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Transcribed and Presented by Greville Watson, 2017
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RUSHDEN AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY
present
CABARET
(By arrangement with Musicscope Ltd.)
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play 'I AM A CAMERA'
by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
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Music by John Kander
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Lyrics by Fed Ebb
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Broadway production by Harrold Prince
Directed and Choreographed by ALAN STAPLETON
Musical Direction by ALAN SKINNER
APRIL 8th to 11th 1992
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RUSHDEN SCHOOL
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| Nightly 7.30pm |
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| From the President |
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Welcome to “CABARET” and thank you for your support for yet another Rushden Amateur Operatic Society production.
Another production – but with a difference from all other previous shows – this one is for four performances only and not the usual week’s run of seven. Rising costs have dictated this step. I do not agree with those who maintain the public OUGHT to support their amateur societies – the public is free to choose. I do stress, however, that if the public wishes to keep alive this type of entertainment, then its support is essential.
Of course, the members of any society involved with entertainment have a duty to provide a high standard of performance at all times. I believe R.A.O.S. do maintain the required high standard, and hopefully therefore can count upon your support to continue to give pleasure for many years to come.
Thank you again for coming to see “CABARET”. I hope you will enjoy this and many more R.A.O.S. shows in the future.
Bert Catlin
President
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| Message from the Chairman |
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Thank you for supporting the Society, and coming to ‘Cabaret’.
The Committee and I would welcome any suggestions for future shows and concerts you, our audience may enjoy.
The thrill we get is to perform music, song and dance and bring live theatre in Rushden.
Yes, the Society and I very much miss the large stage of the Theatre, and if feelings are strong enough, it may return.
The Society would very much welcome help in many ways, from becoming Vice President – with just a small injection of cash, to helping with back stage, physical effort, front of house, and all the things that are needed to make up a successful production.
We would also welcome any information for a permanent rehearsal room, where we could set our ‘roots’. All these things are important to us and time is of the essence.
Do please enjoy the show.
Arthur Holloman
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| A Message from the Director |
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To me, “CABARET” is one of the most successful musicals of the past twenty years. It first opened at The Imperial Theatre, New York on November 20th 1966. Following this an award-winning film version opened first in New York and then in London in 1972. From the time I first saw the film I was hooked, so it is an honour and a pleasure to have been asked to present my production of “CABARET” for Rushden Operatic Society.
Connoisseurs of the music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb will know that there are two major additions to the score ‘Maybe this time’ and the ‘Money Song’, both specially written for the film version. They have both been interpolated into this production. I felt this stage show could only gain from their inclusion. “CABARET” is a very sensitive piece of theatre. I have endeavoured to treat it with sympathy and understanding for you to enjoy.
Welcome “CABARET” to Rushden. Happy to see you.
Alan Stapleton
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The Stage Band
Under the direction of Alan Skinner
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Alan Skinner
Musical Director
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Joe Conquest
Andy Stewart
Matthew Hutchings
Charles Hutchings
Ian Paul
Ben Howes
Alan Skinner |
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Flute
Clarinet / Saxophone
Double Bass
Trumpet
Trombone
Percussion
Piano |
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| Cabaret |
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It’s 1929 and struggling American novelist, Clifford Bradshaw is touring Europe, searching for inspiration for his book. The show starts as the year draws to a close and he arrives in Berlin. Crossing the border, he meets Ernst Ludwig, a German who is smuggling goods in from France to raise money for Hitler’s Nazi Party. After introducing him to the shabby rooms of Fraulein Schnieder, Ernst takes him to the seedy Kit Kat Klub with its bizarre MC, outrageous dancers and telephones on every table so that patrons can make contact with each other.
It is here that Cliff meets the beautiful but dizzy, English singer Sally Bowles. The next day she is sacked from the club and turns up at his flat. He allows her to stay and almost inevitably they fall in love. Things get more complicated when Sally falls pregnant and the rise of the Nazis causes tension not only in their lives, but also those of their friends. Impossible as the solutions seem, they soon begin to see that they are all just part of life’s Cabaret . . .
