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1954-THE DESERT SONG 1955-SHOW BOAT
THEPRESTON MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY
PRESENTS
WHITE HORSE INNBy arrangement with Samuel French. Ltd.
A MUSICAL COMEDYBY HANS MULLER
Music by Ralph Benauky and Robert StolzEnglish Book and Lyrics by Harry Graham
Adapted by Eric Maschwitz and Bernard Grun
at the
GAUMONT THEATRE PRESTONMONDAY to SATURDAY
3rd to 8th February1958
At 7-15 p.m.
MATINEES THURSDAY and SATURDAY at 2-15 p.m.
Hon. Producer: HARRY CROSSLEY
1956-"ANNIE GETYOUR GUN"
1957-WILD VIOLETSBRIGADOON
Affiliated to the National Operatic and Dramatic Association.
Page One
Photo.:by Arthur. Winter
JOSEPH WARD as "Leopold ..
Page Nine
Photo. by Arthur Winter
WINIFRED E. CROOK as .. Josepha"
Page Eleven
Photo. by Arthur Winter
JIMMY WORSLEY as .. Grinkle ..
Page Thirteen
PhOGo. by Arthur Winter
WYN. TOOTELL as "Ottollne ..
Page Fifteen
Photo. br:Arthur Winter
FRANK WHITEHEAD as "Valentine Sutton"
Page Seventeen
Photo.)y Arthur Winter
ARTHUR L. MOULD(" Professor Hinzel ")
BARBARA DALTON(" Gretel ")
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Photo. by Arthur Winter
JAMES EMBERY as "The Emperor"
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Photo. by Arthur Winter
MARILYN NIX as .. Zenzi ..
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JIMMY WORSLEY(" Grinkle ")
JOSEPH WARD(" Leopold ")
GEOFFREY RAE(" Sigismund ")
Phofo. by Arthur Winter
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AT THE INN Photo. by Arthur Winter
PRESTON MUSICAlPRE
"WHITE HENTIRE PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY HARRY CROSSLEY
CAST(in order of appearance)
KATHI, a Postwoman .KARL, Piccolo at the InnFORRESTERZENZI, a Goatherd .COURIER.LEOPOLD, Head Waiter of .. The White Horse Inn ..JOSEPHA, Owner of" The White Horse Inn ..JOHN EBENEZER GRINKLE, Manufacturer.OTTOLlNE, his Daughter .FERRY CAPTAINVALENTINE SUTTON, a SolicitorSIGISMUND SMITH .PROFESSORHINZEL.GRETEL, his DaughterTHE MAYORTHE EMPEROR.KETTERL, his Servant .THE MAYOR'S SECRETARY
DOROTHY SULLIVANEDDIE REGAN
. WILLIAM CROSTONMARILYN NIX
ANTHONY MORTIMER. JOSEPH WARD
WINIFRED E. CROOK.JIMMY WORSLEYWYN. TOOTELL
DUNCAN HILTONFRANK WHITEHEAD
GEOFFREY RAEARTHUR L. MOULDBARBARA DALTONERNEST PHILLIPS
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JAMES EMBERYWILLIAM CHADWICK
JOYCE WHITESIDE
Scene 1.Scene 2.Scene 3.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY
ACT 1Outside" The White Horse Inn OJ
The Cow ShedOutside the Inn
Scene 1 .Scene 2.Scene 3.Scene 4.Scene 5.
ACT 2Outside the InnThe Pine WoodThe Town HallThe Cow ShedOutside the Inn
Scene 1 .Scene 2.Scene 3.
ACT 3· Outside the Inn· " The Travellers' Rest"· Outside the Inn
Scenery by CAPE (NORTHERN) LTD., Cheadle Costumes by S. B. WATTS & CO .• Manchester
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COMEDY SOCl ETY
P. BellW. Chadwick
GENTLEMEN DANCERS
W. BeckJ. Fewery
P. JonesA. Topping
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[tRSE INN~~CHOREOGRAPHY BY MAR.GAR.ET SANDHAM
LADIES OF THE CHORUS
T. AspeyD. BellD. BadgerM. BoltonH. BickerstaffeM. DurhamK. FosterJ. Fairclough
M. GregoryD. KempM. LindsayM. McCulloch
E. MercerE. MouldB. RichmondB. RatcliffeM. RyanJ. SmailsJ. SlaterJ. Whiteside
A. MannionF. MeeP. MandersN. MarsdenD. Meyler
GENTLEMEN OF THE CHORUS
R. ArtonR. BaxterP. BradyG. CrostonR. DarkF. DaviesS. EcclesK. FosterJ. Frankland
L. FarrerD. HiltonW. LawsonC. LyonT. McDadeA. MouldA. MortimerF. ParkerE. Phillips
P. RadmoreC. ReganG. ReganJ. W. SumnerD. TurnerF. WorswickE. WhiteJ. R. Whiteside
LADY DANCERS
J. BaxterS. BusbyM. BrooksM. Bilsborough
H. FitchettI. GregsonP. HeaneyK. JonesJ. Lockley
L. MarshallD. StrandringE. SwannA. Whitehead
A SECTION OF THE LOYALS BAND WILL APPEAR ON THE STAGE(by kind permission of Officer Commanding)
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Programme of Musical NumbersPRESTON MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY ORCHESTRAunder the direction of JOHN STOREY, A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M.
