Title: D’Oyly Carte Opera Company Nottingham Season
Date: Monday 10th-Saturday 22nd July 1972
Type: Opera
Company: D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
Location: Theatre Royal, Nottingham, England
Composer: Arthur Sullivan (All Works)
Librettist: W.S. Gilbert (All Works)
Conductor: Royston Nash
Collection Folder: Folder 29

Cast

Iolanthe (Tuesday 11th July)

The Lord Chancellor: John Reed
Earl of Mountararat: John Ayldon
Earl Tolloller: Ralph Mason
Private Willis of the Grenadier Guards: Kenneth Sandford
Strephon, an Arcadian Shepherd: Michael Rayner
Queen of the Fairies: Lyndsie Holland
Iolanthe, a Fairy, Strephon’s Mother: Peggy Ann Jones
Celia, a Fairy: Susan Minshull
Leila, a Fairy: Pauline Wales
Fleta, a Fairy: Kathryn Holding
Phyllis, an Arcadian Shepherdess: Kathryn Holding

Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons and Fairies: Chorus

The Yeomen of the Guard (Thursday 13th July)

Sir Richard Cholmondeley: John Broad
Colonel Fairfax: Colin Wright
Sergeant Meryll of the Yeomen of the Guard: John Aldyon
Leonard Meryll, his son: Derek Booth
Jack Point, a strolling jester: John Reed
Wilfrid Shadbolt, Head Jailer: Kenneth Sandford
First Yeoman: Brian Sharpe
Second Yeoman: Arthur Jackson
First Citizen: Howard Williamson
Second Citizen: Jon Ellison
Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer: Linda Anne Hutchison
Phoebe Meryll, Sergeant Meryll’s daughter: Peggy Ann Jones
Dame Carruthers, Housekeeper to the Tower: Lyndsie Holland
Kate, her Niece: Anne Egglestone

Yeomen of the Guard, Gentlemen, Citizens etc.: Chorus

The Mikado (Monday 10th July, Saturday 15th July Mat & Eve, Wednesday 19th July Mat & Eve)

The Mikado of Japan: John Ayldon
Nanki-Poo, his son, disguised as a wandering minstrel: Colin Wright
Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner of Titipu: John Reed
Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else: Kenneth Sandford
Pish Tush, a Noble Lord: Michael Tuckey
Go-To, a Noble Lord: Arthur Jackson
Yum-Yum, a ward of Ko-Ko: Julia Goss
Pitti-Sing, a ward of Ko-Ko: Peggy Ann Jones
Peep-Bo, a ward of Ko-Ko: Pauline Wales
Katisha, an elderly lady: Lyndsie Holland

Schoolgirls, Nobles, Guards, Coolies: Chorus

Trial By Jury/H.M.S Pinafore (Friday 14th July, Tuesday 18th July)

Trial By Jury:
The Learned Judge: Howard Williamson
Counsel for the Plaintiff: Michael Rayner
Defendant: Colin Wright
Foreman of the Jury: Arthur Jackson
Usher: Jon Ellison
Associate: Mark Nelson
The Plaintiff: Linda Anne Hutchison
First Bridesmaid: Susan Minshull

Jurymen, Bridesmaids, Public: Chorus

H.M.S. Pinafore:
The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty: John Reed
Captain Corcoran, commanding H.M.S Pinafore: Michael Rayner
Ralph Rackstraw, Able Seaman: Ralph Mason
Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman: John Ayldon
Bill Bobstay, Boatswain: Jon Ellison
Bob Beckett, Boatswain’s Mate: Arthur Jackson
Josephine, the Captain’s Daughter: Linda Anne Hutchison
Hebe, Sir Joseph’s First Cousin: Pauline Wales
Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup): Lyndsie Holland

First Lord’s Sisters, Cousins, Aunts, Sailors, Marines etc.: Chorus

The Sorcerer (Friday 21st July)

Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, an elderly Baronet: John Ayldon
Alexis of the Grenadier Guards, his son: Ralph Mason
Dr. Daly, Vicar of Ploverleigh: Kenneth Sandford
Notary: John Broad
John Wellington Wells: John Reed
Lady Sangazure: Beti Lloyd-Jones
Aline her daughter, betrothed to Alexis: Julia Goss
Mrs. Partlet, a Pew Opener: Peggy Ann Jones
Constance, her daughter: Linda Anne Hutchison

