The Girl Friend (1958) - Woodhouse Amateur Operatic Society
The Girl Friend was the Woodhouse Amateur Operatic Society's 1958 production.
It was performed at Woodhouse Church Schools from Saturday 12 April to Saturday 19 April 1958.
Souvenir Brochure

Credits
- John H. Hanson — producer
- Reginald L. Moore — musical director
- Pauline Morgan — dance producer
Cast
In order of appearance:
- Douglas Hiley — Porter
- Muriel Cook — Mrs. Burke
- Ernest Gelder — Mr. Burke
- Ralph Hartley — Robert Mason, a Young Lawyer
- Jean Lecomber — Kitty Brown
- Kathleen Smith — Jenny, the Telephone Operator
- Gerry Kendall — Jerry, the Day Clerk
- Pamela Schofield — Miss Wendell
- Dennis Robinson — Philip Dennison
- Stanley Waddington — Johnny, a Lift Boy
- Kenneth Gibson — Richard Dennison
- Jean Bampfield — Mrs. Dennison
- David Mattin — Night Clerk
- Dora Fuller — Mary, Chambermaid at the Hotel
Dancers:
- Janet Barr, Pat Beal, Molly Brummitt, Betty Gawthorp, Barbara Leach, Patricia Livesey, Dorothy Senior, Sybil Smith.
Ladies of Chorus:
- Molly Bergen, Beryl Dawson, Nancy Eastwood, Dora Fuller, Joan Garside, Betty Haigh, Wendy Hodgson, Christine Horsfall, Shirley Richardson, Pamela Schofield, Shirley Taylor.
Gentlemen's Chorus and Dancers:
- Stanley Armitage, Selwyn Green, Michael Hampshire, Douglas Hiley, David Mattin, Albert Sharp, James Thewlis, Stanley Waddington, Jack Waterton, Nigel Whittaker, Alec Woodhead.
Orchestra
- violins — L. Brunton (leader), H. Townend, Mrs. J.R. Birkbeck
- flute — M.T. Hirst
- drums & tymps — A. Squires
- bass — J.E. Dyson
- clarinet — J.R. Birkbeck
- trumpet — N. Waite
- piano — F. Balmforth
Stage Staff
- Geoffrey S. Booth, Walter Dronfield, George E. French, Keith Fuller, Walter G. Hampson, Bryan Hodgson, Jim Kirrane, Frank Senior, Harold Tinsley.
Junior Members
Patrons
- Mrs. I. Binns
- Mrs. L. Brunton
- Mrs. E. Gibson
- Dr. and Mrs J.W. Hirst
- Mrs. Liversidge
- Mrs. A. Moore
- Mrs. R.L. Moore
- Mr. D. Rowcliffe
- Mr. T. W. Stott
- Mrs. A. Wheeldon
- Mr. E.P. Whiteley