Book by George Napier Sprod, 1942-1945 - Part 5

Hand drawn sketch - see original document

We soaked his head in glue

Hoping that would bring him to

Alas - all our efforts were in vain

For in spite of all we tried

He just heaved a sigh and died

Then sneezed, blowed his nose

and died again

Hand drawn sketch - see original document

No more upon the mat

Will he tease poor pussy cat

No more between his teeth he'll

chew her tail

No more he'll rub her nose

Up against the red-hot stove

Our little Willie's gone and kicked

the pail

preview. . . 

Hand drawn sketch - see original document

.. a preview in drawings of . . .

"Professor" Roberts Burlesque Pantomine

"Cinderella & the Magic Soya Bean"

by

Ronald Searle of "Lilliput"

George Sprod of "Smith's Weekly

in the

"FLYING DUTCHMAN" FEB 1,2,3,

1944

CATALOGUE

of the

preview. . .

The drawings are for sale

And may be reserved on payment

of the prices inside....

drawings will be delivered to

purchases immediately after

the exhibition....

Full copyrights are reserved

on all drawings by

Ronald Searle and George Sprod

1 DICK WHITTINGTON DELIVERS THE GOODS.

2 CHASUBEL SWINGS IT AT THE BAMPONG BALL

3 PURSING A RESPECTABLE MARRIED WOMEN AROUND HER OWN TABLE

4 H'M ! A CHARMING PIECE OF WENCHERY

5 I WONDER IF HE STILL LOVES ME?

6 WHAT'S THIS WE HEAR OF A BALL TONIGHT?

7 THIS MUST BE HER SLIPPER, YOUR MAJESTY.

8 THE WIDOW TWANKEY FORGETS HERSELF

9 CINDERELLA MEETS PRINCE YASUME IN THE ARBOUR.

10 WE'RE GOING TO THE BALL!

11 BRANDY. EH? - GIMME A SHOT!

12 JEZABEL SHOWS HER PACES

13 SOUVENIR PROGRAMME (Copies of this programme will contain full detail of scenes and cast)

14 THE UGLY SISTERS AND GROUCHO COCK A LEG                 

15 YOUR MAJESTY - WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED!

16 STEP ON IT YOUNG MAN!

17 WIDOW TWANKEY ACCIDENTLY RUBS THE MAGIC SOYA BEAN,

18 PRINCE YASUME - I LOVE YOU

19 THE UGLY SISTERS TACKLE THEMSELVES IN READINESS FOR THE  !ALL

20 THE KING AND ENTOURAGE ESPY CINDERELLA IN THE ARBOUR

21 YOU THINK I'M DOIN' THIS FOR LOVE DONCHER?

22 I HAVE MY METHODS

23 H'MM, WHERE DID SHE GET THOSE CLOTHES?

24}                                Cinders' ballroom dress, Sherlock Holmes,

25}                                Gestapo chief, Court Magician.

26}   Costume designs: King Yasume, Prince Yasume.

27}                                The Ugly Sisters

28 THE LINE UP - Professor Roberts and his pantomime cast

29}                                 Widow Twanky, Cinderella

30} Costumes designs:  The Messenger, British Ambassador

31}          "                       Bill Williams Twankey, Groucho Marx

32}          "                       Dick Whittington, The Genie of the Bean

33 THE AUTHOR. -    Caricature of Professor Roberts. 

34 CINDERS AND THE UGLY SISTERS

35

36
 

                         SOLD TO, AND RESERVED FOR --

Sprod    $1.00

     "         1.00   LT.  L.H. MORRISON.    ✓

     "         1.00

     "         1.00   Capt. S.L. HANNAM.        

     "         1.00    Lt. W.D. HUNTER.       ✓    

     "         1.50

     "         1.50

     "         1.00

     "         1.00   LT  BOWELL

     "         1.50   LT. E.N. MILLNER.

