabel Grant ) Juliette (a French girl attached to the tea house as an interpreter) O Mimosa San (Chief Geisha) Nami (an Attendant) |
Bryn Rees
Peter Taylor Kenneth Stallard Andrew Hirst John Rawstron Leonard Manly Keith Browne Joe McCabe Howard Brebner Emmie Skinner Muriel Earnshaw Dinah Rogers Christine Allen Thora Sherman Villia Harper Audrey Hirst Carole Brooks |
Geisha
Chorus of Japanese Ladies, Gentlemen, Policemen and Guards |
Beryl Davidson
Maud Venn Pauline Parsley Jean McRea Catherine Gunn Mary Baker Gwen Leaver Pauline Gibbs Ann Irvine Dorothy Macintosh June Pickard Fred Aldred Kenneth Adam Alec Buchanan John Barclay Malcolm Dando Harold Herbert Robert Lambert Cyril Pilcher Harold Rogers |
CREW
Producer and Musical Director
Chorus Mistress and Conductor Stage Manager Property Mistress Stage Lighting Wardrobe Mistress Make-up Costumes |
Winifred Spruce
Grace Gibb Louis Bradfield Elsie Jones Peter Large Vera Browne Kathleen Field B.J. Simmons & Co |
House Manager
Box Office Pianists Flowers Scenery |
John Parsley
Moyna Stallard Margery Graves Regine Brebner Jessie Douton Margery Graves Margaret Gray Maud Venn Designed by Richard Graves and executed by him, Harry Venn and the Scenery Club |
PHOTOS
Coming soon!