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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
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SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
THE N E W
The whole action of th e play takes place in the years 1792 to 1793.
MOON
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 )
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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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S ta g e D i r e c t o r ................................................................................................................ 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
C h ie f E le c t r ic ia n ...................................................................................................................
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BRUNET, a sailor on “ T he New Moon ” ............................
L a d ie s , T a v e r n W e n c h e s , B r id e s -s h ip W o m e n :
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CLOTILDE LOMBASTE, leader of the brides-ship woman ............... H EA T H E R HEW SON
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