PROGRAMME t Music Hall HAS COME TO TOWN

N AFTERNOON A o RICH ENTERTAINMENT

WITH SPECIAL GUEST BOBBY CRUSH St John’s Smith Square LONDON SW1P 3HA

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Our Sponsor The Sir Simon Milton Foundation was welcome to set up to continue delivering Sir Simon Milton’s vision of a caring city that offers opportunity for all. Specifically, St John’s Smith Square it aims to tackle loneliness among older people through sponsoring events such as Silver Sunday and the Music Hall to help people to meet In the exceptional setting of St John’s, In accordance with the requirements of others, try new activities and get acoustics, atmosphere and architecture come Westminster City Council, persons shall not out of the house. The other aim of together to create a rich and welcoming be permitted to sit or stand in any gangway. the Foundation is to offer training experience. St John’s Smith Square is a The taking of photographs and use of and employment opportunities for significant musical landmark, playing host recording equipment is strictly forbidden young people. The Foundation is to today’s leading international artists, who without formal consent from St John’s Smith building a University Technical College perform inspiring and exciting programmes. Square. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in south Westminster, to provide So, too, is it an architectural landmark, and part in St John’s Smith Square. Please ensure that vocational training in engineering and of a baroque landscape that’s quintessentially all digital watch alarms, pagers and mobile construction for 14 – 19 year olds. London. Every visit is a discovery, where the phones are switched off. For more information or to donate, senses truly come alive Refreshments are permitted only in visit: sirsimonmiltonfoundation.com our Footstool Restaurant in the crypt. Box Office 020 7222 1061 sjss.org.uk

St John’s Smith Square Charitable Trust Registered Charity No. 1045390 Registered in England Company No. 3028678.

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The Bill and The Lavender List. Bill Halson • Chairman of Players’ Philip has also appeared in the film Joys, Bill is a linguist and former White Mischief and recorded many freelance business consultant. Bill musicals as a sessions singer for has been Chairman of Players’ Joys, introducing That’s Entertainment Records. the charity that stages the Players’ Theatre’s events, since 2002. today’s company and artistes Jan Hunt • Jan’s versatility has given her the opportunity to perform in David Graham • David has directed pantomime, West End musicals, plays and musicals including national music hall, cabaret, film, radio and tours of The Real Monty, Absent Laurence Payne • Laurence began TV, where she was known for many Friends, Twist and Shout and most Special his career as the Musical Director years as the Crackerjack Girl. Jan’s recently ITV’s Heartbeat. He has co- for 19 Pantomine seasons at the own Music Hall company The produced major tours of dinnerladies, guest Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford. Paper Moon Theatre Company Keeping up Appearances, Rising Bobby Crush Pantomimes and Music Hall tours tours successfully in the UK and Damp and Birds of a Feather with Few entertainers can followed and for many years abroad with The Magnificent Music the original TV cast. claim to have had as Laurence was resident Musical Hall show. As a major theatre varied a career as Bobby Director and arranger at London’s producer with Classic Comedy Crush... famous in the Brick Lane Music Hall. The Sylvia Young Theatre School Productions, Jan has recently UK for over 40 years primarily as a pianist The students will perform a medley He has travelled all over Britain co-produced number one UK but also as a songwriter, broadcaster, actor from My Fair Lady. with shows ranging from Rock tours of dinnerladies, Keeping Up and TV presenter. n’ Roll compilations to the very Appearances, Rising Damp and West End successes include three seasons English Salad Days, and as far most recently, Birds of a Feather at the co-starring afield as Hong Kong – where with the original TV cast. alongside Jack Jones, Vic Damone and he treasures the memory of Philip Day • Philip has appeared in ; a year with a thousand Chinese voices Music Hall all over the country with Des King and Cherry • Des King and in SwingalongaMax at the Victoria Palace responding “Ah so!” to Dorothy’s Miss Jan Hunt’s Magnificent Music Cherry have been in show business and an appearance in The Royal Variety assertion that she wasn’t in Hall and the Players Theatre London. all their lives including pantomimes, Performance before Queen Elizabeth, Kansas any more! His other work includes major West a Royal Variety performance and the Queen Mother. End Shows, performances with the many TV shows. Cherry was an Royal Shakespeare Company and original cast member of ‘Singin’ television appearances including in the Rain’ with Tommy Steele at

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the London Palladium. They have Night. He has appeared with some spent the past 20 years performing of our greatest stars including their magic act aboard luxury cruise Dame Barbara Windsor, Roy Hudd, ships during which time they have June Whitfield and the late visited 115 countries. Danny La Rue.

Linda Watts • Linda studied at the Bruce Graham • Bruce joined the Guildhall School of Music and went D’Oyly Carte Opera Company in on to make her name in the field of 1978 with whom he played many popular classics, starring in BBC Radio of the Gilbert and Sullivan character 2’s Friday Night is Music Night as well roles. Bruce is no stranger to the as singing in gala shows and concerts West End stage, having appeared in with the BBC Concert Orchestra. eight hit musicals, including such classics as Me and My Girl, Follies, Linda’s career has included concert Phantom of the Opera, Sunset performances at the Royal Festival Boulevard and Cats. He is proud Hall and Wigmore Hall as well to have appeared all over the world as appearing in many Royal Gala as a principal with the Carl Rosa Shows. She has recorded a number Company, thereby returning to of albums, her most recent being his first love, the works of Gilbert Dreams of Love and has recently and Sullivan. He continues his finished a national tour with her G&S work as a stalwart of the shows Some Enchanted Evening, National Gilbert and Sullivan The 3 Sopranos and The Enchanting Opera Company. World of Ivor Novello.