     "         1.00   Co Humphries.            ✓

     

     "           .50   LT. D. HUBRECHT (DCMH) LT BOWELL

 Searle    1.00   LT. L.H. MORRISON       ✓

     "         1.50   Lt. D. HUBRECHT LT. FARNOL

     "         1.00   LT. W.D. HUNTER          ✓

     "         1.00   Capt S.L. HANNAM         ✓

     "         1.00   T. D.HUBRECHT

     "         1.00

     "         1.50 * Sgt J. Wood ^LT. A.E. FARNOL (Hospital Area) RS 

     "         1.00

     "         1.50    Capt J. Dudgeon, LT. A.E. FARNOL                           

     "         1.00    Capt J. Dudgeon  LT  AE FARNOL

     "       Not for

               Sale

     "          1.50   Col Humphries            ✓

             Not for

               Sale

     "          1.00   Lt. H.D.HUNTER            ✓

     "            .75   Capt  J. Dudgeon

             $28.25c

THE BARN

presents
"Cinderella and
the MAGIC SOYA
BEAN"  
A BURLESQUE

PANTOMIME by

ALAN ROBERTS

Feb 22-26 1944

Hand drawn sketch - see original document

 

THE CAST

BILL WILLIAMS TWANKY  .  BILL WILLIAMS

CINDERELLA . . .  JON MACKWOOD  

WIDOW TWANKEY .  ROBIN WELLBURY

GROUCHO MARX. .   ALAN ROBERTS

CHASUBEL  . . .  GEORGE SPROD

JEZABEL . . .  CHARLIE 'ARVEY

PRINCE YESUMÉ ALIAS  DICK WHITTINGTON

                                 . . . PADDY KENNEDY

GENII of the BEAN . . KEN LUKE

KING of CAMBURI . . JACK HORNER

GESTAPO CHIEF . . DUNCAN BARBOUR

COURT MAGICIAN . JOHN BECKERLY

BRITISH AMBASSADOR . HECTOR McCLEAN

MESSENGER . . . BRUCE ANDREWS

Scenes  1.2.3.4.5.6

THE WIDOW'S COTTAGE

Scene   7

THE BALLROOM ARBOUR

Scene     8

THE WIDOW'S COTTAGE

poster drawing, MAN OF DESTINY - see original document

poster drawing BATS in the BARN - see original document

hand drawn sketch - see original document

G N Sprod   Ken Luke.

THE "BANGTWICE" BOYS

(Bats in the Barn)

poster drawing JOURNEYS END - see original document

poster drawing RAG BAG REVUE - see original document 

poster drawing ROPE - see original document

poster drawing MUSIC THRU THE YEARS - see original document

poster drawing nuts and wine- see original document
painting LUIGI'S - see original document

poster drawing BIRD IN HAND - see original document

adapted by B ^Charles Arnold
produced by W.Hogg. Ferguson

with
ROBIN WELBURY
JON MACKWOOD
KEN LUKE
JACK HORNER
ROBART EDWARD
REG BOND
RONALD SEARLE

DOUGLAS FORBES
[* 2pm
8
5 nights*]
[*Settings by Ronald

Searle
Music by
Bill Williams*]
ROBIN Welbury

Bob Bowman

Jon Mackwood

Robart Edwards

Jack Horner

Ronald Searle

Ken Luke

Duggie Forbes

poster drawing SCOTCH BROTH - see original document

Robin Welbury

(ROBIN WELBURY.).

R.W.Horner

(RONNIE HORNER)

Bob Bowman.

(BOB BOWMAN)

J Beckerly.

JOHN BECKERLEY. c/o 13, ALEXANDRIA RD

NEW TREDEGAR. MON. ENGLAND.

Ronald Searle.

RONALD SEARLE. SCHOOL OF ARTS Collier RD. CAMBRIDGE. 

AA Long  A.A. LONG 20 NORWOOD PK RD.

HEARNE HILL S.E.24

LONDON            "
 

painting - see original document

painting THE BARN - see original document

 

"Rope"

"The mixture as before", as critics say -

The 'perfect crime' done in the same old way;

A murd'rer who recalls his crime with zest;

A strangled body in the old oak chest. . .

Two Nancy-boys, a semi-deaf old maid -

Appear in this familiar parade.

A crippled 'tec, addicted to his booze,

Unearths with skill a dozen obvious clues.

"Sir Richard", too, is once more in the cast -

As in a million murders of the past.

And Antoine - dear old Antoine! - he's there too -

The 'perfect butler' (with his routine clue).

The murderers (extraordinary chaps!)

Are smitten with chronic mental lapse;

The show on which their alibi is based

Can't be recalled - the tickets are misplaced. . .

Philosophy, psychology and crime

Are all discussed - to while away the time.

The same old 'grand finale's' introduced -

The lame detective crowing on his roost.

The police, of course, are waiting in the street,

and Brandon sobs admissions of defeat.

The whistle screams the triumph of the law. . .

Decidedly, " the mixture as before".