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High Time

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A Revue by ROBERT NESBITT
The Dancing Staged by JOAN DAVIS
Costumes by ALEC SHANKS
Decor by REECE PEMBERTON
Musical arrangements by PAUL FENOULHET who conducts
THE 'SKYROCKETS' ORCHESTRA

London Palladium - 20 April, 1946

PROGRAMME

  1. RAIN AND SHINE

    (a) April Shower: THE GIRLS, TONY HULLEY and BARBARA BENTHAM, TOM GILLIS. BILLY CASTLE and BOBBIE TRANTER.
    (b) 'Turn off the Rain': JIMMY JEWEL and BEN WARRISS.
    (c) Turn on the Rainbow': (Words and Music by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson).THE SPECTRUM ENSEMBLE.

  2. BOY MEETS GIRL - NAT JACKLEY and MARIANNE LINCOLN
    interrupted by SAMMY CURTIS ('The Country Bumpkin' Words by Dick Hurran. Music by Maurice Burman).

  3. THE RAJAH'S CRAZY ON SWING Words and Music by Dick Hurran

    The Ranee of Swing : TESSIE O'SHEA.
    Her Retinue : TONY HULLEY, BRENT FIELDS, BOBBIE TRANTER, BILLY CASTLE and THE ENSEMBLE

  4. SECOND ROUND - JIMMY JEWEL and BEN WARRISS,
    ('Eventually Comes Love.' Words by Lew Brown. Music by Buck Ram).

  5. 'HAVANA FOR A NIGHT' (Words by Oscar Hammerstein. Music by-Gonzalo Curie!).

    HALAMA and KONARSKI - accompanied by THE CABANA ACCORDION SIX.
    Vocalists: THE HARMONY FOUR.

  6. THE BIGGEST LITTLE SHOW ON EARTH

    Introducing … BOB BROMLEY. The Commère : MARIANNE LINCOLN.

  7. YUKON NIGHTS

    (a) A LUMBER CAMP:

    ('Down The Trail.' Words by Dick Hurran. Music by Harry Parr Davies). BERNARD DUDLEY, THE HARMONY FOUR and THE MALE VOICE CHOIR.

    (b) 'FOREVER TIMBER.' … JIMMY JEWEL and BEN WARRISS.

    (c) A BUNKHOUSE IN THE KLONDIKE:

    Two Gold Miners: HARRY MORENY and DICK BEAMISH
    A Tough Guy: BERNARD DUDLEY. An Indian : ARTHUR VOLLUM,
    Old Jake : ALAN BAILEY.
    Pete : PHIL. PHILLET
    A Tenderfoot : NAT JACKLEY.

    (d) GOLD RUSH, 1898. ('Gold.' Words by Dick Hurran. Music by Gaby Rogers) - TESSIE O'SHEA.

    (e) THE MALAMUTE SALOON. (Costumes by Charles Dawson).

    The Song and Dance Man : GIL JOHNSON,
    ('Mary Lou.' Words and Music by Dick Hurran).

    MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. - (Words and Music by Whitley and Kramer). TESSIE O'SHEA and COMPANY.

  8. SONS OF THE SEVEN SEAS (Words and Music by Dick Hurtan). - TONY HULLEY, BRENT FIELDS, BILLY CASTLE, BOBBIE TRANTER, THE WALLABIES, THE MALE VOICE CHOIR and ENSEMBLE.

  9. SHORE LEAVE (Johnnie McGregor).

    The English Sailor : JIMMY JEWEL.
    The American : BEN WARRISS.
    Their Girl Friends: MARIANNE LINCOLN and TESSIE O'SHEA

  10. ON THE SQUARE

    The Officer : HARRY MORENY.
    The Sergeant: DICK BEAMISH.
    The Recruits: ARTHUR VOLLUM SAMMY CURTIS and NAT JACKLEY.

  11. LIGHT FANTASTIC (I Want to Dance My Way.Words and Music by Dick Hutran).

    The Romantic Pair : HALAMA and KONARSKI.
    The Boogie Bachelor : GIL JOHNSON

  12. CONCERTO FOR TWO Introduced by HARRY MORENY

  13. BIG MOMENT - TESSIE O'SHEA.

  14. RHYTHM IN RED - THE ENTIRE COMPANY.

 

Ladies of the Chorus

Trudy Allen, Barbara Bentham, Ena Curtis, Roma Darrell, Beryl Denese, Dorina Franklin, Mary Gould, Pat Gray, Pamela Harrington, Maive Hewson, Jacqueline Horsley, Jenny Jennings, Joan Kay, Lorna Kilner, Mary Leonard, Mary Maxfield, Joan Mullen, Jean Osborn, Margaret Roff, Bubbly Rogers, Joan Cox, Margaret Seaman, Sheila Selway, Pat Lancaster, Joyce Simpson, Pat Sollors, Carol Trent, Julie Turner, Dorothy Underwood, Freda Lansley, Jill Varden, June Wheeler, Natalie Wilson

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Personnel of THE ' SKYROCKETS' ORCHESTRA

Saxophones: IZZY DUMAN, BILL APPS, PAT SMUTS, NORMAN IMPEY, MAX PHILLIPS.
Trombones: GEORGE ROWE, DON McCAFFER, ARTHUR VERREY, FRANK OSBORNE.
Trumpets: CHICK SMITH, LES LAMBERT, RON PRIEST, BILLY RIDDICK.
Violins: LEW WHITESON, JACK SMALLMAN, SID WILLIAMS, MARK SHANE, SID MARKS, BILLY SHULMAN, LEN LEE.
Piano: PAT DODD.
Bass: JOCK REID.
Harp: ARTHUR RAWSON.
Drums: GEORGE FIERSTONE.

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