1951 The First Production

The Mikado


Monday 10th to Saturday 15th December 1951


Winter Gardens Theatre, Waterloo

Dramatis Personae

The Mikado Of Japan (10th-12th, 15th)

The Mikado Of Japan (13th & 14th)

Nanki-Poo, His son, disguised as a wandering minstrel

Ko-Ko, The Lord High Executioner of Titipu

Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else

Pish Tush, A Noble Lord

Yum-Yum, Ward of Ko-Ko

Pitti-Sing, Ward of Ko-Ko

Peep-Bo, Ward of Ko-Ko

Katisha, An elderly Lady in love with Nanki-Poo

Go-To

Sword Bearer

Walter C. Hosegood

Joseph Tarrant

Denis A. Smerdon

Hal Forrest

Bernard Callaghan

William F. Jones

Olive Thomas

Constance I. Douglas

Yvonne E. Holden

Ruth Woodfield

R. Edward Hughes

John D. Hedderley


Gentlemen of the Chorus


Cecil C. Abbotson

Arthur L. Chapple

William Clancy

George Collins

Peter L. Forrest

James C. Hepburn

Malcolm W. Kelly

Frank Lunny

Thomas McAleer

Harold Moore

George E. Poynor

I. B Roberts

William Smith

Joseph Tarrant

Harold A. Williams

J. Dudley

William John Williams


Ladies of the Chorus


Marjorie Abbotson

Elaine Allan

Phoebe Armstrong

Enid Black

Mary E. Brown

Elsie Clark

Stephanie Coles

Mabel Cookson

Ethel Dinley

Eileen Drury

Gladys Jackson

Ada R. Johnston

Freda Jones

Joyce M. Jones

Pat Jones

Eleen Mills

Violet Moore

Phillipa O'Donnell

Doreen E. Owens

Dorothy L. Porter

Joyce Proctor

Kathleen Ryder

Kathleen Stananought

Mollie Stananought


Production Team

Producer

Musical Director

May Collins

Frederick Slade

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