Wymondham College Magazine 1972 (Amalgam)

opera. Mr . Rice-Oxley as Archibald Grosvenor, arival to Bunthorne, was a fine foil to Mr . Brand, hisbeard and Van Gogh hat admirably suiting theclarity of his diction and deep singing voice .The four principal maidens were all well-knownCollege songstresses - Joanna, Rosemary, Anne andStella - and in addition to singing with verve andaccuracy they acted the parts of lovelorn maidenswith great conviction. The three Guards officers cutsplendid figures, especially Simon Marfleet whocoped admirably with some alarmingly high notes,and the chorus of rapturous maidens sang some ofSullivan's best songs with great charm . Theresplendent dragoons stamped heartily and sang withgusto, their masculine bravura contrasting withBunthorne's willowy droop .In all one could find little fault with this production,and a particular advance on previous years wasthe movement and bearing of all the cast, particularlythe girls. Mrs . Belmont is to be congratulated for herhard work in achieving this. Make-up also was muchimproved, and many other workers behind thescenes, whose names appear below, deservecongratulations for making this, by general acclaim,the best musical production the College has so farmounted .Certainly most praise must go to the producer,Mr . Garrard, who as usual worked with skill andoriginality to give his audiences so much pleasure .Simon D . AbbottCOLONEL CALVERLEYMAJOR MURGATROYDLIEUT. THE DUKE OF DUNSTABLEProgramme Cover designed by ROBERT TUCKOfficers of STEPHEN DOBBINDragoon DAVID COXGuards SIMON MARFLEETREGINALD BUNTHORNE, A Fleshly Poet MR . M . BRANDARCHIBALD GROSVENOR, an Idyllic Poet MR . A. RICE-OXLEYTHE LADY ANGELA JOANNA BASSINGTHWAIGHTETHE LADY SAPHIRRapturous ANNE PONDTHE LADY ELLAMaidens ROSEMARY JACOBSTHE LADY JANE STELLA SPARKSPATIENCE, a Dairy Maid VIRGINIA CAMPBELLCHORUS OF RAPTUROUS MAIDENS :Angela Ash, Penelope Atkinson, Alison Birchall, Jayne Bocking, Lesley Breese, Caroline Browne,Elizabeth Browning, Clare Cooke, Caroline Crowe, Donna Curtis, Sara Dearden, Barbara Ferguson,Carolyn Frost, Louise Hambelton, Judith Harwood, Daryl Hughes, Ann Jones, Pamela Medlock,Ann Muncilla, Joanna Nicholls, Kathryn Oxley, Sarah Riches, Dianne Sowerby, Mary Weston, ClaireWolstenholme, Tessa Wright .CHORUS OF OFFICERS OF DRAGOON GUARDS :Robert Barnett, John Boon, John Booty, Nicholas Elflett, Simon Gooch, Kevin Hewitt, AndrewHolmes, Malcolm Ireland, Anton Jeary, Charles Jenkins, Andrew Jones, Roger Keeley, Stephen Kidd,Christopher Maurer, Michael McDonnell, Stephen Nugus, Jonathon Parrott, Robin Richardson, IanRippon, Andrew Rowland, Peter Sergeant, Richard Shearman, Ian Smith, Rupert Somers-Joce,Stephen Spencer, Pietro Stasi, David Tudor, Peter Tudor, Mark Wren .MR . BUNTHORNE'S SOLICITOR : Jack Wright .