1949/50 LTM NATIONAL
PANTOMIME
BLUEBEARD
AND BRER ANANCY
The
Story
Busha Bluebeard is the wealthy owner of Cinnamon Hill Estate,
hated and feared by all. Bluebeard has stolen from his neighbours,
treated his workers quite shabbily and, there is little difference
in his personal life. He has been married several times but his
wives never enjoy the comforts of Cinnamon Hill for very long
before they meet their untimely demise. Rumour has it he stores
his riches in the cellar, but no one, not even Anancy, has been
able to get access to the cellar.
The workers on the state are preparing for a "ring-ding"
- a celebration of feast and dance. Mr. Crumple the Overseer and
his nieces Primrose and Ann arrive in time for the festivities.
Jackie, the hero of the village, immediately wins the attention
of Primrose but Bluebeard appears and orders Jack off the property.
Jack who has been done wrong by Bluebeard, hatches a plan with
Anancy to retrieve his family's stolen jewels. During an engagement
party for Primrose and Bluebeard, Jack tries to carry out the
plan but is captured and taken to jail. With Bluebeard as the
judge - it is certain that Jack is doomed.
As the wedding draws near, Primrose is not a happy bride to be,
on the advice of Anancy she braves Bluebeard's displeasure and
attempts to explore Bluebeard's secret dungeon. Jack, through
Anancy's clever plan, escapes from prison - but does not gain
his freedom. Once more Anancy comes to his rescue.
Meanwhile, Primrose having gained access to Bluebeard's dungeon
sees him as he really is. Primrose is in great danger but Fate
is kind and deliverance is at hand. The clouds lift, and romance
long delayed has its day as once again Cinnamon Estate, with a
new owner and in a new spirit, witnesses a wedding.
Cast of Characters
Miss Sarah: Laura Murray
Miss Clare: Cynthia Leon
Miss Marta: Louise Carter
Sammy: John Elliot
Toby: Vivian Mullings
Jack : Keith Sasso
Primrose: Shirley Wood
Sister Ann: Robert Verity
Mr Crumple: Guy Poolman
Nana Lou : Louise Bennett
Anancy : Ranny Williams
Busha Bluebeard: Harold Brownlow
Reporter: Lee Gordon
Big Tom: Lee Parris
Spirit of the Ganga Garden: Florence Reid
Ganga Nannie: Laura Murray
Sergeant: Leslie Gabbay
Pages: B. Johnson, A. Johnson, C. Minott, C.
Phillips
The Chorus:
Winifred Doran, Marjorie Dunlop, Ingrid Cobb, Cynthia Lee,
Alma Hylton,
Monica Whyte, Linda Kennedy, Gloria Harris, Enid Goode, Constance
McDonald,
Xebbia Ellington, Sydney Matcham, Leila Beckett, Dorothy Lumsden,
Millie Smith,
Sybil Bowers, Eda Taylor, Edith Muschette, Polly Webb, Dorritt
Bent, George Taylor,
Vivian Mullings, Robert Ghisays, Lloyd Reckord, Horace Forbes,
Joel Baker,
Robert Dunbar, Rudolph Dumbar, Ronald Nazralla, Harrington Southwood-Smith,
Simeon Shepherd, L.G. Parris
John Canoes: Leo Fairweather, N. Fairweather, E. Delfosse,
J. Forest