Treeton Methodist Social Club
Variety Shows staged by Treeton Methodist Social Club
Variety Show No 1
Treeton: April 20, 21 and 23 1949
Catcliffe: May 7 for old folks
Items
Holiday Eve; Holiday Home; Chorus Girls; Choir Boys;
Registration; Ballet; Male Singing; Teas Shop; Golf Scene; Over the Garden Wall; Life Gets Tedious; Bus Conductor
Methodist Circuit Variety Show
At Eastwood Methodist Church on
Thursday April 28 1949
Movie Madness; Ballet; Hyde Park; Chorus Girls
Variety Show No 1A
Treeton Church Hall for Beetle Fund
14 July 1949
Cross Talk Between Two Comedians; Ballet; Chorus Girls; Ninepence for Fourpence
Canklow for Harvest Festival
Sept 19 1949
Variety Show No 2
Treeton for Methodist Church
October 26, 27 and 29 1949
Wash Tub; Dr Strike’em Stiff; Chorus Girls (Windmill); Alladin; Pansy
Concert Youth Show 1950
Thursday February 23
Alladin; Ballet; Binga, Banga and Bonga; Dr Strike’em Stiff; Piddington’s Act; Pansy
Variety No 3
D. Hitchen and E. Walker and the Boys in 'Down in the Glen' and 'The Three Balls'; Babes in the Wood; Selling Fish; Army of Today; R. Cox Monologues; If I Could Help Somebody and Count Your Blessings; Soldiers; K. Tinkler; Oh! Oder, Oh!; Chippy; Painters (Buff and Dave)
Masboro Trinity Methodist: Nov 9 1950
’Mount’ Alma Road: Nov 18 1950
Catcliffe Nov 25
Entertainment in the Wards at Alma Road: Nov 30
Members of Treeton Methodist Social Club presented a Variety Programme at the council school Catcliffe on Saturday, in aid of Catcliffe Old Folks Treat. After several items a potted pantomime, The Babes in the Wood was excellently presented by J. Holmes as The Baron, H. Manship and R. Spink as the Bold Bad Robbers, Miss C. Mason as Maid Marian, and B. Havard and J. Dean as The Babes. The show was produced by Mr. and Mrs. J. W Havard of Treeton, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith , A. Rodgers and R. Bloom.
Source:newspaper extract
Variety Show No 4
Medley of Songs; Burlington Bertie; Ask me Corner; Oldest Inhabitant; Recruiting; Bathroom Foor; Army Medical; Holiday Eve; Girl Quartet; Tea Shop; Rudolph; Fairies; Barbers Shop; Pussy Cat; Bicycles
Swallownest Old Folks: Mar 29th 1951
Catcliffe: April 19
Maltby Methodist: April 7
Youth Club Festival at Masboro: March 15
Variety Show No 5
Over 90s Songs; Popular Songs; Discord Choir (Frank Moody’s Farm, Widdicome Fair and Sweet Violets); Girls Choir; Ask Me Corner; Scene at Clifton Park; Mine Fuhrer; Tap Dances; Beano and Potatoes; Child in Flanders; Burlington Bertie
Treeton Old Folks Treat: 13 Oct 1951
Social and Cabaret: 19 Oct 1951
Variety Show No 6
Coronation 1953
Chorus of Old Time Songs; 'Fancy and Biddy' sketch - Ken Tinkler and R Spink; 'Tragedy Without Tears' by James R Gregson; 'Jobs' Musical Item; Riding Down to Bangor – Jean and Dorothy; British Workman; Sportsmen; Coronation Can-Can; Chorus of Coronation Songs
Treeton Old Folks: May
Treeton: Saturday and Monday May
CORONATION CELEBRATIONS - Treeton turned out in force on Thursday evening to witness the commencement of the Coronation celebrations. The event was a travelling show, organised by the Entertainments Committee, in which the artistes were young people of the village. The stage, a highly decorated dray, was taken round the village and met with a great reception at every stop, especially from the old people whose movements are limited. Appropriate Coronation songs were sung, and the people were ready to join in. The items included, Treeton Fair, a humerous version of Widdicombe Fair, in which the local councillors were given much publicity; Tally Ho, in which Roy Cox, Dave Harper and Peter Harper were ably assisted by Arthur Parrott; Robert Spink and Ken Tinkler gave their version of Biddy and Fanny in crosswords; exhibitions of country dancing were given by Misses Carol Britton, Patricia Thompson, Joan Harper, Marion Smith, Edith Hunter, Jean Plummer, Dorian Cummins, Terence Bates, Maurice Britton, Keith Havard, and Gordon Johnson, and others taking part in the singing were Misses Margaret Thompson, Margaret Smith, Barbara Harvey and Derek Hitchen. Gordon Johnson and Peter Harper were the accompanists. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Havard were the producers; PC Preston and Special Constable W. Bawcutt were the marshalls for the parade, assisted by Mr. G. Parrott. At the conclusion of the tour, Mr. J. W. Havard expressed thanks to all who had contributed to the success of the show, which closed with the singing of The National Anthem.
Source:Local Newspaper
VARIETY CONCERT - The Treeton Methodist Social Club, last Saturday and on Monday presented a variety concert for Coronation festivities funds. In a one act play, Tragedy without Tears, those taking part were Thelma Piercey, Julie Dean, Derek Hitchen, H. Manship and Roy Cox with Keith Havard as narrator. Also taking part were Pat Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Barbara Harvey, Margaret Smith, Marion Smith, Doreen Cummins, Jean Plummer, Dorothy Higham, Ida Harper, Joan Harper, Gordon Johnson, Kenneth Tinkler, Peter Harper, Maurice Britton, Carol Britton, Robert Spink, Ernest Walker, John Holmes and Terry Bates. The Folie-des-ber-jeers - male version of the Can-Can, proved quite a sensation. The compere was Arthur Parrot, and the show was produced by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Havard, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith and Mrs. A. Parrott and members of the club.
Source:Local Newspaper