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Master of Ceremonies - Phil Watts
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| Officers of the Society |
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Chairman:
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Arthur Holloman |
Stage Manager: |
Len Gomm |
| Vice-Chairman: |
Christine Carter |
Publicity & Press Officer: |
Mary Boyfield |
| Treasurer: |
Margaret Hunter |
Box Office: |
Bert Catlin, Pat Catlin,
Chris Carter, Philip Mould, Simon Baker, Margaret Hunter and other helpers. |
| Joint Secretaries: |
Pauline Wildman and
Philip Mould |
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| Musical Director: |
Alan Skinner |
Rehearsal Pianists: |
Alan Skinner, Joan Hart |
| Wardrobe Mistress: |
Pat Catlin |
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Committee:
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Sue Burch
Sally Jones
Andrew Kempenski
Philip Mould
Pam Trainor
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Social Committee:
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Chairman - Jan Holloman
Treasurer - Julie Atherton
Sally Jones
Andrew Kempenski
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| Cast |
Master of Ceremonies (EMCEE)
Clifford Bradshaw
Ernst Ludwig
Custom's Officer
Fraulein Schneider
Fraulein Kost
Herr Schultz
Telephone Girl
Sally Bowles
Two Ladies
Max
German Sailor |
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Phil Watts
Simon Baker
John Sidey
Norman Billington
Joan Vaughan
Anne Mason
Peter Carpenter
Pam Trainor
Sue Burch
Alison Savage &
Margaret Hunter
Andrew Kempenski
Norman Billington |
| KIT KAT GIRLS |
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Lulu
Maria
Rosie
Frenchie
Fritzie
Texas |
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Sally Jones
Margaret Hunter
Alison Savage
Mandy Mason
Pam Trainor
Maureen Goodes |
Tenor Soloist
Gorilla
Greta
Taxi Driver
Waiters/Young German Soldiers/
Guests at party
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Gary Kramer
Julie Atherton
Mary Boyfield
Nick Chalmers
( Andy Anderson
( Carlton Burch
( Nick Chalmers
( Gary Kramer |
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Fraulein Kost -
Anne Mason
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Sally Bowles -
Sue Burch
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Kit Kat Girls
(left to right)
Mandy Mason
Maureen Goodes
Alison Savage
Sally Jones
Margaret Hunter |
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| Musical Numbers |
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Act 1
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"Willkommen"
"Welcome to Berlin"
"So What"
"Telephone Song"
"Don't tell Mama"
"Telephone Song"
"Perfectly Marvellous"
"Two Ladies"
"It Couldn't Please Me More"
"Tomorrow Belongs to Me"
"Why Should I Wake Up"
"Money, Money"
"Married"
"Meeskite"
"Tomorrow Belongs to Me" |
M.C. and Chorus
M.C.
Fraulein Schneider
Telephone Girl
Sally and Girls
Cliff and Chorus
Sally and Cliff
M.C. and 2 Girls
Fraulein Schneider and
Schultz
M.C. and Male Chorus
Cliff
M.C. and Girls
Schneider and Schultz
Schultz and Sally
Kost, Ernst and Chorus |
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Act 2
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Reprise: "Married"
"If you Could See Her"
"What Would You Do?"
"Maybe This Time"
"Cabaret"
"Finale Ultimo"
"Curtain Calls" |
Schultz
M.C.
