Programme 1972 – The Boy Friend

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THE
BOY
FRIEND

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PRODUCER & CHOREOGRAPHER
DICK JOHNSTONE

Drama, Musical and Opera Director … Drama, Musical and Opera Choreographer … Lecturer in Dramatic and Operatic Techniques. Dick has Directed and Choreographed may[many] theatrical groups both Amateur and Professional throughout New Zealand and for overseas Tours including ‘The Maori Theatre Ensemble’ which toured throughout the Soviet Union, Japan, Hungary and Greece.

Dick’s enthusiasm and professional approach in producing “The Boy Friend” bring the Roaring Twenties “alive” for the young generation with sparkle and style!

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
ARTHUR YOUNG

Arthur needs no introduction to H.B. audiences – he has directed several productions for the company and it is our pleasure to welcome him back.

CHORAL DIRECTOR
MARY BELL

Contributing for many years to the fine choral work for our Company … Mary has again directed the bright numbers in “The Boy Friend”

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The Boy Friend

In the desperately gay 1920’s following World War 1, the English Upper Class sent their debutante daughters to French Finishing Schools.

The elegant Madame Dubonnet has such a “School for Young Ladies” on the French Riviera.

Wealthy Polly Browne attends the school with madcap Maisie, Dulcie and many other young English girls. There is no shortage of “Boy Friends” among the young Frenchmen and wealthy Tourists. Polly, however, has been warned by her millionaire Father to be wary of fortune-seeking males.

Percival Browne visits his daughter and is reminded of an early affair with the French Headmistress. Polly meets Tony, a seemingly impoverished young man and decides to keep her fortune a secret … but when Tony’s parents arrive complications set in as they always do!

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The Boy Friend

Won’t You Charlston, Charlston with me!

We’re Perfect Young Ladies!

‘Safety in Numbers’

That Certain Thing Called “The Boyfriend!“

It’s So Much Nicer in Nice!

The Hastings Musical Comedy Company Inc. I972 Production

The Boy Friend

HASTINGS MUNICIPAL THEATRE JUNE 24 – JULY 1

NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE JULY 6 – 8

PRODUCTION PERSONNEL

Producer and Choreographer   Dick Johnstone
Musical Director   Arthur Young
Choral Director   Mary Bell
Wardrobe Design   Peggy Brazier
Set Design   Keith Brazier
Lighting Design   Cedric Wright
Properties   Jeanne Hall, Bob Buckley, John Graham
Stage Director   Colin Spence
Stage Manager   Carl Wright
Chief Electrician   John Henderson
Stage Crew   Max Harrington, Keith Cooze, Bob Murray, Bill Crawford, Malcolm Palmer, Derek Rolls.
Scene Painting   Ross McKee, Stuart McNab
Scenery Construction   Carl Wright, Colin Spence, Harry Barr, Max Harrington, Keith Cooze.
Wardrobe Mistress   Frances Murray

Wardrobe Manufacture   Peggy Brazier, Frances Murray, Zelda McCarthy, Thelma Harrington, Mary Hunt, Elizabeth Bennett, Robyn Anderson, Keith Brazier, members of the cast and friends.

Make-Up   Helen Kale assisted by Gillian Birch, Ailsa Bousfield, Sue Greig, Stephanie Lawrence, Barbara Plank, Carolyn Richardson, Judith Rolls, Christine Woollard, Patricia Topham

Dressers   Frances Murray, Peggy Brazier, Patricia Topham, Zelda McCarthy, Thelma Harrington, Robyn Anderson, Elaine Thorpe, Doreen Hamilton, Doreen Ritchie

House Manager   George K. Mitchell
Librarian   Murray Dale
Prompt   Joan Woollard
Call Stewards   Ron Andrews, Ken Morrison
Publicity and Advertising   Jim McCarthy, Murray Dale, George Mitchell, Christine Andersen
Programme   Christine Andersen, Gooch Parahi, Murray Dale, George Mitchell, Keith Brazier

