Patience


Frankston Teachers College : 1963

 

Breif Synopsis

A group of maidens are madly in love with Reginald Bunthorne, an aesthetic poet. He however only has love for the village milkmaid, Patience. A further complication is caused by the fact that, the year before, these maidens had expressed their love for the officers of a regiment of Dragoon Guards. Now that they see that the maidens love another, they are jealous. Then, Archibald Grosvenor, an idyllic poet, enters the scene. It turns out he was loved by Patience when he was a boy. The maidens soon start loving him instead of Bunthorne. Meanwhile, he wants to marry Patience, but she refuses because he is too perfect, and it would be selfish of her to marry him. In the end, after Grosvenor is forced to cut his hair and become commonplace, Patience finally agrees to marry him. Also, the rest of the maidens decide to marry the dragoons after all.

Production Team

 

Cast

Director

Gordon Brennan

 

Colonel Calverley

Robert McGregor

Musical Director

Basil Gleeson

 

Major Murgatroyd

John Baker



 

Lieut Duke of Dunstable

Peter Stennet

Stage Manager

Ron McGregor

 

Reginald Bunthorne

Bob Brewster



 

Archibald Grosvenor

Jim Stanhope

Wardrobe and Costumes

Margaret Altmann

 

Mr Bunthorne’s Solicitor

Mike Galley

Set and Scenery Design

Gordon Brennan

 

Lady Angela

Rae Johnston

Lighting Design

Peter Hart

 

Lady Saphir

Coral Rekers


Owen Marsh

 

Lady Ella

Charmaie Wentworth

Make Up Design

Conzee McLorinan

 

Lady Jane

Dora Warner


   

Patience

Audrey Carruthers

Pianist

Helen Gibson

 

Love-Sick Maidens

Judith Aisbett

Assistant Stage Manager

Eunice Brennan

 


Rae Borley

Publicity

Mike Galley

 


Mildred Carruthers

Librarian

Audrey Carruthers

 


Hilary Clifton

Assisting the Production

Owen Marsh

 


Doris Edwards


Nan Hughes

 


Veronica Ferguson

Business Manager

Pat Campbell

 


Jenny Gillam


   


Esther Grieg


   


Ros Herbertson


   


Pamela Irvine


   


Gertrude Jansen


   


Suzanne Kinnersley


   


Phillipa Metz


   


Mireille Miroux


   


Jennie Norton


   


Marjorie Price


   


Joylyn Taylor


   


Margaret Wallinga


   


Lorraine Williams


   

Dragoons

David Bond


   


Ian Bond


   


John Christie


   


Michael Gibbons


   


Brian Gray


   


John Hirchfelder


   


Len Hodge


   


John Houston


   


Ralph Johnston


   


Max Latham


   


Neil McIntosh


   


Neil Morrison


   


Mike Porter


   


Jim Richards


   


Derek Robinson


   


Alan Warner