Programme 1965 – The Bargain

Presenting their

22nd Annual Production

TOMOANA PLAYERS

“THE BARGAIN”

by Michael Gilbert

A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS.

Under the direction of MICK MILLS.

Municipal Theatre, Napier.   SATURDAY 24th JULY.

Town Hall, Dannevirke   TUESDAY 27th JULY.

Municipal Theatre, Waipukurau   THURSDAY 29th JULY.

Municipal Theatre, Hastings.
SATURDAY & MONDAY, JULY 31st and 2nd AUGUST.

Officers:

Patron:   A. KIRKPATRICK, Esq.
President:   A. K. ALEXANDER, Esq.
Vice-Presidents:   Messrs. G. G. BLOORE, G. H. BONE, D. BEERE, R. DILLON, F. W. GODFREY, O. W. KNIGHT, R. M. MAYS, W. G. McNAB, G. E. SCOTT.
Managing Secretary   Mr. M E. REAY
Treasurer   Mr. M. L. MOLONEY
Producer   Mr. M. MILLS
Stage Director    Mr. S. TAYLOR
Stage Manager   Mr. K. JENKS
Musical Director   Mr. R. COLEMAN
Chairman of Management Committee   Mr. R. B. REID
Auditor    Mr. G. A. TOOTHILL
Management Committee:   Miss A. Smart. Messrs. W. Tieman.
and R. B. Reid.
Honorary Members:   Mrs. H. L. Spence, Messrs. M. Boshier, T. Paget, G. E. Scott, and H. L. Spence, R. G. Spence, C. H. Heald and H. Lochhead.
Life Members:   Messrs. A. Kirkpatrick, M. L. Moloney and R. J. Thomas, D. J. McKay.

Characters

(in order of appearance)
BILLIE PETERS   ANNE HUGHES
GRAHAM   BARRIE EGGLESTON
MR KINGDOM   DOUG WILSON
MISS HERRIDGE   MAVIS STAYT
ALEC GLANVILLE   ROBIN NAIRN
GEORGE SELWYN   PETER MACKIE
DET. SGT. BRUNO   DAVID REEFMAN
MORGAN   JAMES CAMP
MRS. ROVERE   DENISE JEFFS
SYDNEY   LARRY BRINTON

Synopsis of Scenery:

ACT I
George Selwyn’s room, in which the greater part of the action takes place, is a fine old Lincoln’s Inn lawyer’s office looking across New Square.
ACT II
George Selwyn’s Room.   It is 4.15 p.m.
ACT III   Sc. I. The Bed-sitting room of Billie’s flat in Terence Court.
ACT III   Sc. II. George Selwyn’s room.   It is 10.30 a.m.

The Bargain was first produced at St. Martin’s Theatre, London on January 19th,1961, directed by Alastair Sim, and in which Mr. Sim played the part of George Selwyn. In “Plays of the Year” J. C. Trewin describes the play “as a very good night in the theatre and says the play concerns a miniature possibly by Cosway more probably by Goya. What we can call the mutability of human affairs obliges our solicitor to depart from his air of respectability late at night in a slightly dubious flat off Charing Cross Road . . . ”

Stage Personnel

Set Designed by   SYD TAYLOR
Scene painted by   JACK SKELTON
Property Mistress   JUDITH TAYLOR
Property Assistant   ELSIE MILLS
Wardrobe Mistress   SHIRLEY ROSS
Make-up Supervision   SHONA RULE and EILEEN WILSON
Prompt   NAOMI JAGGER
House Manager   JACK HANNON
Stage Staff:   BILL TIEMAN, JOHN COE, PETER DIXON, ROWAN HAWKES and REG UNWIN.

Credits

Messrs. BARRY BROS LTD.
Messrs. POWDRELLS TRANSPORT LTD.
We are grateful to these two firms who, by placing vehicles at our disposal without charge have made the transport of our scenery throughout our tour very easy.

ROTHMAN’S TOBACCO CO. LTD
Cigarettes used in this production by courtesy of Rothman’s Tobacco Co. Ltd., makers of famous King Size Cigarettes.

SOME FORTHCOMING AMATEUR PRODUCTIONS OF INTEREST

Hastings Group Theatre will present 4 one-act plays on 18th, 19th and 21st August in their Studio, 407W Queen Street, Hastings.
The Junior Group Theatre will present in the Studio, six one-act plays, on 16th, 17th and 18th September. Their last major production for the year will be “And So to Bed” based on Pepys’s Diary produced by Warren Toogood in November.

The Hastings Musical Comedy Company will again present the old favourite “Show Boat” in Hastings from 30th August to 11th September and in Napier from 15 September to 18th September.
This colourful musical, being produced by Sadie Brown, with its popular songs, will enthrall thousands.

The Hastings Light Opera Company again presented their major 1965 production, “The Pirates of Penzance” which proved popular and successful. Ably produced by Sadie Brown, this light opera had a wide appeal to all sections of the community.
Next year’s production is still to be announced.

For their next major production which will be presented in their theatre in McGrath Street, the Napier Repertory Players have chosen the play “Five Finger Exercise.”
Produced by Merle Bell, the season will commence on 14th August and continue until 21st August.

The Napier Operatic Society’s 1965 Production will be the ever-popular “Annie Get Your Gun.”
Produced by J. K. O’Brien the season will commence in Napier on 9th October until 16th October and also in Hastings from 20th October until 23rd October.
Those taking part include Bob Houston, and Carol Irwin from the NZ. Opera Co., who will play the part of Annie Oakley.

Previous Productions

1943   The Bishop’s Candlesticks
1944   Charley’s Aunt
1945   Jane.
1946   The Private Secretary.
1947   What Happened Then.
1948   The Case of the Frightened Lady.
1949   Bird in Hand.
1950   A Spot of Bother.
1951   See How They Run.
1953   Ambrose Applejohn’s Adventure.
1952   Charley’s Aunt.
1954   Your Brother George.
1955   The Bat.
1956   Love’s a Luxury.
1957   Three Wise Fools.
1958   Seven Keys to Baldpate.
1959   It Pays to Advertise.
1960   Ten Little Niggers.
1961   Dry Rot.
1962   Simple Spymen.
1964   All for Mary.

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