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 The preview (right) carried in the local
newspaper gives little away concerning the plot, but it does give
some interesting background on two key members of the cast.
Doris Taylor Smith is named as the Chairman of the group. It is
not clear whether she has held this position since the formation of
the group, but she was certainly a founder member, and appeared in
the first production. The article goes on to give details of Doris's
previous experience, both before and during WWII.
Alex Mailer, we now know, has been in the
post of treasurer (I always felt that we had a certain affinity)
since the beginning. Her stated determination not to appear on stage
was short lived since she is listed first in order of
appearance in "On The End Of The Pier", which was the
first of four plays presented as a part of the Players'
first production in
1951. She received a positive
review for her debut
showing and will remain a regular cast member well into the 1960s.
Sorry Alex, "resistance is futile!"
The article headed "Challenge" has nothing to do with the
Fairlight Players, but it intrigued me nevertheless. "Hats off" to
Vernon Charles, who mastered 293 cues (and presumably a similar
number of lines) in just 3 days, and needed only one prompt. He
comes over as a modest man, and is (or was) also a playwright. I
wonder if we could find any of his plays. |
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