Front of House Staff   Barbara Morris, Jill Dorward, Anne Dale, Weslie Bayliss, Jeanette Murray, Carol Stevens, Betty Timms, Lynne Cooze, Dawn Wright, Kathy Firth, Ngaire Smith, Jeff Bell, Ron Parker, Brian Firth, Bruce Murray, Peter Dixon

Programme Sellers Christine Rowland, Jon Brazier, Rosemary Smith, Nicola Cooze, Tracy Wright, Graeme Wright, Frances Simmonds, Dereck McCarthy, Derren Wilkens

POLLY
PATRICIA ALDERSLEY

Remembered by Hawke’s Bay audiences for her roles in ‘Carousel’ ’South Pacific’ and ‘Oklahoma’ … Patricia will not be forgotton [forgotten] in her role as charming Polly Browne … Light, bright and lovable!

MAISIE
GLENYS JENKINS

Previously appearing with Napier Rep and Napier Operatic Society, this is Glenys’ first Comedy Company role. Playing Madcap Maisie she dances, giggles and sings her way through the show … and really is ‘the limit’ at times!

TONY
DAVID PIPE

David has stage experience in the ‘Mikado’ for St. Johns College and a small part in Light Opera‘s ’White Horse Inn’. As Tony in “The Boy Friend” his performance is remarkable for such a young man.

BOBBY VAN HUSEN
LAWRENCE GEOR

Dancing and Chorus work in ‘Oklahoma’ and Head Waiter in ‘Dolly’ are his previous successes with the Company … not to underestimate his success as Bobby … witty, handsome, dapper and rich – a ‘super’ boy friend!

The Hastings Musical Comedy Company bring the Roaring Twenties to Life in the Swingin’ Seventies

The Boy Friend

by Arrangement with Samuel French Ltd., London.

MUSIC, BOOK AND LYRICS BY SANDY WILSON . PRODUCED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY DICK JOHNSTONE . MUSICAL DIRECTOR ARTHUR YOUNG . CHORAL DIRECTOR MARY BELL

CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

HORTENSE, a French Maid   YVONNE HOWMAN
MAISIE   GLENYS JENKINS
DULCIE   ROBYN O’LEARY
FAY   CONNIE BARFOOT
NANCY   ROSEMARY POTTS
POLLY BROWNE   PATRICIA ALDERSLEY
Pupils at Madame Dubonnet’s Finishing School
MARCEL   STUART McNAB
PIERRE   WARREN LOADER
ALPHONSE   GRAHAM BELL
MADAME DUBONNET   DOREEN MUDGWAY
BOBBY VAN HUSEN   LAWRENCE GEOR
PERCIVAL BROWNE   JIM LAWSON
TONY   DAVID PIPE
LORD BROCKHURST   KEITH BRAZIER
LADY BROCKHURST   RUTH CALSON
GENDARME    JACK RITCHE

TIME 1926

ACT 1

The Drawing Room of the Villa Caprice, Madame Dubonnet’s Finishing School, Near Nice – Morning.

INTERVAL

ACT 2

The Plage – afternoon

INTERVAL

ACT 3

The Terrasse of the Cafe Pataplon – Evening

PUPILS OF MADAME DUBONNET’S FINISHING SCHOOL

Dianne Vogtherr, Kay Townsend, Cheridah Sewell, Marian Robertson, Beryl Ritchie, Kerry Page, Sharyn Marshall, Sheryl Fidler, Beth Dennison, Vivienne Booker, Christine Andersen.

“THE BOY FRIENDS”

Ernie Stanley, Bill Rocket, Murray Owen, Dave O’Donnell, Neil McLean, John Leipst, Leslie Dunn, Murray Dale, Jim Burnett, Bryan Baker.

SPECIALTY ACT

Gooch Parahi, Helen Ferris, Hohepa te Hoata, Adrienne Wing, Kara Walker.

