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"The Merry Widow"
The Gisborne Operatic Society's annual production this year will be Franz Letter's "The Merry Widow", and will take the Opera House stage next Saturday afternoon for the first of an eight performance (one week) season.
Produced by Mrs Lynda Hastings, with Regency Blair as ballet mistress, the musical show has a cast of 60.
The leading roles are played by Jenny Glover as Madam Glavari (the Merry Widow), and Revel Rice as Count Danilo.
The Merry Widow mixes with the men's chorus. From left: Gary Moles, Bob Moles, Michael Cole, Stan Fawcett, Mike Gallagher, Bill Patterson, Bruce Downey, Rangi Walker, and Tom Deery.
Comedy roles are played by Hugh Bramwell (left) and Noel Tichbon
The ballet girls perform a Can Can. From left: Kerrin McMurray, Elizabeth Eagle, Lynette Martin, Wendy Ovenden, and Cynthia Wheeler.
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Members of the ladies' chorus are, from left, back row: Virginia Mossman, Marjorie Reegan, Janice Moles, Jenny Salmon, Olive Dawson. Centre row: Julie Salmon, Kathleen Davison, Juanne Mossman, Dawn Hibdige, Barbara Weir. In front: Kay Tombleson and Adrienne Allpress.
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Ian Mullooly (Count de Rossillion) and Elizabeth Mossman (Vaencienne)
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