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THE NEW MOON

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COMMENCING MONDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER, 1964

RATHMINES AND RATHGAR MUSICAL SOCIETY presents

The I\ew Moon Book and Lyrics by FRANK MANDEL, LAURENCE SCHWAB and OSCAR HAM M ERSTEIN II M usic by SIGM UND ROMBERG By arrangem ent w ith Chappell & Co. Ltd., London

C horeography: DOLORES DELAHUNTY Musical D ire c to r: TERRY O ’CONNOR Settings designed by JAMES M A H O N and executed by BRIAN COLLINS Entire Production by ANTHONY CUNDELL

PRICES OF ADMISSION Dress Circle 1 1/-

P arterre 9 /-

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T h e p u b lic m a y leave a t th e end o f th e perform a n ce b y a ll e x it doors. Persons shall n o t be p e rm itte d to stand o r s it in any o f th e gangways in te rs e c tin g th e seating, o r to s it in a n y o f th e o th e r gangw ays.—^Copy Bye-Law.

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

THE N E W

The whole action of th e play takes place in the years 1792 to 1793.

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ACT ONE SCENE SCENE SCENE SCENE SCENE

C H A R A C T E R S (in o r d e r o f t h e i r a p p e a r a n c e )

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Monsieur B eaunoir’s mansion, near New Orleans. Afternoon.

The entrance to th e Chez Creole. T hat evening.

Inside the Chez Creole. A few m inutes later.

Outside the C hez Creole.

Monsieur B eaunoir’s mansion. Later th a t night.

A SEAMSTRESS ....................................................................................................... EVA STAVELEY

INTERVAL 15 M INU TES

JULIE, a maid ................................................................................................. MARY O'CALLAGHAN

ACT TWO

M O NSIEU R BEAUNOIR, M arianne’s father ........................................... H U G H KERRIGAN

SCENE SCENE SCENE SCENE SCENE

C APTAIN GEORGES DUVAL, Captain of “ T he New Moon ” ....... MICHAEL FEARON VICOMTE RIBAUD, a detective .................................................................

CLARKE ASCOUGH

FOU C HET, his assistant ................................................................................... FRANK McKEVITT

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On board “ T h e New Moon,” in the Caribbean Seas. A week later.

The Isle of Pines. Two days later.

T he stockade on the island. One year later.

A nother part of the island. T h a t evening.

The stockade. Later th a t night and early the following morning.

ROBERT, a bond-servant ............................................................................................ JOHN COMYN

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SE AM US O ’ N E IL L A V EEN ARCHER A N N K IN G C h o ru s M is tre s s ................................................................................................................. EILEEN K N O W L E S H o n . S e c re ta r y ........................................................................................................................... C L E M P. R Y A N

BESAC, boatswain of “ T he New Moon ” ........................................... EDDIE GUILMARTIN ............................ . LEONARD DESMOND

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M A R IA N N E ............................................... !... ...................................................... LOUISE STUDLEY EMILE, a sailor ................................. ........................................................................

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A s s is t a n t Stage D ire c to r s ...........................................................................

ALEX AN DER, a n o th e r bond-servant ................................... ................................ FRAN K FAHY

JA CQUES, first m ate of “ T he New Moon ”

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PHILIPPE, a friend of R o b ert’s ...................................................................... DERMOT HORGAN

S tage D ir e c to r ......................................................................................................................... | I M M Y POTTER S tage M a n a g e r ............................................................................................................................. P A D D Y JONES

Doorman of th e Chez Creole ............................................................................... DAVID ROWELL

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BRUNET, a sailor on “ T he New Moon ” ............................

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M isses K. A h e r n . E. B o y la n , D. B r o w n . C . B y r n e , N . B y rn e ,

P. C a r r o ll, N . C a sh e n , M . F e rg u s o n , M . F i t z p a t r ic k , E. H a r r o ld , M . H e a ly , F. H o u g h , P. H o u g h , ). L o f tu s , M . M c C a n n , D . O’ C a lla g h a n , D. O ’ H a g a n , P. P a s ley, P. R e id y , E. S ta v e le y , S. Y o u n g .