Villagers: Chorus

The Gondoliers (Wednesday 12th July Mat & Eve, Saturday 22nd July Mat & Eve)

The Duke of Plaza-Toro, a Grandee of Spain: John Reed
Luiz, his attendant: Colin Wright
Don Alhambra del Bolero, the Grand Inquisitor: Kenneth Sandford
Marco Palmieri, a Venetian Gondolier: Ralph Mason
Giuseppe Palmieri, a Venetian Gondolier: Michael Rayner
Antonio, a Venetian Gondolier: Howard Williamson
Francesco, a Venetian Gondolier: Derek Booth
Giorgio, a Venetian Gondolier: Arthur Jackson
Annibale, a Venetian Gondolier: Howard Williamson

The Duchess of Plaza-Toro: Lyndsie Holland
Casilda, her daughter: Julia Goss
Gianetta, Contadine: Linda Anne Hutchison
Tessa, Contadine: Pauline Wales
Fiametta, Contadine: Susan Minshull
Vittoria, Contadine: Margaret Sheryll
Guillia, Contadine: Anne Egglestone
Inez, the King’s Foster Mother: Beti Lloyd-Jones

Gondoliers, Contadines, Men-at-Arms, Heralds, Pages: Chorus

Cox & Box/The Pirates of Penzance (Monday 17th July, Thursday 20th July)

Cox & Box:
Cox, a journeyman hatter: Michael Rayner
Box, a journeyman printer: Ralph Mason
Bouncer, their landlord: John Ayldon

The Pirates of Penzance:
Major-General Stanley: Howard Williamson
The Pirate King: John Ayldon
Samuel, his lieutenant: Michael Rayner
Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice: Colin Wright
Sergeant of Police: Arthur Jackson
Mabel, daughter of General Stanley: Julia Goss
Kate, daughter of General Stanley: Peggy Ann Jones
Edith, daughter of General Stanley: Pauline Wales
Isabel, daughter of General Stanley: Susan Minshull
Ruth, a Piratical ‘Maid of all Work’: Lyndsie Holland

Pirates, Police, General Stanley’s Daughters: Chorus

Chorus

Hugh Bishop, Derek Booth, John Broad, Alan Broom, Barry Clark, Jeffrey Creswell, Jon Ellison, Melvyn Higgs, Arthur Jackson, Adrian Martin, Mark Nelson, William Palmerley, Brian Peach, David Rayson, Brian Sharpe, Michael Tuckey, Howard Williamson

Janet Brandreth, Doreen Carminay, Anne Egglestone, Kathryn Holding, Eileen Hough, Janette Kearns, Beti Lloyd-Jones, Susan Minshull, Anita Morton, Susan Mosco, Margaret Sheryll, Yvonne Sommeling, Jacqueline Veazey, Marjorie Williams, Lynn Williamson

Crew

For The Mikado

Director: Anthony Besch
Scenery Building: David Marshall
Scenery Painting: Alick Johnstone
Costume Design: Charles Ricketts

For H.M.S Pinafore

Backdrop Design and Painting: Joseph and Phil Harker

For The Sorcerer

Director: Michael Heyland
Setting and Costume Design: Osbert Lancaster
Choreography: Virginia Mason
Lighting: Michael Northen

For The Gondoliers

Director: Anthony Besch
Costume Design: Luciana Arrighi
Set Design: John Stoddart

For the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company

Artistic Director: Peter Goffin
Musical Director: Royston Nash
Production Director: Michael Heyland

Business Manager: Herbert Newby
Assistant Manager: Gordon Mackenzie

Stage Director: Peter Riley
Assistant Producer: James Marsland
Chorus Master/Associate Conductor: William Cowley
Wardrobe Mistress: Florence Ewbank
Wig Mistress: Heather Perkins
Stage Manager: David Goldsmith
Carpenter: John Goodchild

Press Representative: John Watt

For the Theatre Royal

Proprietors: Moss Empires Ltd.
Chairman: Prince Littler
Managing Director: Louis Benjamin

Manager: Frank Mathie
Assistant Manager: L.K. Claxton

Programme Published By: Stilwell Darby & Co. Ltd.
Programme Printed By: Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd., Manchester

Notes

Additional Material: An application form for the Nottingham branch of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society