1970/71 LTM NATIONAL PANTOMIME
ROCKSTONE
ANANCY
The
Story
The
story begins with Anancy settling a strike in Power Square, Babylon
City. With the people appeased, Anancy turns to his regular plans.
He is trying to get Madame Culture-Vulture to invest all her savings
in his latest business venture. Madame Culture Vulture agrees
as Anancy's partner Andy has proposed to Blossom, Madame's daughter.
Blossom, however is busy planning an occupation against the University
with her radical friend Scorcher Smallshop, son of the wise woman
of the village Mother Balm.
The plans against the University go awry when Andy, instead
of helping the students becomes the advisor of the University.
Blossom is enraged and breaks off the engagement. Blossom is sent
to Look Behind village to do folk research and is welcomed by
Mother Balm who shows her the customs of the village.
Mother Balm - through a magical potion sees that all is not well
in Babylon City and that she must return to save her son Scorcher
and Anancy who have become entangled with a foreign trickster
Amadeus X Mach.
Not to worry though - alls well that ends well in Pantomime. Mother
Balm is able to save Scorcher and Amadeus X Mach is vanquished.
Cast of Characters Rockstone Anancy: Ranny Williams Mother Balm: Louise Bennett Madame Culture-Vulture: Lois Kelly-Barrow Amadeus X Mach: Bobby Ghisays Andy Russell: Buddy Pouyatt Blossom: Eleanor Wint Scorcher: Raymond Hill Singers: Beulah
Banbury, Barbara Beavers, Paula Brown, Hope Foreman,
Barbara Kaufman, Mabel Miller, Diane Sett, Gertrude
Sherwood, Megan Thomas, Eleanor Wint, Courtney Brammer,
Cecil Cooper, Bill Dumont, Douglas Folkes, Noel Heron,
Stanley Irons, Vernon Nash, Denzil Southwood-Smith,
Fitz Weir |
Musical
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