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Dramatic Productions 1951

MALTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
DRAMATIC SOCIETY

presents, with a senior cast,

ARMS AND THE MAN

an "anti-Romantic Comedy" by G. B. Shaw.

The Players
(in order of appearance).
  • Raina Petkoff: Janet Robson (Form VI).
  • Catherine Petkoff: Shirley Arnott (Form V)
  • Louka: Ishbel Mackinnon (Form VI).
  • Captain Bluntschli: Wilson (Form V).
  • A Russian Officer: Flynn (Form V).
  • Nicola: Thornton (Form VI).
  • Major Paul Petkoff: Backhouse (Form VI).
  • Major Sergius Saranoff: Muir (Form V)
The Scene.

ACT I: The Petkoff's house in a small Bulgarian town.

ACTS II: The garden outside the Petkoff's house.

ACT III: The library of the Petkoff's house.

There will be aninterval of approximately five minutes between Acts.

Acknowledgments.

  • Producer: Mr Rolls.
  • Make up:Miss Howarth.
  • Dresses: Miss Howarth.
  • Prompter: Margaret Holiday
  • Stage manager: Mr. Dowding, assisted by Lamb, Thackray, Duggleby and Fairbank.
  • Tickets: Gillian Kirby, Betty Johnson, Pat. Lund.

    • We are most grateful to Mr. Dowding without whose work on the stage and its fittings the production would not have been possible. We are grateful also to Mr. Roberts for his scene painting, Mr. Sutton for his help with the electrical equipment, Miss Ruth Thorpe for services unspecified and yet to be performed, and to all the kind friends who have lent us furniture and properties of various kinds.

    To the Audience.

    We hope that you enjoy our play and that you do not think us impertinent in attempting to present it on our very imperfect stage. In this connection we would ask you to "piece out our imperfections with your thoughts." At the special request of the players we would also ask you to remember that

    "--- the best in this kind are but shadows
    And the worst are no worse if imagination amend them."

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    For the Future.

    1951 - "The Tempest".

    The programme on the left is taken from a folded foolscap sheet, typed in fading text, which has been thoughtfully saved in an envelope labelled "Playbill", glued in to a large black album with the inscription "M. G. S. Dramatic Society". The photos below are from the same album, all mounted with four corner mounts on black pages, all printed by Massers of Malton, and all 5 x 3 inches.