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Showboat
17 Feb 1984
Colne Municipal Hall
THE Mississippi showboat “Cotton Blossom” steamed into Colne’s Municipal Hall this week for a high kicking and colourful Freelance Society production.
Members of the cast included:
Captain Andy, Tommy Lloyd; Parthy Ann, Connie Mason; Joe, David Gott; Magnolia, Shirley Kenyon; Julie, Sheila Edmondson; Gaylord Ravenal, Geoffrey Hill; Frank, Nicholas Whalley; Ellie, Milly Powell; Kim, Janet Holden; Queenie, Jean McClelland; Pete, Dennis Royle; Windy, Bob Kenyon; Rubber Face, Steven Royle; Vallon, Eddie Gott; Mrs O’Brien, Maureen Hopkins; Ethel, Marjorie Taylor; Max, Dennis Mason; Jake, Frank Duckett; guitarist, Karl Williamson; Charlie, Clifford Duckworth; Lottie, Susan Weinberg.
The White Chorus: Janet Holden, Maureen Hopkins, Susan Weinberg, Jackie Berry, Jackie Cage, Fiona Hothersall, Barbara Williamson, Kathleen Cooper, Jean Duckworth, Maureen Grindrod, Bob Kenyon, Eric Fothergill, Steven Royle, Eddie Gott, Robert Ellis, Clifford Duckworth, Peter Duck- worth. Dennis Royle.
Coloured Chorus: Marjorie Taylor, Doris Tillotson, Dorothy Crowley, Jean Riley, Carolyn Royle, Moyra Bamford, Alison Wright, Margaret Lord, Penny Walker, Walter Taylor, John Burrell, David Bullock, Karl Williamson, Dennis Mason.
Dancers: Andrea Bamber, Maureen Catlow, Tracey Dale, Iona Herbert, Clare Root, Sally Royle.
Children: Kathryn Fothergill, Paul Fothergill, Timothy Lloyd, Mathew Lloyd.
Producer, May Bullock; Musical director, Barry Jackson; accompanist, Barbara Fothergill; Stage manager, Peter Carroll; lighting and sound, Stephen Dolman; properties, Lynne Lambert, Lynda Medley, Karen Taylor; wardrobe mistress, Meg Gott; assistant, Enid Walton; make-up, Lynne Millar, Mary Whittaker; prompt, Marjorie Hall; house manager, Jimmy Tanner.