Schneider
Sally
Sally
Cliff, Sally, M.C. and
Chorus
Full Company |
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| Synopsis of Scenes |
Place: Berlin, Germany
Time: 1929-30 Before the start of the Third Reich
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Act 1
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Scene 1:
Scene 2:
Scene 3:
Scenes 4 & 5:
Scene 6:
Scene 7:
Scene 8:
Scene 9:
Scene 10:
Scene 11:
Scene 12:
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Kit Kat Klub
Compartment of a European Railway Car
Cliff's Room
Kit Kat Klub
Cliff's Room
Kit Kat Klub
Fraulein Schneider's Living Room
Kit Kat Klub
Cliff's Room
Kit Kat Klub
Fraulein Schneider's Living Room
Herr Schultz's Fruit Shop |
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Act 2
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Scene 1:
Scene 2:
Scene 3:
Scene 4:
Scene 5:
Scene 6:
Scene 7:
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Kit Kat Klub
Herr Schultz's Fruit Shop
Kit Kat Klub
Cliff's Room
Kit Kat Klub
Cliff's Room
Railway Compartment |
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(L:R) Ernst Ludwig - John Sidey
Customs Officer -
Norman Billington
Clifford Bradshaw - Simon Baker
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Fraulein Schneider -
Joan Vaughan
Herr Schultz -
Peter Carpenter
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Greta - Mary Boyfield
Waiters - (Left to Right) Nick Chalmers,
Gary Kramer, Andy Anderson,
Carlton Burch
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Cliff Bradshaw -
Simon Baker |
| OBITUARY |
| Since our last major production in March 1991, the Society has been saddened by the death of Oswald Lawrence in April 1991. Oswald's life was devoted to music, in particular the amateur operatic side, where he was the Society's Musical Director from its inception in 1946 to 1976. The dedication and loyalty he gave to this Society was sadly missed when he retired in 1976. Oswald was a perfectionistin all he did and he brought a profesionalism to music rarely seen in the amateur theatre. Oswald was a life member of the Society. |
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| Stage Staff |
Stage Manager:
Wardrobe:
Call Boy:
Prompt:
Tab Girl:
Make-up Artists:
Costumes:
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Len Gomm.
Pat Catlin. assisted by:
Grace Berrill, Ena Carpenter, Peggy Coles, Tina Curson, Katy Foster, Connie Holt, Janet O'Leary, Barbara Skinner, Angela Tobin, Rene Welsford.
Victoria Curson.
Margaret Coleman.
Susan Smith.
Clive Durrant, Kay Rawlins.
Homburg, Leeds.
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Stage Crew:
Lighting:
Properties:
Scenery:
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Chris Catlin, David Coleman, Jason Darnell, Chris Fry, Merv Goddard, Simon Illiffe, Les King, Nick Kirk, Ralph Potter, Ken Smith.
Thomas Garrett, Debbie Hollomon, Michael Knight.
Alan Edwards, assisted by:
Hillary Challen, Nicolet Goddard, Jeanette King, June Bellamy.
Constructed and painted by:
Len Gomm, Les King, Jason Darnell, Simon Illiffe, Chris Fry.
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| Support Staff |
| Front of House Manager: |
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Jan Hollomon. |
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Assisted by:
Margaret Bland, Christine Carter, Muriel Gomm,
Adrian Hemmington, Natalie Hollomon, Gina Millwood,
Joanne Needle, Colin Needle, Douiglas Pateman,
Moyra Stewart, Jenny Towell, Pauline Wildman. |
| Stewards |
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Under the supervision of Cliff Jefferies:
Gerry Baish, Gerry Myers. |
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The Committee and members of the Society wish to offer their sincere thanks to the following whose assistance and co-operation have made this production possible.
The President and Vice-Presidents for their continued support.
Hensman Hall, Higham Ferrers and Adult School, Higham Ferrers for meetings and rehearsal facilities.
The Headteachers of Rushden School, Alfred Street School and their caretakers.
Programme compiled by Mary Boyfield with assistance from Nick Chalmers.
Peter Dawes Printers, Kettering and TypeStart Print Origination for their great assistance in producing this programme.
Special thanks to Mr Malcolm Billing (Gwent) for lighting equipment.
Photography by Peter Eden Tel: (0933) 650387 for publicity photographs.
Dexters, Kettering, Seabrooks Fruiterers, Rushden and Rushden Historical Transport Society for publicity photographs at their premises.
All those who have allowed us to display advertising material.
The traders who have taken advertising space or donated pages in this programme.
Bernard A Potters (Insurance) Ltd, and Billingtons, Higham Ferrers for publicity displays.
Alpha Mu Products for use of public address equipment.
R.A.T.S. P.A. System.
All Stage and Support Staff.
The Ritz, Rushden, for Box Office facilities and those who have helped.
The Nursing Sisters and St John Ambulance for attendance at Rushden School.
All parties supporting us from various organisations.
R.A.T.S. for use of scenery workshops.
Marriotts of Rushden for stage scaffolding.
Ron Headland for erection of stage apron.
Finedon Antiques for loan of furniture and properties.
Prince of Wales Finedon for loan of chairs.
Flags loaned by Sharnbrook Theatre Trust.
Pete Marshall of Marshwood Builders for transport of scenery.
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