Mark Walsh • Mark appears all Today’s Music Hall performance over the UK in theatre shows has been produced by the Player’s and in cabaret. In recent years he Theatre and and is co-produced has become a regular guest on and directed by Jan Hunt. BBC Radio 2 on the long running programme Friday Night is Music

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5. 8. the MISS JAN HUNT MR MARK WALSH HOW D’YA LIKE TO SPOON WITH ME LEANING ON A LAMP POST ‘Queen of the ‘alls’ ‘Unique and uplifting ukulele talents’ How d’ya like to spoon with me, I’m leaning on a lamp post PROGRAMME How d’ya like to spoon with me, at the corner of the street, Sit beneath an oaktree large and shady, In case a certain little lady comes by, Your worthy Chairman will invite you to sing along and join in the choruses with gusto. Calling me your tootsie, wootsie baby, Oh me, oh my, I hope that little lady comes by, 1. 4. How d’ya like to hug and squeeze, I don’t know if she’ll get away, she doesn’t always get away, MAESTRO LAURENCE PAYNE MR PHILIP DAY Dandle me upon your knees, But anyhow I know that she’ll try, OVERTURE IF YOU WERE THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD How d’ya like to be my lovey, dovey, Oh me, oh my, I hope that little lady comes by, ‘Style, charm and vocally joyful’ How d’ya like to spoon with me. 2. If you were the only girl in the world, There’s no other girl I would wait for. CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME But this one I’d break any date for, And I was the only boy, 6. MR DAVID GRAHAM I won’t have to ask what she’s late for, THE GREAT DESMONDO AND CHERRY DAISY, DAISY Nothing else would matter in the world today, she wouldn’t leave me flat, ‘Comic capers* the delightfully dotty duo’ Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do! We would go on loving in the same old way, She’s not a little girl like that, I’m half crazy, all for the love of you! A garden of Eden just meant for two, Oh, she’s absolutely wonderful, 7. With nothing to marr our joy, and marvellous and beautiful, It won’t be a stylish marriage, MISS LINDA WATTS I can’t afford a carriage, And anyone can understand why, I would say such wonderful things to you, LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART But you’ll look sweet, upon the seat, There would be such wonderful things to do, I’m leaning on a lamp post of a bicycle made for two! ‘A diva divine, a songbird supreme’ at the corner of the street, If you were the only girl in the world, Let me call you sweetheart I’m in love with you, In case a certain little lady passes by. 3. And I was the only boy. Let me hear you whisper that you love me too, THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF Keep the love light glowing in your eyes so true, THE SYLVIA YOUNG THEATRE SCHOOL Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you. MY FAIR LADY MEDLEY INTERVAL

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9. 12. 14. ENTR’ACTE MISS JAN HUNT THE GRAND FINALE – MR BOBBY CRUSH & God Save the Queen MISS LINDA WATTS AND THE ENTIRE COMPANY Why am I always the bridesmaid, LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY 10. Never the blushing bride, God save our gracious Queen MR. DAVID GRAHAM Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, Ding, Dong, wedding bells, Long live our noble Queen YOUR WORTHY CHAIRMAN How shall we extol thee, who are WELCOMES YOU BACK Only ring for other gals, born of thee? God save the Queen But one fine day, Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set; Send her victorious 11. Please let it be soon, Happy and glorious MR BRUCE GRAHAM God, who made thee mighty, I shall wake up in the morning, make thee mightier yet! ROAD TO MANDALAY Long to reign over us On my own honeymoon. God, who made thee mighty, ‘A vocalist superb’ make thee mightier yet! God save the Queen Come you back to Mandalay, 13. DOWN AT THE OLD BULL AND BUSH Where the old Flotilla lay: THE STAR OF OUR SHOW Come, come, come and make your eyes at me, Can’t you ‘ear their paddles chunkin’ He’s a revelation, wonderfully warm, from Rangoon to Mandalay? appealing and totally talented Down at the old Bull and Bush, On the road to Mandalay, He’s Mr Personality Da, da, da, da, da, where the flyin’-fishes play, Your own, Your very own Come, come, drink some port wine with me, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder Down at the Old Bull and Bush, outer China ‘crost the Bay! MR. BOBBY CRUSH! Hear the little German Band, Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, Just let me hold your hand dear, Do, do come and have a drink or two, Down at the Old Bull and Bush, Bush, Bush!

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St Johns’ Smith Square for hosting the event.

The Player’s Theatre for producing the event and Jan Hunt for co-producing and directing the performance.

Tom Pritchard of TP SOUND for providing the sound.

TESCO Hurst Park who provided the interval refreshments.

The students and teachers at The Sylvia Young Theatre School.

The performers and stage management for donating their time free of charge.

Cllr Christabel Flight for masterminding the event.

Destination Events for printing the programme free of charge.

Westco design for designing this programme free of charge.

For details of other Silver Sunday events on and around Sunday 2nd October please visit westminster.gov.uk/silver-sunday or pick up a copy of Westminster Plus magazine from your local library.

The Player’s Theatre Club was founded in 1936 in King Street, Covent Garden. For further information or to become a friend and benefit from discounts, regular updates and event invitations call 07770 281 746 or email [email protected]

playerstheatre.co.uk

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