Programme 1971 – White Horse Inn

THE WAIPAWA MUSICAL & DRAMATIC CLUB’S

1971 PRODUCTION

THE WHITE HORSE INN

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The Waipawa Musical and Dramatic Club

OFFICERS 1971

Patrons   Mr and Mrs B. A. TRESEDER
President   BILL TRESEDER
Vice-Presidents   JOHN HOKKE, ROY SEYMOUR
Secretary   GLEN BIRD
Committee   VALDA PEACOCK, MAVIS TRESEDER, COLLEEN SETTER, PETER WOOD, PETER COLLINS, GRAHAM UPCHURCH, DICK LYNAM

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

In choosing our 1971 production, we endeavoured to select a family show which had not been done in Hawke’s Bay for some time, and in which the songs were familiar to everybody. We hope we have made a wise choice, and that all you kind people who come to see ‘The White Horse Inn’ will enjoy it.

A tremendous amount of money and voluntary work goes into producing a show of this size, and we hope our efforts have not been in vain. It is getting more difficult every year for a small organisation such as ours, to carry on, but we feel sure that with the continued support of all our willing workers who make this show possible, and of you, the public, for your support – that we will be able to serve our small community for a few years yet.

B. A. TRESEDER.
President.

PRODUCTION PERSONNEL

Producer   JOAN COLLINS
Musical Director   BARBARA TOWERS
Choreographer   LYNN MANN
Stage Personnel   G. UPCHURCH, P. COLLINS, N. WHITE, P. WOOD, F. TATE
Painting of Sets   Mrs A. SEYMOUR AND OTANE ART GROUP
Design of Sets   Mrs A. SEYMOUR and P. COLLINS
Prompt   Mrs A. SEYMOUR
Properties   Mesdames J. HOKKE and B. A. TRESEDER
Lighting   H. BOOKER
Sound Effects   R. BARKER
Make-up   Mesdames N. RODDA, J. SCHEELE, D. MORRIS, P. SHANKS, and K. RANDELL
Hair Stylists   Miss B. CALDER and Mrs J. HUGHES
Front of House   Mesdames P. BLAKEY, B. WYNN, J. KINGSTON, D. HARWOOD, B. MIDDLETON, J. LEE
Wardrobe   Mrs M. UPCHURCH
Production Secretary   Mrs D. MORRIS
Costume Design   Mrs A. SEYMOUR
Publicity Convener   D. LYNAM
Publicity   Mrs C. SETTER, D. LYNAM, R. SEYMOUR
Call Boy   J. HOKKE
Suppers   Mesdames J. HUGHES, S. GRANT. L. HAMILTON
Posters and Programme Cover   Mrs A. SEYMOUR
Programme   D. LYNAM

PRODUCER

Joan Collins

A triumphant return once again of Joan Collins as our Producer for this, a very difficult production. Joan produced our 1970 production of ‘Bitter Sweet’, co-produced ‘Sugar and Spice’ and has also acted in many of the club’s previous shows.

Joan is the daughter of Mrs Queenie Hamilton, who has produced some excellent revues for the club in earlier years. The committee and cast wish to thank Joan for her untiring devotion to ‘The White Horse Inn”.

The Story of “The White Horse Inn”

The Story of ‘The White Horse Inn’ is set in the period before the First World War. This was a golden age for Austria in the closing years of the reign of the Emperor Franz Joseph.

It was an age of simple contentment in days before instability and anxiety encompassed Europe. ‘The White Horse Inn’ is one of several in the lake side village of Wolfgangsee in the Austrian Tyrol.

