OLDHAM MUSICAL SOCIETY P-rtd"rt, Ml.t MA

Grand Concert Performance o'f ..MERRIE ENGLAND'' Held, by Lind permission of the Directors . and Management, In the ODEON THEATRE, ON SUNDAY, 4th MAY, l94l Sponsored by Hrs \Vonsulp THs llevon f Proceeds in aid of the Oldham War Weapons Week

PrinciPals : JANET HA.MILTON-SMITH (BESSIE THROCKMORTON) BESSIE COLLINS OILL-ALL.ALONE & QUEEN ELIZABETH; EDWARD REACH (SIR WALTER RALEIGH) ARTHUR COPLEY (EARL OF ESSEX)

I. C. MELLOR (bnq Tom,) Merr. JOHN LAWTON' IVOR SMITH, ' J. C. MELLOR and J. HILL (The Four Men o[ Windsor) Tne Mustclt- SoclerY Cnonus ORCHESTRA Leader: ALFRED BARKER Accompanist - FRANK BERRY, F.R.C.O.' L.R.A.M. CoNDUCToR: ERNEST GRAIG, A.R.C.M.

Pno€rarrlrrre - lllv.cDpexrce Hon. Secretary SIDNEY MILLS, 46' Yilla Road, Oldham. .,i."'le-, . li ? (: ro,I Musical Socielg ; 0 .-r rf r {, Flt x l!.:€:-:-:-:,:,:i:r:-:-3 pEI Fine Wo* 4 I in 36 Merrie E6

PRC P RO G RA Yll{,E-- c o nt inucd. Ed England" Tz z NE of the most brilliant con- a oerts eyer heard in Old,ham PART 2. \-/ was enjoyed on Sunday night ,%iCerri oH at the Odeon Itreatl.e, when Oldham Musical !U- Societl', assisted by a large "The orchestra, samg the concert lntroduction and Chorus.. Month of May"...... ,. o .,Merrieversion z, of 's En,g- o Iaad," that gay anrl clever composi- ir tioer m futrl of good music, good c-our- Solo...... "Cat, Cat, where have you been".. .Jill-AIl-/ E age and good cheer- The whole v,.as conducted by }ll'r. Ernest Craig, with t[x, AUred Baniker a.s orchestral Quartet..... "ln England, Merrie England".....Bessie, E Ieatier, IIr. tr'rank Berqy at the piano, o md four capable $toist": ia*e[ Raleigh and I z Ilarniltoa-Smith (soprano), Bessie .Collins. (), and Male Chorus, "The Sun in the heaven is l' ts &lwarrl Reach Quarlef (tenot) and Arthur Copley (). J4 There was scarcely a tlull moment and the choir E rvas probabiy never Duet ...... "lt is fhe Merry Monih of May" Jill and Ra "Th L heatd to better advaur-age. Ai a quar- F tette the fou. prjncipals made great |{ .A,ove a hit, first with is Meani to Rustic Dance and Jig. . Orchr .ur

CP Song...... "The " Ra Hx.

Duet...... "Two Merry Men"... Essex and Ra ... "The Yeomen brass put the seal petfection of on Waltz Sonq .."Who Shall Say?". ...,.'...... '... .. B .. ."Come to A this fin,e patriOtic seiection. A briliant duet for ancl soprano was fol,lorvecl by the con_ "Long Live tralto so1o, "O peaceful Englan