White Horse Inn

Karingal High School

October 1972

Leopold, the head waiter at The White Horse Inn is stressed. It is high season for the hotel, and he is inundated with guests demanding his attention. Not to mention his feelings for his boss, Josepha Vogelhuber, which are definitely complicating matters. And then there’s the issue of Dr. Siedler returning to the hotel today, much to Josepha’s enthusiasm. It is just too much for him when Josepha asks him to leave a gift basket in Dr. Siedler’s room, and Leopold finds himself admitting how he really feels about her, and risking his job. Josepha threatens to fire him, but right now they need to prepare for the arrival of another distinguished guest: Kaiser Franz Joseph. Leopold does his best to keep his professionalism, but ends up causing an embarrassing scene when Josepha arrives arm in arm with Dr. Siedler. The Kaiser understands exactly what has happened, and advises Josepha to live in reality and to stop dreaming. She calls a meeting with Leopold, who is expecting to be dismissed. Instead, she dismisses him as head waiter, and promotes him to husband.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director

Ray Burgess

Musical Director

Basil Gleeson

Choreographer

Coralie Carson

 

Production Co-ordinator

Arthur Mead

 

 

 

 

Lighting

Rick Merrin

Scenic Design/Artists

Ian Ferguson

Scenic Construction

Paul King

 

Tom Hand

 

Ron Elliott

Costume Design

Bill Adams

Wardrobe Mistress

Ken Smith

Ballet Costumes

Margaret McGregor

Orchestra Convenor

Brenda Oxford

Company Pianist

Margaret Baille

Rehearsal Pianist

Dorothy De La Rue

Properties

Leon Costermans

 

Sarria Birch

 

Isabel Myring

Prompt

Sandy Hamilton

Tickets

John Keeley

 

John Horwood

Front of House

Tom Hooke

 

Bill McNeilly

Promotions Manager

Margaret Grevsmuhl

Program Design

Peter Hart

 

Veronica Ferguson

 

Peter Hart

Backstage

Isabel Myring

 

Veronica Feruson

 

Trevor Barson

 

Tony Evans

 

Michael Barson

 

Philip Sanford

 

Doug Ferguson

 

John McCormack

 

Tom Hand

 

Ron Elliott

 

Ross Hand

 

Bill Adams

Wardrobe

Ian Robertson

 

Elizabeth Palmer

 

Norma Macer

 

Glenys Osborne

Lighting

Win Fry

 

Owen Marsh

 

Clem Macer

 

Bruce Morton

 

Mark Smith

 

Colin Tyrus

 

Paul Mason

 

 

Conductor

Basil Gleeson

Violins

John Conyers

 

Doris Boyce

 

Nellie Bryant

 

E. Rangoti

 

Margaret Baillie

Viola

Heather Birrell

 

Ted Gruenberger

Cello

Paul Mercer

Double Bass

Don More

Clarinet

Joy Farall

Flute

John Carey

 

Vivien Egan

French Horn

Greg Keogh

Trombone

Lorraine Shepherd

Trumpet

Betty Shepherd

Pianist

Dorothy De La Ru

Percussion

Jim Shepherd

CAST

Kathi

Isobel Taylor

Karl

Peter Moon

Forester

Richard Latchford

Zenzi

Marissa Kennedy

Courier

Tony Lewis

Franz

Peter Copon

Leopold

Robert McGregor

Josepha Vogelhuber

Dawn Harris

The Steamer Captain

Peter Hart

Bridegroom

John McCormack

Bride

Cherry Davis

John Ebenezer Grinkle

Rod Birch

Ottoline

Noelyne Godson

Valentine Sutton

Jim Barratt

Sigismund Smith

Arthur Mead

Professor Hinzel

Vic Heaysman

Gretl

Julia Taphouse

The Mayor

Stan Riley

The Mayor’s Lady Secretary

Barbara Rothwell

The Emperor

Martyn Keely

Ketterel

Peter Capon

Landlord

Peter Capon

Ballet

Sue Hooke

 

Teresa Ovenden

 

Christine Hand

 

Sue McCormack

 

Ann Lawry

 

Christine Hoffman

 

Debbie Keeley

 

Catherine Riley

 

Joanne Johnson

 

Elizabeth Saunders

 

Kate Fleming

 

Sian Rodda

 

Sheena Abercrombie

 

Denise Lyon

 

Angela Dodgshun

 

Cheryl Annable

 

Neil Weatherill

 

John McCormack

 

John Langman

 

Peter Carew

Ensemble

Roger Bata

 

Andrea Clarke

 

Rhonda Horwood

 

Elizabeth Seaman

 

Jean Riley

 

Barbara Riley

 

Joyce Brown

 

Bettie Packham

 

Joan Pearson

 

Edie Baldwin

 

Lyn Ferguson

 

Ann Parry

 

Joan Hooke

 

Audrey Carruthers

 

Betty Schlager

 

Beth Coops

 

Hilary Moon

 

Julia Power

 

Kate McMillan

 

Janet Hand

 

Christine Woodall

 

Sue Stewart

 

Pauline Price

 

Barbara Rothwell

 

Mary Robson

 

Lois White

 

Jill Gilchrist

 

Claudia Simpson

 

Joan Nightingale

 

Linda Le Moignan

 

Sue Ward

 

Judith Breese

 

Mary Lindsay

 

Philippa Slingsby

 

Karl Vennemann

 

lan Paine

 

Tony Lewis

 

Bill Kennedy

 

Stephen Hartnell

 

Peter Chaffey

 

Denis Wiltshire

 

Bern Conlan

 

Leon Costermans

 

Barry Woodford

 

Peter Moon

 

Richard Latchford

 

Peter Capon

 

Vic Heaysman

 

Stan Riley