The proprietress, Josepha Vogelhuber and her staff are busy preparing for another day’s work. The head waiter, a Swiss called Leopold is in love with Josepha, but she in turn is attracted to Sutton, an English lawyer who is a regular visitor to the Inn and who is expected. When the lake boat arrives it brings a number of visitors including Grinkle and his daughter Ottoline. The character of Grinkle has apparently been adapted to suit commedians [comedians] with various accents, so in this version we are asked to accept with due poetic licence that Grinkle is a woollen manufacturer from Oldham in Lancashire. Grinkle has, like most of his kind, sent his daughter as far away as possible from industrial Lancashire to be educated and is now for some reason ‘doing the Continent’ with her though he would much prefer to be going to his beloved Blackpool where he would get the things he is used to getting at home. Grinkle is the creator of the Patent Appolo combination Vestinicks which buttons up the front, a rival creation the Hercules combination Shirtopants which buttons up the back is the property of the rival firm of Smith of Hammersmith. Sutton is their legal representative and when he arrives he and Ottolin are immediately attracted. Leopold who regards Sutton as a rival in his love for Josepha encourages this attraction and Sutton and Ottoline sing the duet ‘Your Eyes’.

Sigismund Smith from Hammersmith has in the meantime arrived and on the journey he has fallen in love with Gretel, the dumb but pretty daughter of Professor Hintzel an impoverished school master.

Sutton suggests to Grinkle that he introduce Ottoline to Sigismund with the intention of uniting the two firms, though he has in fact, no intention of doing so, he only wants to question Grinkle while he pursues Ottoline for himself. Meanwhile Leopold has been getting nowhere with Josepha and he decides to give his notice and leave ‘The White Horse Inn’. Josepha is quite unsympathic [unsympathetic] and Leopold sings ‘Goodbye’. Then the news arrives that the Emperor is coming to stay at ‘The White Horse Inn’ and Josepha is in difficulties because she has lost Leopold, who for all his lovemaking, is a capable head waiter. Leopold impresses Josepha by the harshness of his terms before he will agree to come back, but when the time comes to welcome the Emperor he fails miserably. The Emperor is sympathic however, and he uses his influence and good advice to bring about a happy conclusion.

Come with us to the ‘White Horse Inn’, happiness stands at the door there – you’ll hear when twilight is calling, the White Horse calling to you.

Bill Treseder plays the part of Leopold

Pat Coddington acts the part of Josepha Vogelhuber

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THE WHITE HORSE INN

WAIPAWA MAY 24 – 29

THE WHITE HORSE INN
A MUSICAL COMEDY
ADAPTED BY HANS MULLER AND ERIK CHARELL
From Blumenthal and Kadelburg’s play “Im Weissen Rossl”

Music by Ralph Benatzky and Songs by Robert Stolz
Original Lyrics by Robert Gilbert

English Book and Lyrics by Harry Graham

Music by Ralph Benatzky and Songs by Robert Stolz

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

ACT I
Scene 1:   Outside ‘The White Horse Inn’
2:   The Cowshed
3:   Outside the Inn

Interval – 10 minutes

ACT II
Scene 1:   Outside the Inn
2:   The Pine Wood
3:   The Town Hall
4:   Outside the Inn

Interval – 5 minutes

ACT III
Scene 1: Outside the Inn
2:   The Travellers’ Rest
3:   Outside the Inn

Time – Prior to 1914

LADIES OF THE CHORUS
Barbara Halford, Doreen Morris, Ann Cleary, Nona Hanna, Hilary Pederson [Pedersen], Colleen Setter, Apryl Evans, Sally Baird, Erica Bolton, Kathleen Manley, Marilyn McLeod.

GENTLEMEN OF THE CHORUS
Jeremy Collins, Hugh McBain, Hugh Caulton, Pat Webb, Tom Dallas, Roy Seymour, Fred Hardy

CORPS DE BALLET
Lynn Mann, Pam Shanks, Jewel Lynam, Decima Cleeton, Treasure McCracken, Vivienne Booker.

