Programme 1950 – Cinderella

THE CANTERBURY (N.Z.) CENTENNIAL ASSN. (Inc.)
present

NAPIER FRIVOLITY MINSTRELS

Presenting
The Gorgeous Pantomime
“CINDERELLA”
AND
Minstrel Show

SOUVENIR
PROGRAMME
6d

CIVIC THEATRE

Monday 8th Jan.,
to
Saturday 13th Jan.
MATINEE:
Wednesday, 10th Jan.

Canterbury Centennial Season

THE FRIVS” MOTTO:
GOODNESS KNOWS WE ARE HERE ON EARTH TO HELP OTHERS BUT WHAT ON EARTH THE OTHERS ARE HERE FOR – GOODNESS KNOWS.

The Frivolity Minstrels
PRESENT
Their 1950 Minstrel Show,

President: C. H. WILKIE.
House Manager: SELWYN GRAHAM.
Stage Manager: L. HARDGRAVE.
Secretary and Business Manager: J. V. WALLIS.
Ballets and Dances arranged by IVENA POTHAN.
Musical Orchestration by CECILE BROMLEY HILL.
Produced by WALLY IRELAND.

An All-Star Cast Cast of Popular Players
Bones:
LEN DADSON
KEITH GRAHAM

Interlocutor:
BERT EARNEY

Tambos:
IVENA POTHAN
NORMAN ETHERIDGE
Merrie Bowland, Joyce Player, June Pothan, Audrey Wilton, Colleen Woods, Stella Chambers, Vilma Jones. Marion McFarland, June Bainbridge, Maureen Gardner, Mavis Boardman.
Wally Ireland, Bill Mayo, Jock Donaldson, Graham Guilford. Brian Simmonds, Roy Girling, Don Lipp, Bruce Campbell.

Frivs.’ Grand Orchestra:
Piano: Cecile Bromley Hill (Musical Directress), Violins: Edward Collier, George Stuart, Flute: Alan Clarke, Bass: Dorothy Smith, Cornet: Bert Boston, Trombone: Percy George, Clarinet: Ron McKenzie, Drums and Effects: Vic Viggers.

PART ONE
1 – Overture:   The Friv. Orchestra
2 – Theme Song: “The Briny”   The Company
3 – Ballad: “Mem’ries Live Longer Than Dreams”   Vilma Jones
4 – Moonlight Serenade: “By The Light of the Silvery Moon”   Bert Earney
5 – Coon Song: “My Gal is a High-born Lady”   Norman Etheridge
6 – Waltz Song: “Two Hearts in Waltz Time”   Colleen Woods
7 – Tap Dance: “Give My Regards to Broadway”   Keith Graham
8 – Ballad: I’ll Think of You”   Graham Guilford
9 – Popular Song: “Look For The Silver Lining”   Stella Chambers
10 – Accordionaires Present: “Your Favourite Tunes” Bill Mayo, Brian Simmonds, Bruce Campbell and Marion McFarland
11 – Coon Song: “See Dixie First”   Len Dadson
12 – Ballad: “Really and Truly”   Jock Donaldson
13 – Everybody’s Favourite: “I Want You To Know That I Love You”   Joyce Player
14 – That American Hit: “Ragtime Cowboy Joe”   Ivena Pothan
15 – Dames Comic: “Nobody Loves a Fairy”   Wally Ireland
16 – Finale   The Company

INTERVAL

PART TWO

The Frivolity Minstrels
PRESENT THE GORGEOUS PANTOMIME
“CINDERELLA”
A Revised and Up-to-Date Adaptation – A Sparkling Musical Presentation in Three Scenes.

Cast of Characters:
Cinderella   June Pothan
Birdie    Wally Ireland
Baby   Norman Etheridge
Buttons   Ivena Pothan
Prince   Joyce Player
Footman    Len Dadson
Footman    Keith Graham
Fairy Godmother   Vilma Jones
Sir Bastion   Vic Viggers

SCENE ONE – CINDERELLA’S KTTCHEN:
Episode 1 – Overture:   Orchestra
Episode 2 – Opening Chorus   The Company
Episode 3 – Duet: “Rhymes”   Birdie and Baby
Episode 4 – Song: “Only You”   Cinderella
Episode 5 – Song and Dance: “A Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts”   Buttons and the Sun-kissed Ballet
Episode 6 – Quintette: “At The Prince’s Ball”   Prince, Cinderella, Buttons, Birdie and Baby
Episode 7 – Song: “Cinderella Sweetheart”   Fairy Godmother
BALLET – Audrey Wilton, Merrie Bowland, June Bainbridge, Maureen Gardner.

