1956/57 LTM NATIONAL
PANTOMIME
ANANCY
& BEENY BUD
The
Story
Ma deClebba is a very happy woman, news has come that a Prince
will be visiting their little village of Hill and Gully in order
to guess the secret name of her very own daughter. It was her
father's dying wish that only the man who could guess her name
would be allowed to marry Beeny (as she is known). The Prince's
emissary (or so they think), arrives and sets the village to arranging
all the affairs for the Prince's visit. The Mayor, Mayoress and
their man hungry daughter Piggy are thrilled at the prestige this
will bring their way.
There are also other newcomers to the village. Johnathan Johnson
has returned to take up residence in his family's abandoned home
and is surprised to find his travelling partner, Anancy, masquerading
as an emissary. Johnathan, although taken by Beeny's beauty, finds
the "name guessing lottery" to be very old fashioned
and tries to convince Beeny that surely she is smart enough to
choose her own husband. But Beeny believes is sticking with tradition
and doesn't want to let her family down. Since this is the way
it must be, they have no choice but to allow the Pirate Chief
his chance to guess her name. Of course he is unsuccessful, but
being a pirate with no scruples or morals, he kidnaps Beeny .
A search is mounted and this leads to the Pirate's Tavern.
Anancy is the first to enter and he makes a deal with the Pirate
Chief, if he gives Anancy some of his golden bounty, Anancy will
find out Beeny's name and tell the Pirate Chief. Anancy advises
the pirates to hide in the old Johnson family home and continues
with his plans. Johnathan, in search of Beeny also stumbles into
the tavern, but when the search party finds him with Beeny, he
is locked up for kidnapping. Johnathan is soon found innocent
and released.
The time soon comes when Anancy reveals to the villagers that
the Prince has sent a letter with Beeny's name, and to her dismay
it is correct. Beeny had hoped that Johnathan would have been
the one to guess her name. Anancy carries Beeny to the Pirate
Chief, but luckily she is saved by Johnathan, and Ma deClebba
gives permission for them to be married in the end.
Cast
of Characters
Ma de Clebba: Louise
Bennett
Mayor: Lee Gordon
Old Witch Boy: Eyrick Darby
Johnathan: Lloyd Reckord
Anancy: Ranny Williams
Piggy: Charles Hyatt
Mayoress: Dorothy Rowe
Pirate Chief: Eric Coverley
Beeny: Noelle Hill
Mrs. Weather-Forecast: Doris Duperley
Mr. Weather-Forecast: Gilbert Pratley
Mary: Madge Samuels
Gary: David Reid
Jemima: Sheila Kirkcaldy
Captive Maids: Thelma White, Norma Thompson,
Sandra Royes, Mavis Lai, Shirley Lindo, Elaine Berkley,
Dorothy Cobb
Chorus: Cinthia McIntosh, Maude Fuller, Althea Lazarus,
Barbara Plummer, Claire Watts, Joan Figueroa, Avril Aitken,
Carole Lawes, Carole Peterson, Dolores Dale, Lilith Witter,
Ionie Staples, Denise Kensington, Rudolph Porter, Arthur Lewis,
Fitz Weir, Dudley Adams, Margery Dunlop, Faith Lurch, Leith
Patterson, Joan Black, Jean Duncan, June Miller, Joyce Evans,
Marsha Thompson, Violet Hall, Carmen Anderson, Audrey Smellie,
Lillian Neale, Neville Saulter, Delroy Mendez, Audley Butler,
Roy Goulbourne, Bunny Sharp, Herbert Blackwood, Keith Binns
Singers: The Frats Quintette - Winston White, Ludlow Dawes,
Granville Lindo, Altamont Wilson, Sydney Clarke. And special
guest Nancy Hendriks
Dancers: Thelma White, Sandra Royes, Sheila Henry, Arnold
DaCosta, Keith Binns, Clive Thompson, Norma Thompson