SOLO DANCERS

Marian Robertson, Dianne Vogtherr, Cheridah Sewell.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act 1

Perfect Young Ladies   The Girls
The Boy Friend   Polly, The Girls and the Boys
Won’t You Charlston With Me?   Maisie and Bobby
Fancy Forgetting   Madame Dubonnet and Percival Browne
I Could Be Happy With You   Polly and Tony
The Boy Friend   Polly and Company

Act 2

Sur Le Plage   The Girls and the Boys
A Room in Bloomsbury   Polly and Tony
It’s Nicer in Nice   Hortense, Boys and Girls
The ‘You-Don’t-Want-to-Play-with-Me’ Blues   Madame Dubonnet and Percival Browne
Safety in Numbers   Maisie and the Boys
I could Be Happy With You   Polly and Company

Act 3

The Riviera   The Girls and The Boys
It’s Never Too Late to Fall in Love   Lord Brockhurst and Dulcie
Poor Little Pierette   Madame Dubonnet and Polly
The Boy Friend
I Could Be Happy With You   The Company

ORCHESTRA
PIANO   MRS M. BELL
VIOLINS   MRS E. DUNN MRS A. ROSE MR C. JUKES
CELLO   MRS J. PALMER
CLARINETS   MR A. BUCKLEY MR A. THORPE
TRUMPETS   MR S. BOSTON MR P. BESWARICK
TROMBONE   MR D. ROBINSON
BASS   MR L. SPEAKMAN
DRUMS   MR G. HARRISON
SAXAPHONE [SAXOPHONE]   MR A. MEAKIN

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SET DESIGN
KEITH BRAZIER

Designer & painter of nine previous shows for the company, including the outstanding sets for “Dolly”. Keith’s approach to “The Boy Friend” – one basic set moved for each act with colourful additions – designed to react with costumes and lighting giving “The Boy Friend” a gay! gay! setting!

COSTUME DESIGN
PEGGY BRAZIER

Costume work on many shows including ‘Pajama Game’ ‘Oklahoma’ ‘King & I’ with major design work on ‘Can Can. Peggy has given “Boy Friend” the full treatment … Act 1 & 2 costumes being really twentyish … bright & gay! Act 3 costumes are outstanding … with detail, glimmer and contrast!

BEHIND THE SCENES

This production of “The Boy Friend” has progressed from an idea to a full production in just 6 weeks – 6 weeks of frantic behind-the-scenes preparation & rehearsal, over 100 complete costumes designed & made, scenery designed, built & painted, lighting planned & installed, properties & furniture located, painted, altered, made. The orchestra assembled & rehearsed. Front of House staff arranged, tickets & booking arrangements organised, publicity ideas written, programme designed & written, advertising sold. Photography for programme & publicity. Posters designed & printed. Stage crew rehearsed & the cast drilled, cajolled [cajoled] & encouraged to give their best, in this, probably one of the most colourful & original productions ever of “Boy Friend”

Thank You Dick Johnston, it’s been fun!

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To the members, friends and business firms who have give[given] so generously of their time and assistance to make this a success, we express our grateful thanks.

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MADAME DUBONNET
DOREEN MUDGWAY

Lead roles and all aspects of back stage and executive work … last year Understudy to ‘Dolly Levi’.
As Madame Dubonnet – very French, elegant … and with a hidden past is – ’ow would you say …magnifique?

LORD & LADY BROCKHURST
KEITH BRAZIER & RUTH CALSON

Both well-known throught[throughout] Hawke’s Bay on stage and behind the scenes Keith and Ruth are talented and experienced. Lady Brockurst, rather stilted and quite the ‘dominant’ wife and Lord Brockhurst – well, just watch out for him!

HORTENSE
YVONNE HOWMAN

Previously in ‘Oklahoma’ and last year Mrs Molloy in “Dolly“. As Hortense in “The Boy Friend” Yvonne’s beautiful voice and acting talent are equally matched by her attractive face and bright performance.

PERCIVAL BROWNE
JIM LAWSON

Auckland Operatic, Hastings Light Opera, Group theartre[theatre], Keirunga Players and productions in England have given Jim experience for his part as Millionaire Percival Browne … the ‘upper crust’ English gentleman.

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FAY, NANCY DULCIE
CONNIE BARFOOT, ROSEMARY POTTS ROBYN O’LEARY

All with previous Chorus experience or minor parts in past productions for the Company … they work together in “the Boy Friend” – ‘perfect young ladies’    so they say! Out to defy the social standards of the twenties and of course, to find boy friends!