SCENE TWO — BALLROOM AT THE PRINCE’S PALACE:
Episode 8 – Entr’acte:   Orchestra
Episode 9 – Polka   Colleen Woods, Graham Guilford and Palace Guests
Episode 10 – Minuet    Stella Chambers, Jock Donaldson and Palace Guests
Episode 11 – Duet: “Let Me Dream In Your Arms”  Cinderella and Prince
Episode 12 – Palace Band: “Popular Melodies”   Bill Mayo, Brian Simmonds, Bruce Campbell and Marion McFarland
Episode 13 – Sir Bastion and Cecelia

SCENE THREE — CINDERELLA’S KITCHEN:
Episode 14 – Entr’acte   Orchestra
Episode 15 – Tap Dance: “Take Me Out To The Ball”   Game” Keith Graham, Len Dadson
Episode 16 – Dance Duo: “Blue Shadows”   Audrey Wilton, Merrie Bowland
Episode 17 – Song: “Was It A Dream?”   Prince
Episode 18 – Finale   The Company
BALLET – Merrie Bowland, Stella Chambers, Colleen Woods, Audrey Wilton, Marion McFarland, June Bainbridge, Maureen Gardner, Mavis Boardman.
MEN”S CHORUS – Bill Mayo, Jock Donaldson, Bert Earney, Graham Guilford, Don Lipp, Brian Simmonds, Bruce Campbell
Music by – Ebblewhite & Co. (London).   Wigs by – Waller Bros. (London).

THE CANTERBURY (N.Z.) CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE HAS MUCH PLEASURE IN INTRODUCING “THE FRIVS” TO CANTERBURY FOLK AND TRUST YOU WILL ENJOY TONIGHT’S ENTERTAINMENT.

If you were alive in 1898 you will remember very little entertainment was provided excepting by an occasional touring show and this was the hey-day of concerts and parties. In Napier a number of young fellows decided on a meeting place to practice singing one night a week. They paid one shilling per week to cover cost of hall-rent and music. Eventually, they decided to appear before the public and thus on 27th September, 1898 was born the Napier Frivolity Minstrels.

During the intervening years “The Frivs” have played in many towns as can be seen by the list of places at which they have performed printed below. They have conducted numerous tours throughout the North Island, but the present tour is their first venture across Cook Strait. They have performed every year for 53 years and raised thousands of pounds for charities, but their principal aim is to help the children. The “Frivs” take pride in the fact that no member of the orchestra, performer or official of any description receives any fee or reward for services in the show. Everything is done free of charge.

We extend to you our greetings on this Centennial festive occasion and hope our visit means good cash in the coffers of the Museum Project. Up goes the curtain on a typical Friv show, we hope you enjoy it.

List of Performances.
THE FRIVOLITY MINSTRELS, DURING THE PAST 52 YEARS, HAVE GIVEN PERFORMANCES AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES:
Bay View
Cambridge
Clive
Dannevirke
Elsthorpe
Eltham
Eskdale
Featherston
Feilding
Femhill
Gisborne
Greenmeadows
Greytown
Hamilton
Hastings
Haumoana
Havelock
Kaitawa
Martinborough
Masterton
Meeanee
Napier
New Plymouth
Omakere
Onga Onga
Opotiki
Otane
Opunake
Paki Paki
Pakowhai
Palmerston North
Papakura
Porangahau
Port Ahuriri
Pukahu
Pukeora
Puketapu
Puketitiri
Putorino
Rissington
Rotorua
Ruataniwha
Sherenden
Stratford
Taihape
Taradale
Taumarunui
Taupo
Tauranga
Te Aute
Te Haroto
Te Pohue
Tikokino
Waikoau
Waimarama
Waipawa
Waipukurau
Wairoa
Wanganui
Wellington
Westshore
Whakatane
Whakatu

CURRENT CENTENNIAL ATTRACTIONS.
EARLY COLONIST DISPLAY, Canterbury Museum, depicting with diorama settings, the life of the Early Settlers.
LOAN EXHIBITION of Old Master Paintings and Miniatures and the British Council Exhibition of Contemporary Art in the McDougall Art Gallery, Botanical Gardens.
AMUSEMENT PARK, providing entertainment and riding devices, in North Hagley Park.

COMING CENTENNIAL EVENTS.
JAN. 13 – Children’s Day at Riccarton Racecourse.
JAN. 20 – Pilgrimage over the Bridle Path.
FEB. 15 – Fireworks Display in South Hagley Park.
FEB. 19 to 24 – Floral Week with Floral Pageant, Battle of Flowers and River Carnival.
MARCH 10 to 20 – Music Festival featuring National Broadcasting Service Orchestra and overseas Artists.

Venables, Willis Print Napier.