Chester Gang Show

Production number 2

Week Commencing 22nd February 1954

At The Cathedral Refectory

Show Items 1954

First Half		Second Half
It's A Great Great Game		Flying High
Merrie England		Short Story
Rain		Vespers
Swaps		Jack And Jill
Up Girls And At 'em		The Farmer's Boy
John		Once More We're Home Again
Bob's Job
The Trumpeter
Klondike Lou
Camelephantelope
You'll Get Along Very Well

Programme Items

Some of the Choruses from SCOUTABOUT (1954)

MORNING WILL COME

by Ralph Reader.

Morning will come and the shadows depart
Dawning will bring us a song in our heart.
On the horizon a glow will appear,
Warming the day with a bountiful cheer.
Morning will come and the sun will arise,
Lighting the darkness to open our eyes.
Troubles may find us, we all must have some ;
All will be well for the morning will come.

YOU'LL GET ALONG VERY WELL

by Ralph Reader.

Just put a spurt on and 'go to town'
When all your castles come tumbling down.
If you put a smile on instead of a frown
Then you'll get along very well.
When you can see on the window pane
Old stormy weather has called again.
Just stand up and laugh at the wind and the rain
And you'll get along very well.
Fall in line - There's a sun that'll light up your story
Rise and Shine - What about a look at early-morning glory?
Dont' start to holler when things are wrong.
Don't get the wind-up if nights are long
Just lift up your voices and break into song
And you'll get along very well, sir,
You'll get along darn well.

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE RAIN

by Ralph Reader.

Don't be afraid of the rain, boy,
So when you see it coming down again
Don't be ashamed of the sun show'rs
We've got to have them ev'ry now and then.
Why let it matter and be mad as a hatter when
you hear pitter patter in the Row ? Don't diddle daddle, take your shoes off and paddle in the puddles down below,
so Don't be afraid of the rain, my boy, It's wonderful what it can do.

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF ALL NIGHTS.

by Ralph Reader.

We're gonna shout out again
The Gang is about again
And that means we're hitting the high.
We're keyed up and set and ready below
Like greyhounds at the leash we're waiting
Straight in for the go. It's gotta be wonderful
It's gotta be marvellous. Ev'ry light a light of delights.
Get in the swim boys you're ready and fit.
Make it a bull's eye. a rollicking hit
And long before the curtain falls you'll have to admit
To-night is the night of all nights.
Interlude :
Stride on to glory boys, we'll go following
through. Riding in the clear, straight from the starting year,
Nineteen-thirty-two.
This is our story boys, we're still writing it down.
Flying high, we are, for we know we are Still the top of the town.

IT'S A GREAT GREAT, GAME

by Ralph Reader.

Get out and come in boys, we're waiting for you
And you'll be delighted you came.
To enjoy the joys of the Scouting Boys.
It's a Great, Great Game.
The thrill of a lifetime is waiting for you,
It's time you were staking a claim.
Let the rafters ring and your heart will sling
It's a Great, Great Game.
You play on a wonderful journey beyond the realms of Mars.
Ev'ry night on your way's alight with a million lucky stars,
You gotta get in boys, and take it from me, in putting your worry to shame,
You will learn the break of the left hand shake.
It's a Great, Great Game.

Some of the Choruses from SCOUTABOUT

The Gang 1954

The Gang contained 100 participants who were:

Reg Astbury	David Paterson	Leslie Brooks
Peter Behan	John Nicholson	David Brickland
Eric Gladstone	Derek Morrey	Keith Brassington
Roy Fisher	Derek Hodkinson	Cecil Barnett
Ivor Evans	Mike Mole	Dennis Atherton
Nevil Eaton	Peter McElhinney	David Hooper
Brian Devenport	Kenneth Meyer	Peter Jones
Ted Cotgreave	Ken Lumby	Stanley Speed
Glynne Cobden	Geoffrey Long	Christopher Plimsoll
Howard Carter	Roger King	Grahame Ryder
Ray Bevan	Bertram King	Jim Rocke
Tom Bateman	Norman Jones	Tony Robinson
Peter Hart	Bob Jones	Donald Robinson
Christopher Wright	Graham Hough	Roy Rimmer
Raymond Woodfine	Peter Sutcliffe	Michael Purcell
Jimmy Williams	Fred Shone	Gordon Powell
Michael Watson	Bryan Atherton	Alan Povey
John Watson	John Gardiner	John Postles
Tom Wainwright	David Higgins	John Poole
Fred Upton	Christopher Hewitt	Peter Parry
Phil Turner	Graham Hartley	David Kelly
George Thompson	Graham Hart	Derek Owens
Robin Thomas	Barry Gwilliam	Cavan Molloy
Geoffrey Harrop	Cyril Gough	Terrence Mole
Eric Heath	Michael Goodridge	Roger Millward
Peter Spilsbury	Barry Gaulton	Bill McFarlane
Geoffrey Moulton	John Garton	Brian Maxwell
Arthur Shone	Bernard Evans	Peter Massey
John Youde	Tom Hughes	Norman Lawrence
Cyril Spilsbury	Melvyn Edwards	John King
Jackie Smith	John Dunning	Malcolm Kershaw
Frank Rimmington	Robert Denson	Andy Thompson
Geoffrey Rayner	Graham Davies
Les Pearson	Phil Chatwin

Behind the scenes 1954

Production		Leslie Brooks And Jim Rocke
Stage Manager		John Harrison, Assisted By Bon Thomson, Derek Owens, Frank Turner And Horace Newton, David Dodd
Properties		Peter Behan
Prompter		Marjory Jonas
Settings		George Thompson, Dick Simcock, Tom Wainwright And George Mcleod
Lighting		David Williamson
Costumes		Wardrobe Mistress Mabelle Robinson And Wardrobe Mistress Ethel Faulkner.
Assisted by the Sewing Team		Violet Atherton, Evelin Beiian, May Davies, Enid Ellison, Harriet Harrop, Florence Hart, Anne Healey, Megan Jones, Edith Kelly, Heather King, Francis Massey, Amy Newton, Shirley Newton, Hannah Powell, Mabel Shone, Jessie Thomson, Mary Turner, Lilian Watson, Mary Woodfine
Dressers		Ladies Of The 8th And 13th Scout Groups
Make-Up		Rosamund Banks Assisted By Misses M. Astle, R. M. Beal, G. Brown, R. Calloway, E. T. Goodman, G. M. Haynes-thomas, H. Jobling, M. Mendham, J. Newstead, J. Povey, A. Tweed, E. Webb, Mesdames V. J. Taylor And A. M. Williams
The Orchestra		Leader : Billy Brickland, Who Arranged All The Special Orchestrations
House Staff		Joint Hall Managers : John Grriins And Tom Hughes Assisted By Scouts Of The 1st Upton-by-chester Boy Scout Group
Press and Publicity		Roy Fisher And Alfred Evans
Booking		Personal Application: Hilda Catherall. Postal: David Hooper
Treasurer		Arthur Watson