C o u rtie rs , S a ilo rs, Is la n d e rs , P ira te s , B o n d S e rv a n ts : T . O 'D w y e r. N . B y rn e , D . B r o w n , P. C a ssidy, ). D illo n , F. G ra h a m , P. L a w lo r , E. K e lly , N . M a g e e , J. O 'B r ie n , P. O ’ D o n o v a n , D . R o w e ll, T . S w e e n e y , B . S y n n o tt , B. W o o d s , K. H o u g h , D . De asy, P. W a ls h , B. M c M a h o n , B. G race, L. F i t z p a t r ic k , P. M c B r id e , C. G ra n t, D a n c e rs : M is s e s D o lo re s D e la h u n t y , C . F o le y , J. C o n w a y , J. W a ls h e .

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R o b e r t M is s o n , a y o u n g F re cn h N o b le m a n , has f le d f r o m Paris t o N e w O rle a n s a f t e r h a v in g s la in a d is tin g u is h e d a r is t o c r a t . H e and h is a m u s in g s e rv a n t, A le x a n d e r , se ll t h e m s e lv e s as b o n d s m e n t o M .

B e a u n o ir, w i t h w h o s e d a u g h te r , M a r ia n n e , R o b e r t f a ll s d e e p ly in lo ve. A le x a n d e r , t o o , has p e rs o n a l “ p r o b l e m s ” in v o lv i n g C lo t ild e , le a d e r o f t h e b r id e s -s h ip w o m e n .

V i c o m t e R ib a u d , a g r e a t b u t m e r c ile s s d e t e c t iv e , t r a c k s R o b e r t t o N e w O rle a n s. In a t a v e r n , R o b e r t a n d h is f r i e n d , P h ilip p e , recognise a n d s e iz e R ib a u d , In w h o s e c lo th e s R o b e r t r e t u r n s t o B e a u n o i’ s h o m e to a t t e n d a b a ll. R ib a u d , h a v in g escape d h is c a p to rs , a rre s ts R o b e r t, w h o is le d t o b e lie v e t h a t M a r ia n n e has b e t r a y e d h im .

D u v a l, C a p t a in o f B e a u n o ir ’ s s h ip “ T h e N e w M o o n ” is also in lo v e w i t h M a ria n n e . O n t h is s h ip b o u n d f o r F ranc e, R o b e r t is b e in g ta k e n b a c k in c u s to d y . M a r ia n n e w i t h h e r m a id , Julie, is also a b o a rd o s te n s ib ly t o be n e a r D u v a l, w h o m she p r e t e n d s t o lo ve. W h e n t h e s h ip is a t t a c k e d b y p ira te s , t h e p ris o n e rs are released t o f i g h t . D u v a l is a b o u t t o s u r r e n d e r , b u t R o b e r t o v e r p o w e rs h im a n d t a k e s c o m m a n d . T h e p ira te s t u r n o u t t o be a rescue p a r t y le d b y P h ilip p e , a n d th u s r e u n i t e d , t h e r e v o lu tio n a r ie s sail “ T h e N e w M o o n ” t o t h e Is le o f P in e s t o f o u n d a f r e e c o lo n y .

A f t e r a y e a r o f h a rd w o r k , R o b e r t is in c o m m a n d o f a p ro s p e ro u s c o lo n y . H e a n d M a ria n n e h a v e been th r o u g h a m a r r ia g e c e r e m o n y so as t o c o m p ly w i t h a la w t h a t a ll w o m e n m u s t m a rry .

R ib a u d in c it e s t h e c o lo n is ts t o m u t i n y , and w h e n F re n c h w a r s h ip s a p p e a r in t h e b a y, his t r i u m p h seems c e r ta in . T h e n c o m e s t h e dis c lo s u re t h a t t h e K in g o f F ra n ce has been d e p o s e d , F ra n c e is a R e p u b lic , a n d th e c o lo n is ts a r e c it iz e n s . R ib a u d is a r r e s te d a n d t h e s to ry clo ses w i t h r e c o n c ilia tio n b e t w e e n M a r ia n n e and R o b e r t.

CLOTILDE LOMBASTE, leader of the brides-ship woman ............... H EA T H E R HEW SON

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