THE CAST
(In Order of Appearance)

KATHI, The Postwoman   Kathy Fletcher
KARL, “piccolo” waiter   Barry Pedersen
A FORESTER   Roy Seymour
ZENZI, a Goatherd   Vivienne Booker
A COURIER   Dick Lynam
LEOPOLD   Bill Treseder
JOSEPHA VOGELHUBER, Owner of The White Horse Inn   Pat Coddington
THE STEAMER CAPTAIN   Morgan Hewland
BRIDEGROOM   Peter Collins, Jnr
BRIDE   Lynne Hewland
JOHN EBENEZER GRINKLE, Manufacturer   Geoff Bird
OTTOLINE, his Daughter   Beth Wood
VALENTINE BUTTON, Solicitor   Gordon Collins
SIGISMUND SMITH, Manufacturer   John Williams
PROFESSOR HINTZEL   Tom Dallas
GRETEL, his daughter   Valda Peacock
THE MAYOR   Peter Collins
THE GRAND DUCHESS CHARLOTTE   Meryl Dallas
FRITZ   Fi Fi

Patrons – Would you please be seated by 7.50 p.m.

By arrangement with Chappell and Company Limited
Adapted for Amateur Operatic Societies by Eric Maschwitz and Bernard Grun

MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA

Conductor:   Mrs E. C. Ellison
Pianist:   Mrs G. Power
Violins:  Mesdames L. Ritchie, M. Hurford, K. Hill, P. Murphy, R. Chapcott, C. Stephenson, and Messrs C. Ellison, A. Stoddart, S. Fisher.
Viola:   Miss R. Bishop
Cellos:   Mr E. Smith, Miss R. McMillan, Mrs E. Tod
Basses:   Miss M. Love, Mr G. Bennett
Clarinets:   Miss L. Urquhart, Mr C. Preston
Flute:   Mr W. Bennett
Trumpets:   Messrs M. Goebel, R. Reid
Trombone:   Mr G. Neave
Drums:   Mr D. Pratt

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I
Introduction.   Kathi, Quartet and Chorus.
‘It Would Be Wonderful.’   Josepha, Leopold and Chorus.
‘The White Horse Inn’.   Sutton, Josepha, Chorus and Dancers.
‘Happy Cows.’  Sweet Milkmaids and Dancers
‘Your Eyes.’   Sutton and Ottoline.

ACT II
‘Goodbye.’   Leopold and Men.
‘You Too.’   Sutton and Ottoline.
‘In Saltzkammergut’.   Josepha, Grinkle, Chorus and Dancers.
‘Sigismund.’   Sigismund, Chorus and Dancers.
‘Fairies.’   Sigismund and Gretel.

ACT III
Recitation, Reprise.
‘My Song of Love.’   Ottoline, Sutton and Dancers.
Reprise.   Gretel and Sigismund.
Finale – Ensemble.

Beth Wood is the character of Ottoline Grinkle

Gordon Collins portrays the part of Valentine Sutton

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CHOREOGRAPHER

Lynne Mann

Lynn Mann is a newcomer to our ranks, and the amount of work needed in this show has shown the talent that is here. Lynn was a physical education teacher in England, where a lot of creative and modern dancing was undertaken.

The dancing in this show is more creative than traditional, and we are sure that you, the audience, will be well satisfied with the standard reached.

Thank you Lynn, for the time directed to this show.

PIANIST

Geraldine Power

Geraldine Power’s musical contribution as accompanist is again appreciated by the club and cast alike. The Club is fortunate to have the assistance and support of a pianist of such high calibre. The music from this production is a challenge to any musician, and Geraldine has overcome these difficult moments to give a polished performance.

The producer and cast of ‘The White Horse Inn” are very grateful to the tireless work she has put into the show.

Thanks and Appreciation

To members, friends and business firms, especially the advertisers in the programme, who have given so generously of their time and assistance to make this and our previous productions a success, we experss [express] our grateful thanks.

The Waipawa Mail Office
Otane Art Group
Mrs A. Seymour
Napier Operatic Society
P. Collins and his staff
La Parisienne Hairstylists
Book House Ltd
N.Z.B.C. Production Personnel
Mrs J. Gollan
Union Brewery
Nancy Jones

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Barbara Towers

Once again, Barbara Towers is handling the musical side of this year’s production. The music in this show is indeed difficult, and the standard that she has brought the cast to, is a credit to her tireless work.

The cast wish to thank you, Barbara, for the time and work put into the show.

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