Townsville Theatrical Society Theatre Royal Refurbishment Opening Concert April 1961

Theatre Royal Refurbishment Grand Opening Concert was performed on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd April 1961.

Theatre Royal – Grand Opening after a refurbishment – April 1961

Official Programme
PART 1
1-
OVERTURE—"Tannhauser March" (Wagner)
LILLIAN BENSTED'S ORCHESTRA
2.—
JUNIOR CHORAL SOCIETY
Conductor : PERCY WELLS
Accompanist : IRIS GORDON
CHORAL—"Forest Music" (By J. M. Gullam)
"Shortnin' Bread" (Jacques Wolfe)
THE CHOIR
VOCAL—"Come Along and Dance" (N. Pennington)
MARILYN JEFFRIES
VOCAL—"A Rolling Stone" (Horace Gleeson)
DALE SEANIGER

VOCAL DUET—"Cheer-up Do" (R. Corerly. Arr. by C. Lucas)
NEIL BALLMENT and BARRY HANSEN
VOCAL—"The Birds' Philosophy" (A. Murray)
ANNETTE HOLDEN
CHORAL—"The Lord's Prayer" (Albert H. Malett)
"Spring is a Lovely Lady" (Montagu Phillips)
"Grandfather's Clock" (G. J. Trinkhaus)
3.—
One Act Play :
"THE PIONEERS"
(By M. V. Fogorty)
Townsville Genesians
CAST:
HELEN..................................MARGARET HOARE
GRAMP.......................................BERT ROBSON
MEG ................................................ANNE KEANE
FRED ....................................................RAY BIRD
JANET ..............................EVELYN LANDRIGAN
CHARLIE .........................................RICK TONES
Mrs. GOLLOGLY............................BABS GOVAN
Make-up: STELLA BROWELL and GWENDA LEWIS
Producer: BEATRICE TONES
— Interval —
PART II
1.—
OVERTURE—"Tritseh Tratsch" (Johann Strauss)
LILLIAN BENSTED'S ORCHESTRA
2.—
One Act Play:
"FUMED OAK"
(By Noel Coward)
St. James' Players
CAST:
HENRY GOW ................................................................HAL BUBB
DORIS (his wife)..................................................BONNIE TAYLOR
ELSIE (his daughter)..........................................WENDY LUCKETT
MRS. ROCKETT (his mother-in-law).......BARBARA CHANDLER
Scene 1: Morning — Scene 2: Evening.
Setting: Mrs. Gow's sitting room. — Time: Present day.
Producer: BARBARA DENMAN
3.—
OFFICIAL OPENING
HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR, ALDERMAN A. SMITH.




4.—
One Act play :
"THE BEAR"
(By Anton Chehov)
Townsville Theatrical Society CAST :
POPOVA YELIENA IVANOVA (young widow)..................................KAY TAYLOR
SMIRNOV GREGORY STEPANOVICH (Landowner)........TONY KOOTSOOKOS
LOOKA, (manservant)........................................................................MAX COOKE
Make-up: BETTINA SMEATON
Prompt: ALLISON RYAN
Setting: Madame Popova's house in the country.
Producer: LUCY MITCHELL
5.—
TOWNSVILLE CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
SELECTIONS FROM MUSICAL PLAY
Solo work with choral and orchestral accompaniment.
Conductor: RAY PENPRASE — Accompanist: ELLA DAWSON
Featuring KATH JONES and RAY CAMPBELL
Arrangement by GENE QUIRKE
— The End —

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