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One Act Plays - 1949

4/7/1949

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Season: tba
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This is one of the programmes for which we don't know the year for sure yet, but we believe it is 1949.

The dates given on the poster are 4 - 5 July, which would make this 1949, 1950 or 1951 (must be prior to 1952 due to ending with God Save the King; God Save the Queen would be used after 6 February 1952).

The programme also refers to Elmwood Players being started "a year ago".  We formed in 1948, so assuming we can take that "year ago" literally, this programme would be in July 1949.

The season was to benefit the Merivale Boy Scouts.

The full programme is:
Play - The Late Lamented
Bracket of songs by Colin Campbell
Sketch - No 13
Sketch - Reuben Proposes
Play - The Harem
God Save the King
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The Late Lamented
By
Directed by

Cast:
Dora - Renee Hart
Florence - Eve Stonehouse
Mrs Abernethy - Pat Benson
Dr Scobie - Boyd Calloway
George - George Benson
No 13 (sketch)
By
Directed by

Cast:
The Doctor - Alex Henderson
Miss Johnston - Freda Fielding
Hall Porter - John Scrivin
Mr Smith - Eric Bates 
Napoleon - Colin McLachlan
William Tell - Geof Smart
Cleopartra - Betty Curnow

Reuben Proposes (sketch)
​By
Directed by

Cast:
Susan Bloggs - Eve Stonehouse
Reuben Hoskins - David Turnbull

The Harem
By
Directed by

Cast:
Mrs Burrage - Betty Henderson 
Captain Ned - George Hart
Daisy - Nancy Bell
Alf Portal - David Turnbull
Mrs Sprigett - Freda Fielding
Mrs Pillip - Morag Turner
Maria - C McLachlan
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The Turning Point and The Telephone Never Rings

1/1/1949

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Season: tba

This is the first performance by a group under the banner of Elmwood Players

The Turning Point
By Alex Henderson
Directed by Reg Harris

Cast:
Samuel Simpson - George Benson
Mandeville Jenkins - Alex Henderson
Mrs Simpson - Eve Stonehouse
Passers-by, Message boys etc

Act 1 - A Street Corner
Act 2 - Same Place, a week later

The Telephone Never Rings
By FL Carey and D King
Directed by George Benson

Cast:
Jas Hicks - Reg Harris
Mrs Josephy - Betty Henderson
Dr Roger Endelton - David Turnbull
Winifred Barnes - Pat Benson
Mrs Oates - Renee Hart
Eleanor Millingby - Francis Baxter
Fireman - John Hamilton

The play takes place in the living room of Dr Endelton's new country cottage.

The full programme for evening was:
Songs by the Elmwood School Choir
The Turning Point, a sketch by Elmwood Players
Aunt Haysl Entertains
The Magic Fan - W Dini
Mr Sealey Sings
Milo the Magician
The Telephone Never Rings, a play (it is not stated in the programme, but the associated names are those of early Elmwood Players members, so we think this is also an Elmwood Players production
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