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Programme Notes
With "Fools Rush In" the Players return to
comedy after their recent more sober offerings. This gay and witty
play opens on a wedding morning with chaos reigning. Mrs. Mandrake,
the housekeeper, delightfully played by Jade St. Cyr, trying to
bring some order to the house. Her task is in no way helped by the
erratic enthusiasms of the bride's mother Angela, a role which
brings back a great favourite, Alex Mailer, who scintillates her way
through the play. Some of her most amusing scenes are with her
daughter, played by Dee Beeching, as a reluctant bride whose
startling opinions regarding her impending nuptials spark off the
laughter provoking confusion.
Adding further to the complications is a
newcomer to Fairlight audiences, Ralph Ward as Angela's fiance, with
Bert Gallop adding his usual sure touch, as the long-suffering
bridegroom. Marjorie Vandervord as Millicent, an intense, but
well-meaning bridesmaid, the cast is completed by David Beeching as
an uninvited guest to the wedding, and Patricia Wilkins in a
character part of the household daily help.
This is a charming household,
delightfully mad, and amusingly gay. With a setting specially
painted for the production (by Alfred Beverly), we are sure that
everyone can look forward to a most happy and entertaining
time.
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