From: STUART FLINT
Subject: Anthony Gell Grammar School School production of Macbeth 1954
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 21:07:49 +0000 (GMT)
Hello John
I don't know if you would be interested in the following detail taken
from a programme re the production of Macbeth given at Anthony Gell
School in 1954
The front cover has the logo of the school (Greyhound) with the name of
the school below and the title of the drama with.... by William
Shakespeare...... printed below..but it is the names of those taking
part which may interest some of your web readers
On the inside two pages are:
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
DUNCAN King of Scotland S.Southam (Stephen of Middleton deceased)
MALCOLM His Son I.Brough
DONALDBAIN Son M Flint (Malcolm Flint my brother)
BANQUO P.Hayworth (Peter now living in Australia)
MACBETH Act 1. I.Lumsden (Ian,... His son a prof. actor today)
Act 2. P Wright (Dr Paul Wright, my cousins, cousin)
Act 3 W.Taylor
MACDUFF Noblemen of Scotland J Chadwick
LENNOX S Wright (Dr Stephen Wright, brother of Paul)
ROSS M Holt
MENTEITH B Ward
ANGUS M Hall
CAITHNESS G Ford
FLEANCE Son of Banquo G Turner
SIWARD English General G Buckley
YOUNG SIWARD His son V Vallance
SEYTON An attendant to Macbeth D Morton
BOY Son to Macduff D Smith
A DOCTOR B Doxey
A CAPTAIN L Dean
A PORTER M Rowbottom
AN OLD MAN J Draycott
A LORD M Gill
FIRST MURDERER C Birch
SECOND MURDERER J Allsop
THIRD MURDERER A Clark
ATTENDANT R Rumbolt
APPARITION R Barrett
ENGLISH SOLDIERS D Wright
DITTO I Buxton (Ian, played cricket for Derbys.)
LADY MACBETH D Measham (Doreen)
LADY MACDUFF A Croft (Anne)
GENTLEWOMAN A Cole (Anne)
FIRST WITCH L Wright (my cousin Linda)
SECOND WITCH S Lomas
THIRD WITCH J Mee
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Producer Mr L Jordon
Voice Production Miss D E Briggs
Costumes and Scenery Mrs M E Robinson
Mrs M E Stafford
Music Miss G Wildgoose (Mrs Hollingsworth dec.)
Stage Manager Mr F C Britland
Lighting Mr E H B Young
Effects Mr A J Rowbottom
Prompter M Oliver (now Mrs Madge Bennett)
Business Manager Mr W B Gadsby
Most of the production team were teachers.. Miss G Wildgoose was
sports and music teacher who became Mrs Hollingsworth who passed
away some months ago.. Mrs Hollingsworth was daughter of Harold Wildgoose
who was a music examiner L.S.M..my sister took all her piano music
examinations at his home under his stern gaze..
Mrs Hollingsworth was Grandaughter of the well known man of music
Lubin Wildgoose of Wellington Street Matlock who founded Matlock
Prize Choir... She also conducted the choir up to recent years,
following on after her father..members of my family sang in the
choir which has recently disbanded
Ian Buxton played cricket for Derbyshire Cricket Club.. A member
of his family today is a Director I believe of The Arkwright Society
at Cromford Ians father was Ray Buxton of Market Place Cromford
who owned a Shoe Shop
Peter Haworth delightfully writes:
Yes, both I and William Shakespeare hate to admit it, but I did play the
part of Banquo in the school play - "Macbeth". We studied the book in what
then was our GCE year in the 5th Form. The play was (rather kindly) reviewed
in the Anthony Gell Grammar School magazine in 1954. I will send you by
separate means a copy of that review.
As far as the current whereabouts of the members of the cast goes, I am
probably the wrong person to ask since I live some 12,000 miles away.
However I do know that the then Doreen Measham (Lady Macbeth) graduated from
Sheffield University and subsequently married Ian Buxton (English Soldier).
Ian was probably the last top-level double football/cricketer. He played for
Derby County at centre forward in what was then the 1st Division and at the
same time captained Derbyshire at cricket. Ian and Doreen now live in
Matlock. My cousin recently told me that Ian Lumsden (one of the Macbeths)
was the headmaster at Baslow school until his retirement. Paul Wright
(another of the Macbeths) was, like me, an engineer and worked for the
consulting engineering practice of William Halcrow. His younger brother,
Stephen (Lennox), became a doctor with a General Practice in Sheffield. John
Chadwick (Macduff) was the manager of the GPO in Derby. Geoffrey Buckley
(Siward) now lives in Derby - I spoke to him recently by 'phone when we were
visiting Wirksworth. I believe that David Hool (Scottish soldier) still
lives in Idridgehay and makes furniture. Jim Draycott (Old man) was the son
of the, then, headmaster. Jim went to work overseas in Africa before
returning to live in the South of England. Linda Wright (First Witch)
married John Bacon but I don't know her whereabouts. Joyce Mee (Third Witch)
became a teacher - first in London and later, I believe, in North-West
Yorkshire.
As usual, unfortunately, there are some people who have passed on. These
include Barrie Doxey (Doctor) and Michael Holt (Ross).
The first names of the cast were:
Stephen Southam; Ian Brough; Malcolm Flint; Ian Lumsden; Paul Wright;
Warwick Taylor; John Chadwick; Stephen Wright; Michael Holt; Brian Ward;
Michael Hall; Gordon Ford; George Turner; Geoffrey Buckley; Victor Vallance;
David Morton; David Smith; Lance Dean; Michael Rowbottom; Jim Draycott;
Michael Gill; Charles Birch; Roy Rumbolt; David Wright; Ian Buxton; David
Hool; Peter Bates; Doreen Measham; Anne Croft; Ann Cole; Linda Wright;
Shirley Lomas and Joyce Mee. I do not remember the names of J. Allsop, A.
Clark or R. Barrett.
I am sorry I could not be of much help. Perhaps you could contact the Old
Wirksworthians via Brenda Rowland. I will attempt to find her e-mail address
for you.
Regards,
Peter Haworth.