MARCEL, PIERRE ALPHONSE,
STUART McNAB, WARREN LOADER, GRAHAM BELL

Stuart has been in the three past productions with the Company, this is Warren’s first major show – he has appeared in our Christmas Revue and productions in Marton. Graham – a talented new-comer has been in theatre in Gore and the Globe Theatre, Dunedin. Three lively Frenchmen … fun and sun seeking and naughty!

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Hastings Musical Comedy Company
PAST PRODUCTIONS

1951 – HOLIDAY CRUISE
1952 – SHOWTIME ’52
1953 – SHOWTIME ’53
1954 – SALLY
1955 – NO, NO, NANNETTE
1956 – ROSE MARIE
1957 – NAUGHTY MARIETTA
1958 – SHOWBOAT
1959 – RIO RITA
1960 – STUDENT PRINCE
1961 – SOUTH PACIFIC
1962 – CAROUSEL
1963 – ZIP GOES A MILLION
1964 – BELLE OF NEW YORK
1965 – SHOWBOAT
1966 – CALL ME MADAM
1967 – CAN-CAN
1968 – PAJAMA GAME
1969 – THE KING AND I
1970 – OKLAHOMA
1971 – HELLO DOLLY

On Stage 1973!

FUNNY GIRL

THE HASTINGS MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY INC.

(A Member of the N.Z. Federation of Operatic Societies)

OFFICERS

Patron   Sir Edwin Bate, O.B.E.
President   G.K. Mitchell, Esq.
Vice-President   Mrs D. Mudgway
Committee   Mesdames P. Topham, J. Woollard, Misses U. Calson, C. Andersen, Mess’rs M. Dale, R. Murray, G. Parahi, Carl Wright, Cedric Wright.
Hon. Secretary   J.A. McCarthy, Esq.
Hon. Treasurer   D.J.W. Burns, Esq.
Hon. Solicitor   P. McCallum, Esq.
Hon. Auditors   Esam, Cushing & Co.

SOCIAL COMMITTEE   Gooch Parahi, Frances Murray, Christine Andersen, Jeanne Hall, Thelma Harrington, Zelda McCarthy, Relma Weaver, Dawn Wright, Jeff Bell. John Leipst, Warren Loader, Stuart McNab, Ken Morrison

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Mr H. Spence   Mr D. Whitworth   Mr W. Wilson  Mrs T.H. Brown

HONORARY MEMBERS

Mrs Mary Bell   Mr N.J. Toomey   Miss May MacDonald  Mrs D. Mudgway   Mr K. Brazier   Miss Rita Howard

SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS 1972

Andersen Mrs R.H.
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Baird Mrs H.A.A.
Bateman, Mrs S.
Bennett Mrs R.L.
Bousfield, Miss A.
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Broughton, Miss M.
Cater, Mrs J.H.
Cato, Miss B.
Cesarini, M.
Charleswoth, Mrs J.
Coates, B.A.
Cox, H.W.N.
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Dakers, Mrs K.
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Hannon, G.J.
Hastie, B.R.
Heald, C.H.
Hickey, Mrs M.C.
Hill, E.F.
Holderness, J.H.
Houston, A.
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Jackson F.
Jenkinson, Mrs J.D.
Jones J.W.
Kirkby, Miss L.M.
Kyle, T.A.
Lee, Mrs D.
Leipst, Miss S.
Libby, Mrs I.M.
McCalman, D.J.
McDermott J.
McGavock, W.
McPherson, Dr. H.G.
McRae, Mrs N.
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Marshall, R.
Middleton, Mrs I.
Nash, L.
Nash, Mrs M.
Nicoll,I.R.
Nottingham, Mrs I.
Nottingham, Mrs R.
O’Leary, Mr & Mrs W.T.
Olsen, D.H.
Pacey, Mrs G.
Palmer, M.P.
Parkhill, M.
Paton, M.M.
Perry, C.
Perry, E.
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