Ten Nights in a Bar-Room
By TS Arthur
This rare combination of music and nonsense leaves the audience asking for more. All of the well remembered scenes are intact: Little Mary as she pleads with her fallen father in the bar, the evils of alcohol claiming the owner of the saloon, Little Mary's death scene and the regeneration of drunkard Joe Morgan. New suspense is added as Goldie Hills, a saloon singer with a heart of gold, is tied to a mooring post by villainous Harvey Green and sings "I Am More to Be Pitied Than Censured" as the water rises. In keeping with the period, olio numbers are suggested to be perform between scenes. Chorus songs and dances are worked into the plot with over twenty numbers in all suggested. To be authentic, the scenery is all painted on backdrops.
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Cast
Name | Role |
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Stanley Whittaker | Director |
William Ashworth | Mr Romaine (philanthropist) |
Stuart Robinson | Sample Swichel (village tippler) |
Hamish Taylor | Simon Slade (Landlord) |
Ronald Ashworth | Frank Slade (Innkeepers Son) |
Tom Rawstron | Harvey Green (a gambler) |
Graham Inskip | Willie Hammond (a young buck) |
Dorothy Nicholls | Mrs Slade (Innkeepers wife) |
Fred Howarth | Joe Morgan (a drunkard) |
Fiona Archibald | Mary Morgan (drunkards daughter) |
Joan Smart | Mehitable Cartright (wench) |
Elizabeth Lloyd | Mrs Morgan (drunkard's wife) |
Mrs Smart | Pianist |
Past Production
This show ran from 29th September 1961 - 7th October 1961.
Venue
St John's School
Cloughfold
Peel Street
BB4 7LJ