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Loftus Town Crier Group kindly loaned us a Scrap Book of Loftus and District Arts Club that was compiled in 1951 by M.Lindsey and W.Shaw, Camera Section – Joint Secretaries. This image and the following ones are a selection from the book.
The cast of ”A Play for Ronnie” pictured in the newspaper cutting were:- Mr.L.Snowdon, Marian Lindsey, Albert Allen, Maurice Trembath (standing) and Margaret Duffy, Irene Fowle, Margaret Wood, Muriel Hollis and Derrick Richards (sitting). Miss M.Goldsborough was the producer. Proceeds were in aid of Loftus Festival of Britain Funds.
Loftus and District Arts Club presented a Festival programme of three one-act plays on Tuesday, 3rd July, 1951. Musical items were given in the intervals.
The first play was ”Dragons in the Caves.”
After the interval the scene was a station waiting room for the mystery, ”Mr. Hunter”. Jim Duffy, the producer, is pictured with the cast – Joan Dickens, Margaret Harmer, Rona Miller and Betty Ripley (standing), and Olga McLaren and Mary Watson (kneeling).
”Down to the Sea” was the third one-act play in the Festival programme. It was produced by Muriel Hollis and the members of the cast were: Irene Fowle, Winnie Veale, Bill Carter, Margaret Duffy, Bill Shaw and Albert Allen. The scene was the Venner’s cottage in a fishing village.
Portraits by Bill Shaw and M. Wood.
In this scene from ”The Late Christopher Bean” the actors are:- Myra Dawson, Margaret Duffy, Rona Miller, Vera Evans and Albert Allen. The play was produced by Nick Marshall, who took one of the parts. Bill Shaw, Tom Dack and Maurice Trembath were also in the cast.
This photograph was taken by Bill Shaw.
A newspaper cutting in the scrap book is headed ”Another Successful Production” and starts – ”Lack of stage room is an obvious handicap to Loftus and District Arts Club in presenting plays, but in the adaptation by Emlyn Williams of Rene Fauchoi’s ”The Late Christoper Bean” in the Town Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, producer Nick Marshall and stage manager W.Carter solved the difficult problem. The setting demands three entrances to a room and the manner in which this was contrived was very commendable.”
This is a water colour sketch for the design of the set by H.Kitchener.
This photo of the presentation to Jim Duffy at his farewell party was taken by Bill Shaw. Pictured, l-r, are: Cllr.L.Senior, Mrs.J.Duffy, Mr.J.Duffy, Mrs.L.Snowdon, Mr.L.Snowdon (president), Mrs. Hollis (general secretary).
Thanks to Loftus Town Crier Group for these Arts Club images.
Loftus Arts Club performing ”Ladies in Retirement” in Loftus Town Hall 1951.
Back Row: Ann Norminton, Olga McClaren, Nick Marshall, Margaret Harmer, ??.
Front row: Jean Peel, Margaret Duffy, Myra Dowson.
Thanks to Ann Norminton for the maid’s name.
Can anybody help with the missing name?
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