WHITE HORSE INNACT
1. OVERTURE1A.INTRODUCTION (KATHI and CHORUS) .1B. REPRISE (ZENZI)2. ENTRANCE OF TOURISTS (LEOPOLD and CHORUS)3. DUET (LEOPOLD, JOSEPHA and GIRLS) .4. ARRIVAL OF GUESTS (CHORUS)5. DUET (SUTTON, JOSEPHA and CHORUS)SA. EXIT MUSIC (CHORUS) .SB. MELOS6. CHQRUS OF DAIRYMAIDS (GIRLS) AND DANCE7. DUET (SUTTON, CAROLINE and CHORUS)B. FINALE ACT 1 (JOSEPHINE, LEOPOLD and CHORUS)
ACT II9. ENTR'ACTE AND CHORUS (JOSEPHA, LEOPOLD and CHORUS)10. SONG (LEOPOLD and MEN) .10A. EXIT MUSIC (LEOPOLD and MEN)11. DUET (SUTTON and OTTOLlNE)11A. EXIT MUSIC12. TRIO (JOSEPHA, GRINKLE and CHORUS)12A. MELOS13. SONG (SIGISMUND and CHORUS) .13A. REPRISE DANCE FOR EXIT14. BALLET (KATHI, SUTTON, GRINKEL and CHORUS)15. DUET (SIGISMUND and GRETEL)15A. 'CHANGE OF SCENE1SB. FIGHT MUSIC .15C. CHANGE OF SCENE16. FINALE ACT II (JOSEPHA, LEOPOLD, SUTTON and CHORUS)
ACT III17. ENTR'ACTE AND SERENADE (CHORUS).18. RECITATION (EMPEROR).18A. REPRISE (OTTOLlNE, JOSEPHA and SUTTON) .
18B. DANCE .19. VALSE SONG (OTTOLlNE, SUTTON and CHORUS).19A. EXIT MUSIC
"It would be wonderful ..
.. The White Horse Inn ..
. " Happy Cows",., Your Eyes ..
"Goodbye ..
" You too ..
.. In Salzkammergut "
" Slglsmund ".. Sigismund "
" Salzkammergut ". " Fairies"
" The White Horse Inn ..
.. My Song of Love'
19B. REPRISE (GRETEL and SIGISMUND) . . .. Sigismund "20. FINALE ACT III .
(JOSEPHA, OTTOLlNE, GRETEL, LEOPOLD, SUTTON, SIGISMUND and CHORUS)20A. FINALE ULTIMO . .. The White Horse Inn"
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BARBARA DALTON(" Gretel ")
GEOFFREY RAE(" Si~ismund ")
WINIFRED E. CROOK(" Josepha ")
JOSEPH WARD(" Leopold ")
Photo. by Arthur Winter
DOROTHY SULLIVAN(" Kathi ")
EDDIE REGAN(" Karl ")
Photo. by Arthur Winter
WINIFRED E. CROOK(" Josepha ")
JOSEPH WARD(" Leopold ")
JAMES EMBERY(" The Emperor ")
Photo. by Arthur Winter
The Story of
THE WHITE HORSE INN
The celebrated" White Horse Inn," overlooking one of the many lovely lakesin the Austrian Tyrol, is bathed in the sunshine of a radiant summer's morning.Visitors from England are expected to arrive by the lake steamer, and pretty JosephaVogelhuber, proprietress of the Inn, is giving last-minute instructions to Leopold,her head waiter, who professes a deep but apparently hopeless passion for hismistress.
Shortly after, the lake steamer arrives at the landing-stage and discharges itscargo of sightseers and guests, prominent among whom are John Ebenezer Grinkle,a:self-made manufacturer, and his daughter, Ottoline.
Mr. Grinkle has come to the Tyrol for a holiday against his personal inclinations,which lie in the humbler direction of Morecambe, but he proceeds to make thebest of things by taking possession of the best bedroom, from which he is swiftlyejected by order of Josepha, who has reserved the room for a young English solicitor,Valentine Sutton.
The latter, it appears, is acting for Mr. Grlnkle in a lawsuit with a rival firm ofmanufacturers, and when he meets Ottollne, it is a case of love at first sight. Inspite of this, Leopold's jealousy remains at fever-heat, and after a passage of armswith Josepha, he is dismissed from her service. His loyalty to the" White HorseInn," though suffering a temporary check, revives when he learns that the Emperoris coming to stay for the opening of the shooting season.
Elaborate preparations are made for the Imperial reception, the villagers turnout en fete and Leopold is deputed to make a speech of welcome. But his carefullyrehearsed phrases are forgotten in a sudden access of rage at seeing Josepha andSutton together, and the official reception nearly ends in disaster.
In the last act, however, the aged Emperor, in a charming little scene, givesJosepha some valuable advice regarding marrying in her proper station. Leopoldis retored to favour and his beloved mistress's arms, with a prospect of a half sharein the" White Horse Inn," while Mr. Grinkle, his business affairs brought to a satis-factory conclusion, gives his consent to Ottoline's marriage to Sutton.
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THE DANCERS Photo. by Arthur Winter
CHORUS AT REHEARSAL Photo. by Arthur Winter
JIMMY WORSLEYas "Grinkle ..
Photo. by Arthur Winter
WYN. TOOTELL(" Ottoline ")
FRANK WHITEHEAD(" Sutton ")
Photo. by Arthur Winter
GEOFFREY RAE(" Sigismund ")
BARBARA DALTON(" Gretel ")
Photo. by Arthur Winter
WYN. TOOTELL
(" Ottoline ")
JIMMY WORSLEY(" Grinkle ")
GEOFFREY RAE(" Sigtsrnund ")
Photo. by Arthur Winter