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Operatic Society - Officers

This list of Officers is taken from the Programme.

"Merrie England" - 1953

President: William B. Sanders, Esq.

Vice-Presidents:
A. B. Abington, Esq.
Capt. J. M. Bailey, MC, MBE
Ald. J. W. Barker
A. J. Bignell
P. Bugby, Esq.
W. E. Capon, Esq.
A. J. Carr, Esq.
L. Carter, Esq.
D. Chamberlain, Esq.
W. H. Chamberlain, Esq.
F. L. Caswell, Esq.
A. C. A. Colton, Esq.
F. G. Deane, Esq.
W. Edwards, Esq.
R. A. Evans, Esq., TD
F. G. Felce, Esq.
A. N. Groome, Esq.
W. V. Hawkes, Esq.
A. W. Head, Esq.
A. E. Hill, Esq.
Wm. Horrell, Esq.
F. W. J. Humphrey, Esq.
D. Knight, Esq.
H. C. C. Knight, Esq.
Dr. O. B. Lean
H. T. Mackness, Esq.
G. W. Marriott, Esq.
R. A. Marriott, Esq.
H. Mitchell, Esq.
Mrs. A. U. Muxlow, CC
A. Neville, Esq.
C. Norris, Esq.
M. O'Connor, Esq.
Dr. B. W. Paine
R. W. E. Paragreen, Esq.
Ald. H. R. Patenall, CC
E. D. Peck, Esq.
W. J. A. Peck, Esq.
Mrs. D. Perkins
Dr. A. Dorothy Pickard
R. N. Price, Esq.
C. A. Sanders, Esq.
T. Sanders, Esq.
H. Selwood, Esq.
John G. Spencer, Esq.
E. Straubs, Esq.
J. G. Swart, Esq.
W. C. Tarry, Esq.
A. E. Tear, Esq.
T. Watson, Esq.
John White, Esq., HF, JP
C. R. Wildman, Esq.
P. W. Wills, Esq.
P. A. Grey-Wilson, Esq.
C. K. Woods, Esq.
E. J. Wright, Esq.

Chairman: W. A. E. Sherwood
Musical Director: Oswald L. Lawrence
Secretaries: Phyllis G. Bryant and
Bernard R. Palmer
Vice-Chairman: Ald. E. J. Rowlett, JP
Deputy Musical Director: John W. Cooke
Treasurer: Roy T. Saint
Auditor: E. W. Pacey

Committee:
W. Ainge
Eva Bryant
W. Clarke
J. W. Cooke
L. V. Elliott
A. Frost
Nellie Hart
Dorothy Johnson
G. R. Johnson
O. L. Lawrence
Renee Parker
V. Parsler
E. Wadsworth
Rene Welsford

Stage Direction: Frederic Sabine
Accompanist: Joan Hart
Wardrobe Mistress: Nellie Hart
(assisted by Gladys Mann and Ivy Smith)
Chief Steward: Edward Wadsworth
Prompter: Kathleen March
Property: Dorothy Johnson and Eva Bryant
Perruquier: Jules Marten
Call Boy: Pauline Faulkner

Programme Sellers:
Lillian E. Cooke, Kathleen Dent, Rose Frost,
May Garley, Stella Herford, Ivy Ingram,
Anne Leeson, Freda Pack, Audrey Perkins,
Mildred Watts
Stewards:
E. Wadsworth (Chief Steward), E. Clark,
Alan Groome, H. Ingram, J. T. Jones,
E. C. Knight, G. Knight, M. Knight, S. Knight,
G. T. Macpherson, C. Perkins, C. Robinson,
S. Spurr, D. Summerfield, I. Wilbur


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