Programme 1955 – 58th Annual Performance and “Jack and Jill”

NAPIER FRIVOLITY MINSTRELS

Present

The Sparkling Pantomime

“JACK AND JILL”

Municipal Theatre, Napier.
SAT., 5th Nov., 1955,
MON., 7th Nov., 1955,
SAT., 12th Nov., 1955.

SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
6d.

58TH Annual Performance

EDGAR MAYLETT – 47

The Napier Frivolity Minstrels

PRESENT

THEIR 1955 MINSTREL SHOW

President – WALLY IRELAND.
Secretary and Producer – J. SIDNEY HENNEY.
Stage Manager – LOU HARDGRAVE.
Stage Assistants – ROY GIRLING, STAN SMITH, IAN MARDON, RON WILLIS, DES LE PROU.
House Manager – NORMAN ETHERIDGE.
Musical Orchestration – EDWARD COLLIER.
Scenery and Cut Out Painted by IAN BARBER.
Ballets and Dances arranged by JOAN LEONARD.

An All-Star Cast of Popular Players

Bones:
LEN DADSON
TREVOR DOCKERY [DOCKARY]

Interlocutor:
TED HERNIMAN

Tambos:
BOB ROSS
CYRIL EAGLE

Jill Alsop, Stella Chambers, Jillian Daniels, Dawn Duley, Isobel Eckhold, Joan Leonard, Margaret Langstone, Janet McLeod, Francis Tait, Maureen Thomson, Ngaire Viggers, Diane Yates.
Bruce Campbell, Brian Simmonds, Vic Viggers, Colin Wells.

Frivs. Grand Orchestra
Piano – Rose Mardon (Musical Directress);   Violins – Edward Collier, George Stuart;   Flute – Cedric White;   Bass – Dorothy Smith;   Cornet – Bert Boston;   Clarinet – Gladys Start;   Trombone – Percy George;   Drums and Effects – Jock Seaton, Jim Heperi.

PART ONE:
Episode 1 – The “Frivs” Grand Orchestra in an Overture   “On Chesapeake Bay”
Episode 2 – In their Opening Chorus the Company tell you   “There’s a New World” and “California, Here I Come”
Episode 3 – Len Dadson in the Darkie number   “Can’t you Hear me Callin’, Caroline”
Episode 4 – It’s Automobile trouble that Joan Leonard sings and dances   “Get out and get Under”
Episode 5 – Stella Chambers in the popular number   “Simple Little Melody”
Episode 6 – A March played by the Accordianaires   “Under the Double Eagle”
Episode 7 – Vic Viggers, with Ballet and Company say   “Put on Your Tat-ta, Little Girlie”
Episode 8 – Some topical verses by the Quintet   “Bring Back My Bonnie”
Episode 9 – This is a Puzzle! Bob Ross with guitar   “They Could Use That Thing in Heaven”
Episode 10 – “All Aboard,” cries the conductor. Jillian Daniels sings – “Riding on the Dream Train”
Episode 11 – It’s our Interlocutor’s turn. Ted Herniman in Military mood sings – “The Changing of the Guard”
Episode 12 – They have a way of saying it down South. Trev Dockery and the Company in – “Kentucky’s Way of Sayin’ Good Mornin’”
Episode 13 – Margaret Langstone and the Frivettes tell you how to – “Play a Simple Melody”
Episode 14 – We invite you to ride the range with cowboy Vic Viggers and his horse in the Western – “Wahoo”
Episode 15 – Let’s ring down the curtain with a bright and breezy Sketch.

– INTERVAL –

PART TWO:

The Napier Frivolity Minstrels
PRESENT THE SPARKLING PANTOMIME

“Jack and Jill”

A New Version in a Sparkling Musical Presentation of Three Scenes.
Written by J. Sidney Henney.

Cast of Characters in Order of Appearance:
Jill (Owner of Jill’s Home Cookery) – Jillian Daniels
Robert (a Villager) – Cyril Eagle
Rosalind (a Villager) – Francis Tate
Baron Skinflint (The Village Banker) – Trev. Dockery
Squire Winterbottom (Squire of Meadowvale) – Bob Ross
Dame Flinders (Owner of Flinder’s Milkbar) – Len Dadson
Tommy Tucker (Owner of Tuckers’ Picture Shoppe) – Vic Viggers
Jack (Owner of Jack’s Swappe Shoppe) – Margaret Langstone
Ali Bubba (a Travelling Salesman) – Ted Herniman
The Gennii (the Slave of the Lamp) – Joan Leonard
Don Pedro (a South American Gaucho) – Bob Ross
Lolita (a South American Senorita) – Dawn Duley
The Spirit of the Night – Stella Chambers
Cast of Villagers, South American Senoritas and Senors.

SCENE ONE – THE MARKET SQUARE OF MEADOWVALE.   EARLY MORNING.
Episode 1 – Entr’acte   The Frivs Orchestra
Episode 2 – Opening Chorus: “When You’re Smiling”   The Villagers
Episode 3 – Song: “I Am Baron Skinflint”   Baron Skinflint
Episode 4 – Duet: “Friends and Neighbours”   Dame Flinders and Tommy Tucker assisted by Villagers
Episode 5 – Dames Song: “In the Summertime”   Dame Flinders
Episode 6 – Duet: ”Save a Little Sunshine”   The Gennii and Tommy Tucker
Episode 7 – Reprise: “Friends and Neighbours”   Dame Flinders, Tommy Tucker, Jack and Jill, with Villagers

SCENE TWO – THE WISHING WELL IN THE WOODS.   MIDNIGHT.
Episode 8 – Song and Ballet: “Who Knows”   The Spirit of the Night and the Ballet
Episode 9 – Song and Tap: “Did You Ever Get That Feeling in the Moonlight”   Dame Flinders and the Gennii
Episode 10 – Duet: “By the Wishing Well”   Jack and Jill

SCENE THREE – CARNIVAL TIME SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH AMERICA.   SOME WEEKS LATER.  TIME – EARLY EVENING.
Episode 11 – Solo with Guitar: “Sunny Havana”   Don Pedro, Ballet, Senoritas and Senors
Episode 12 – Dance: “Jealousy”   Lolita
Episode 13 – Duet: “Tiddley Winkie Woo”   Dame Flinders and Baron Skinflint
Episode 14 – South American Medley:   The Accordianaires
Episode 15 – Song: “Anyone Can Smile”   Tommy Tucker and the Gennii
Episode 16 – Song and Dance: “Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell” Baron Skinflint, Ballet and Company
Episode 17 – Solo: “Hello Sunshine”   Jack
Episode 18 – Closing Chorus: “When You’re Smiling”   The Company

BALLET and CHORUS – Jill Alsop, Dawn Duley, Janet McLeod, Francis Tait, Maureen Thomson, Stella Chambers, Isobel Eckhold, Ngaire Viggers, Diane Yates.

MEN’S CHORUS – Bruce Campbell, Cyril Eagle, Brian Simmonds, Colin Wells.

Music By – Ebblewhite and Co. (London).
Wigs By – Waller Bros. (London).

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