White Horse Inn

Performed at The Little Theatre,
Hoghton St, Southport

1st to 4th June 1994

Directed by: Mark Duffy

Musical Director: Edna Lally

Choreographer: Pat Robertson

White Horse Inn, Maghull Operatic, June 1994

Cast
In order of appearance
Zenzi(A Goatherd) ................................................................... Hannah Hall
Kathi (The Postwoman) .......................................................... Anita Davies
Karl (Waiter at the White Horse Inn) .................................. Neil Culshaw
Courier ...................................................................................... Gaynor Hale
Leopold (Head Waiter at the White Horse Inn) .............. Neil Townsend
John Ebenezer Grinkle ... (A manufacturer)........................ Eric Rimmer
Ottoline (His Daughter) ............................................................ Laura Hoye
Valentine Sutton (A solicitor) ................................................... John Avery
Sigusmund Smith (Another manufacturer) .......................... Martin Parry
Professor Hinzel (A professor) ......................................... Tony Adamson
Gretal (His Daughter) ......................................................... Paula Copland
The Mayor ............................................................................... David Banks
The Emperor ........................................................................ Les Hampson

Ladies of the Chorus
Thelma Adamson, Joan Albertina, Paula Copland, Anita Davies, Nicola Evans, Jenny Hagan, Gaynor Hale, Betty Hall, Hannah Hall, Suzanne Holmes, Jo Horrocks, Catherine Hughes, Margaret Hughes, Peggy Hulme, Pam Jillings, Carol Kennedy, Barbara Lowe, Jaqui Padden, Debra Parkes, Joyce Perrin, Helen Ridland, Elaine Summerskill, Lynn Vincent, Nicola Woods

Gentlemen of the Chorus
Tony Adamson, Andrew Albertina, David Banks, Michael Cloherty, Ian Culshaw, Neil Culshaw, Dave Cox, Tony Fennell, Les Hampson, Philip Makin, Grahame Settle, Martin Parry, Des Roberts, Danny Watts

For M.A.O.S.
Stage Manager .......................................................................... Norman Jackson
Asst. Stage Manager ........................................................................ David Lowe
Scenery ............................................................................... Clifford & Browne Ltd
Costumes ..................................... Masquerade (St Helens) & St Helens A.O.S
Wardrobe Mistress's ......................................... Joyce Perrin & Debbie Parkes
Properties ........................................................................................... John Aldred
Stage ssistants ............................................................... Friends of the Society
Publicity ......................................................................................... Neil Townsend
Programme design and Compilation ......................................... Neil Townsend
Front of house ...................................... Peter Perdue and friends of the Society
Prompt ........................................................................................... Mollie Jackson
Accompanist ...................................................................................... Jack Schiller
Photographs ............................................................................... Norman Jackson
Librarian ......................................................................................... Tom Adamson

For Southport Little Theatre

Lighting ............................ Derek Heywood
Sound .........................................Bill Davies

NODA Review

Enthusiasm is an essential ingredient when performiung an old standard such as White Horse Inn and the society proved well capable and able to tackle the music, especially the difficult This Is The Season. I did enjoy Neil Townsend's Leopold. He sang effectively and, as it is basically a light-hearted role, he made full ise of the comedy. Irene Halliday made a good Josepha, controlling her inn with confidence.

The full comedy potential of Gretal and Sigismund was realised by Paula Copeland and Martin Parry. John Avery was an excellent Sutton partnered by Laura Hoye as Ottoline. I wish that Anita Davies had been more definite in her singing of Kathi, the Postwoman. She seemed nervous and that projected into her voice - and there were some very strange notes. Minor roles of Grinkle, Hinzel, Mayor and Emperor were handled well.

Good choreography by Patricia Robertson was evident throughout, especially in Salzkammergut.

Maghull are always able to field a good size men's chorus and this was noticeable in the balanced singing in the big productions numbers, well orchestrated by Edna Lally.

A very pleasant evening.