Programme 1970 – Free As Air

FREE AS AIR

SACRED HEART GIRLS COLLEGE
NAPIER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

SACRED HEART GIRLS’ COLLEGE and NAPIER BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

present

“FREE AS AIR”

Musical in Two Acts
by
DOROTHY REYNOLDS and JULIAN BLADE

in the

Boys’ High School Hall
30th APRIL, 2nd, 4th, 5th MAY, 1970
at 8 p.m.

THE STORY

“FREE AS AIR” tells the story of two days in May on the English Channel Island, Terhou. The Islanders are up early to prepare for their annual Independence Day, but they discover that there is no young lady to be the Queen in the Coronation Ceremony because every girl has played the part before. The Terhou boat returns from its monthly visit to the Mainland bringing the usual imports, and a wealthy heiress called Geraldine who is welcomed as a possible solution to the Coronation problem. She has run away from a man called Jack Amersham who wants to marry her, and from the importunate Press which has made her unwillingly famous.

Geraldine feels safe now, but on Jersey her absence has been discovered by Jack Amersham and by Ivy Crush, the press reporter who has been detailed to shadow her. Meanwhile one of the Islanders, Lord Paul, has run away in a frenzy to Jersey. He has tried to propose to Miss Catamole and been laughed at and put to shame. An easy prey, he is persuaded to take Jack and Ivy back to Terhou. Ivy almost persuades the Islanders to turn Terhou into a lucrative pleasure resort, and she reveals that she has already reported to her paper. Geraldine, broken-hearted, leaves the island to save it from publicity; however, circumstances change and she is safe to return to Terhou. The Coronation Ceremony takes place with her as Queen.

Synopsis of Scenes
ACT 1:
Scene 1 – The Well – early morning.
Scene 2 – The Seashore-later same morning.
Scene 3 – Outside shop-later in the day.
Scene 4 – The bar of Octopus Hotel on Isle of Jersey.
Scene 5 – The Seashore-evening.
Scene 6 – Outside shop – same evening.

ACT 2:
Scene 1 – Terrace of Lord Paul’s house – next morning.
Scene 2 – The Well – later same morning.
Scene 3 – The Octopus Hotel Bar – early afternoon same day.
Scene 4 – The Well – evening.

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Molly    KAREN NEVILLE
Mr Mutch   GARRY ROBERTSON
Mr Potter   WARREN MALCOLM
Miss Catamole   CAROL SCHDROSKI
Lord Paul Postumous   MARK HARTREE
Albert Postumous   GRAEME DUNNETT
Bindweed   TREVOR VON HARTITZSCH
Gregory   PETER WELCH
Tom Ferrier   TONY MILLER
Geraldine Melford   MARGARET ROUGHAN
Francois   PIERRE MARU
Ivy Crush   CATHERINE ROUSE
Jack Amersham   CLINTON GREEN
Reporters –
VIVIENNE ANDERSON
JANICE ROUGHAN
MAX PETERSON

CHORUS (Islanders, Mainland Girls, Mechanics)

Girls – K. Abelson, J. Beachen, C. Bergman. K. Bourke, S, Burdett, M. Cawston, M. Conroy, J. Cuttance, L. Dooney, R. Falloon, C. Foley, A. Greatrex, D. Hole, M. Knox, F. Mahony, J. O’Connor, B. O’Rourke, C. Perry, L. Prendeville, J. Primrose, J. Ransfield, L. Williamson.

Boys – R. Allen, S. Borrie, D. Brian, I. Carpenter, B. Coory, K. Green, C. McErlich, G. McMillan, K. Mudford, K. Parsons, B. Pedersen, P. Ryan, C. Sciascia, G. Smith, D. Yeoman, G. Walker.

ACCOMPANISTS
David Lum – Piano
Bruce Carpenter – Piano
Michael Single – Bass
Terrance Anderson – Drums

MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1
Opening Music

We’re Up Early   Potter, Mutch, Lord Paul and Chorus
Let the Grass Grow   Potter, Mutch, Lord Paul
Nothing but Sea and Sky   Geraldine and Chorus
The Boat’s In   Chorus
Free to Sing   Mutch, Geraldine and Chorus
Daily Echo   Ivy, Jack, Girls and Mechanics
Her Mummy doesn’t like me any more   Jack and Chorus
The Girl from London   Soloist and Chorus

ACT 2
Opening Music
A Man from the Mainland   Molly, Jack and Chorus
I’d Like to be Like You   Albert and Geraldine
Testudo   Soloists and Chorus
I’ve Got My Feet on the Ground   Molly and Jack
Holiday Island – Part 1   Soloists and Chorus
Holiday Island – Part 2   Jack and Chorus
Geraldine   Three Reporters
Free to Sing   Soloists and Chorus
We’re Holding Hands   Miss Catamole and Potter
Terhou   Molly and Company
Finale   Soloists and Chorus

PRODUCTION PERSONNEL

Production   Mr J. Beardsell
Assisted by Miss A. Williams and Mr D. Monrad
Music   Sister Amelda Lindsay, Mrs A. Rae, Mr P. Williams
Stage Direction and Equipment   Mr R. Harris
Set Design   Mr I. Roberts
Set Construction and Scenery   Mr I. Roberts, Mrs P. Smith, 4 Beta N.B.H.S.
Wardrobe   Miss J. Baker, Mrs C. Patterson and Pupils of Sacred Heart College
Lighting Mr R. Broyden, R. Cornforth, L. Gilbert, G. McMillan, L. Percy, J. McLennon
Stage Crew   B. Black, J. Brian, C. Caird, R. Evans, L. Gilbert, P. Gilbert, V. Percy, P. Kerr, R. McDonald, G. McMillan, P. Robertson, R. Tough, and Pupils of 4A2 N.B.H.S.
House Management   Mr J. Turton and Students of both Schools
Publicity   Mr J. Austin, G. Collins, P. Gilbanks, P. Single, A. Sturm
Programme   Mrs P. Smith
Prompt   S. Taylor
Properties  P. Ormond, I. Lum, J. Geenty
Make-up   Mrs C. Patterson, Miss C. Sagarzazu, Mrs P. Collins and Students from Sacred Heart
Poster   A. Sturm
Advertising Banner   Mr B. Grouden

Acknowledgements
Beattie & Forbes
Duckworths Ltd
Everetts Ltd
Harstons Ltd
Daily Telegraph
Martin Printing Co. Ltd
Herald Tribune
and all who have assisted in any way towards the production

Printed by Martin Printing Co Ltd., Napier