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Date: August 1st 1918
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[program for the P.O.W. theatrical production “Roll on Blighty”, August 1st, 1918, Münster (Rennbahn)]

[front cover]

RENNBAHN EMPIRE
Münster in Westfalia.
Managing Director   A.E. AITCHISON.

THE GRAND REVUE
Roll on Blighty!
   – By –
H.B. CHIPMAN and W.A. BOWERS
   – on –
Thursday, 1st August, 1918,
at 6 p.m. prompt.

[page one]

THE CASTE

Major M'Love, a military masher, . . .      C. PLANK
Charlie,                The Twin Torments,     J. ADAMS
Cecil,                   The Twin Torments,     W. BARNES
George Barry Tone, in love with Rosy,    H. BOYLING
Sherlock Blake, a defective detective, .    J. LAWRENCE
Nathaniel Periwinkle, a Rennbarnacle, .   S. BURKINSHAW
Jonathan Youessay, from New York, . .   B. EDGAR
Count Rabio, très moutarde . . . . .            W. BOWERS
Captain Torpedo, of the Navy, . . . .         W. SHARP
Sir William Rake, a gilded youth, . .        J. McMAHON
Hugh Upstand,    Sea Sidey Knuts,           J. BARDEN
Arthur Appel,      Sea Sidey Knuts,           H. LAZENBY
Sidney Stimpt,    Sea Sidey Knuts,           G. LEESE
Frank Fertig,        Sea Sidey Knuts,           A. LINDSAY
Rosy Rennbahn, in love with George,      F. GLITHRO
Lottie Lager, a Dancer, . . . . . . .               J. DAVIES
Hilda Hiltrup,      Oh, Memories !             E. B. MARSHALL
Dollie Dülmen,    Oh, Memories !             J. HATCH
Mabel Münster,   Oh, Memories !             C. WHITMORE
Aggie Aachen,    Oh, Memories !             W. McLEISH

[page two]

MUSICAL PROGRAMME

Act I. Pier Scene – Morning.

  1. Overture,   .   .  “On the Prom,”   .   .   Douglas
  2. “Bear us cheerfully,”   .   .   .   .   .       CHORUS
  3. “Shopping,”   .   .   .   .   .                     GLITHRO & CHORUS
  4. “Same Old Song,”   .   .   .                   BOYLING & GLITHRO
  5. “Twin Duet,”   .   .   .   .   .                   ADAMS & BARNES
  6. “The Bounding Ocean,”   .   .   .          BURKINSHAW
  7. “The Church Parade,”   .   .   .   .         FULL CHORUS

Act II. Tea Gardens – Afternoon.

  1. Entracte,  “Muffins and Crumpets,”    G. Leethro
  2. “Tea, tea, tea,”   .   .   .   .   .   .             CHORUS
  3. 10.  “Garden of England,”   .   .   .   .   .     BOYLING
  4. 11.  “The Tea Shop,”   .   .   .   .                 KNUTS & FLAPPERS
  5. 12.  “Waste not, want not,”   .   .   .           BARNES & ADAMS
  6. 13.  “Cinnamon Tree,”   .   .   .   .   .  .       GLITHRO
  7. 14.  “My Boating Girl,”   .   .   .   .   .  .  .   EDGAR

Act III. Pier Scene – Night.

  1. Entracte,   “Where I'd like to be,”       Soldat
  2. “Ha, ha, ha!”   .   .   .   .   .   .               CHORUS
  3. “Coo,”   .   .   .   .   .                             GLITHRO & BOYLING
  4. “When the right girl comes along,”   BOWERS & GIRLS
  5. “Flattering,”   .   .   .                            BOWERS, MARSHALL & SHARPE
  6. “You Know,”   .   .   .   .                     McMAHON & CHORUS
  7. Bohemian Dance,   .   .   .   .   .           DAVIES
  8. “Yo-ho, little Girls,”   .   .   .   .           SHARPE
  9. Grand Operatic Finale,   .   .   .   .       FULL CHORUS

[back cover]

THE BRITISH ORCHESTRA

Conductor:
       Sgt. P.L. DOYLE, 1st Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

First Violin:
       H. BIRKS (solo), 7th Sherwood Foresters.
       C.Q.M.S. F. FREEMAN, 7th Suffolks.
       A.J. WALDEN, 6th Cheshires
Second Violin:
       T. APPLEBY, 1st Grenadier Guards.
       A. CLEETON, 7th Canadians.
       Cpl. G.W. BERRY, 1st Wilts.
’Cello:
       Cpl. H. KETCHLEY, 1st Rifle Brigade.
Contre Bass:
       Sgt. H. BOOLE, 2nd Royal Fusilliers.
Cornet:
       Bandsman W. COOPER, 8th D.L.I.
       Cpl. T. GARRETT, 14th North’d Fus.
Clarionet:
       Sgt. Drm. E.J. INGHAM, 2/6th Sherwood For.
Flute:
       Bandsman F. MACEY, 4th Royal Fusiliers.
Oboe:
       Cpl. R. WEBBER.
Trombone:
       G. KIMBER, 1st Royal Scots. Fus.
Drums and Effects:
       Bandsman B.A. LUSSENDEN, 1st Wilts.
Piano:
       Cpl. J.E. WILSON, 1/10th Liverpool Scottish.

[in small print at bottom of page:]
HEINR. BUSCHMANN, MÜNSTER 1.W., DRUBBEL 17/18. 2166 18

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