Pink Champagne 1988
Dates
Tuesday 26th April 1988 - Saturday 30th April 1988
Evenings at 7.30pm
Venue
Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Director
Doreen French
Musical Director
Brian Smith
Choreographer
Alan Baldwin
'Pink Champagne' was also presented in 1961
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An adaptation of Johann
Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" by Eric Maschwitz and
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Cast
of Characters
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Mitzi ( a young maidservant ) |
Susan Shepherd |
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Adele ( personal maid to Rosalinda ) |
Elizabeth Rugman |
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Ida ( a dancer, sister of Adele ) |
Joan Reynolds-Jones |
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Lea ( a dancer, friend of Ida ) |
Jean Bower |
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Lilli ( a dancer, friend of Ida ) |
Sheila Disley |
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Rosalinda ( a Viennese beauty ) |
Jane Rotheram |
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Gabriel
Eisenstein ( her husband ) |
Stephen Riordan |
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Alfred ( an admirer of Rosalinda ) |
Eric Mates |
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Dr
Falke ( a friend of Gabriel ) |
Alan Birley |
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Dr
Blind ( Gabriel's lawyer ) |
Malcolm Royden |
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Frau
Trauber |
Rita Blackburn |
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Frank ( governor of the City Gaol ) |
Ray Gosling |
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Frosch ( Chief Warder ) |
Ray Davies |
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Prince
Orlovsky |
Graham Rannard |
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Ivan ( Orlovsky's servant ) |
John Stedmon |
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Holtzapgel ( Assistant to Frosch ) |
Ray Ward |
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Ladies of the chorus |
Gentlemen of the chorus |
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Barbara Adams |
Bob Blackburn |
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Helen Banton |
Fred Boardman |
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Rita Blackburn |
Ray Davies |
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Peggy Cross |
Ken Hawkins |
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Sheila Davies |
Eric Mates |
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Ann Fallon |
Rupert McCarthy |
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Alison Filder |
Peter Oldfield |
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Carolyn Garland |
Nick Owen |
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Paula Jeffries |
Ken Rannard |
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Lorna Johnson |
Graham Rannard |
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Pam Johnston |
Fred Rimmer |
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Margaret Jones |
Steve Rogers |
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Lurline Laycock |
Malcolm Royden |
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Moira McArthur |
John Stedmon |
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Eileen Rickard |
Ken Unsworth |
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Ray Ward |
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The Dancers |
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Vanessa Anderson |
Jennifer Dickinson |
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Alison Barr |
Stephen Martin |
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Tracey Baxter |
Martine McHale |
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Serie Daevgsvang |
Katharine Wilcock |
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Dancer are all students of the Merseyside
Dance Centre |
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Principal Miss Gaynor Owen |
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ARAD (Fellow and Examiner)
ISTD (Ballet, Tap and Modern ), ( AISTD and BB ) |
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Orlovsky's House Servants are all members of International Body-Builders Union, Wallasey |
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Photographs - the cast
click to enlarge
The Maids
Production
Team
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Stage
Manager |
Frank Hughes |
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House
Manager |
David Adams |
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Stage
Lighting |
Brian Cole |
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Rehearsal
Accompanist |
John McBride |
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Wardrobe |
Carolyn Garland |
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Costumes
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Proscenium Enterprises, Burnley |
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Scenery |
Border Studios, Selkirk |
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Furniture |
Howarth & Wrightson, Denton, Manchester What's Cooking, West Kirby |
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Ticket
Secretary |
Monica Turton |
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Publicity |
Ray Davies |
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Helen Banton |
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Properties |
Maureen Evans and team |
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Make
up |
Barbara Burgess and team |
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Prompt |
Penny Reddington |
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Cover
Designed by |
Richard Adams |
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Photographs |
Fraser Bird |
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Officials
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President |
Mrs G A Coard |
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Executive Committee |
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Chairman |
Barbara Adams |
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Vice-Chairman |
Eric Mates |
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Hon
Secretary |
Ray Davies |
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Hon
Treasurer |
Iris Braidford |
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Committee members |
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Helen Banton |
Fred Boardman |
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Jean Bower |
Sheila Disley |
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Carolyn Garland |
Margaret Jones |
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Lurline Laycock |
John L McBride |
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Ken Rannard |
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Social Committee |
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Chairman |
Pam Johnston |
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Vice-Chairman |
Jean Bower |
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Hon
Secretary |
Helen Banton |
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Hon
Treasurer |
Joan Rees-Jones |
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Committee members |
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Barbara Adams |
Iris Braidford |
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Sheila Davies |
Sheila Disley |
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Shirley Hughes |
Lee Ireland |
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Alvin McBride |
Kitty Orton |
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