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Pickwick (musical)
''Pickwick'' is a musical with a book by Wolf Mankowitz, music by Cyril Ornadel, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Based on the 1837 novel ''The Pickwick Papers'' by Charles Dickens, it is set in and around London and Rochester in 1828. Produced by Bernard Delfont, ''Pickwick'' premiered in the West End in 1963, with Harry Secombe in the lead role and choreography by Gillian Lynne. Plot Set in England in 1828, the story centres on wealthy Samuel Pickwick and his valet Sam Weller, who are in a debtors' prison where they recall the misadventures that led to their imprisonment. On the previous Christmas Eve, Pickwick introduced his friend Wardle, Wardle's daughters, Emily and Isabella, and their Aunt Rachael to Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass, and Tracy Tupman, three members of the Pickwick Club. They were soon joined by Alfred Jingle, who tricked Tupman into paying for his ticket to a ball that evening. Upon learning Rachael is an heiress, Jingle set out to win her hand a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Ornadel
Cyril Ornadel (2 December 192422 June 2011) was a British conductor, songwriter and composer, chiefly in musical theatre. He worked regularly with David Croft, the television writer, director and producer, as well as Norman Newell and Hal Shaper. He was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for services to British Music and won a total of four Ivor Novello Awards. Life and career Ornadel was born in London, England and studied at the Royal College of Music. During the 1950s, he was famous for conducting the orchestra for the hit TV show '' Sunday Night at the London Palladium''. This followed as a musical director for a number of major West End shows, including the first London production of ''My Fair Lady'', and at the London Palladium the hit shows ''The Sound of Music'' and ''The King and I'' starring Yul Brynner. He composed several musicals of his own, including '' Pickwick'' (1963, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse), s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Coe (director)
Peter Leonard Coe (18 April 1929 – 25 May 1987), was an English film and theatre director and actor. Early life Coe was born in London on 18 April 1929 and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career After beginning his career as an actor, Coe staged dramas, musicals and operas across several continents in a long career. His first London success came in 1959 with the musical ''Lock Up Your Daughters'' and by 1961 he had three hits running simultaneously. He also directed both the West End and Broadway productions of ''Oliver!'' as well as its U.S. national tour and the 1983 London and 1984 Broadway revivals. His operatic credits included ''The Love of Three Oranges'', ''The Angel of Fire'', and ''Ernani''. In 1981 Coe received an Antoinette Perry Award nomination as Best Director for A Life, and in 1982 he won the award for his revival of ''Othello''. His appointments included artistic director for the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Canada in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Weller
Tony Weller is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's first novel, ''The Pickwick Papers'' (1836-37). The irresponsible and care-free Tony Weller is Sam Weller (character), Sam Weller's father. A loquacious coachman, the character never became as popular as his famous son but readers have always enjoyed his quaint humour and his even quainter philosophy. Character Tony Weller shares various characteristics with Mr Pickwick: both are advanced in years; both are fat, and both are kind and generous. Similarly, the two are innocents in affairs of the heart, with both being troubled by widows. It cannot be a coincidence that Dickens introduces Tony Weller soon after Mrs Bardell (Pickwick Papers), Mrs Bardell brings a court action against Pickwick for breach of promise. Unlike Pickwick, Tony Weller marries his troublesome widow, Susan, and his consequent miserable marriage causes him to give the advice to his son to “Beware o’ the widders": 'Widders, Sammy,' replied Mr. Weller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Rossington
Norman Rossington (24 December 1928 – 21 May 1999) was an English actor best remembered for his roles in ''The Army Game'', the ''Carry On'' films and the Beatles' film '' A Hard Day's Night''. Early life Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, the son of a publican, Rossington was educated at Sefton Park Elementary School and Liverpool Technical College. He left education at the age of 14. After that he lived a rather aimless adolescent life as messenger, office boy at Liverpool Docks and apprentice joiner.Obituary for Norman Rossington '''', 22 May 1999 He did his |
Robin Wentworth
Robin Wentworth (20 July 1915 – 16 August 1997) was a British television actor, whose most prominent role was that of Ted Dawson in 116 episodes of soap-serial ''United!''. Early life A former Taunton schoolboy, he auditioned at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, only to be told by Sir Barry Jackson to "Go away immediately and get some experience then come back." Upon leaving the Army in 1945, Wentworth continued to write music but really earned his living by acting. Acting career Another prominent role was playing Arthur Dewhurst, who was in a relationship with Elsie Tanner in 12 episodes of ''Coronation Street'' during 1961 before returning eight years later as John Greaves in two episodes. Wentworth's other work includes an episode of the ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Rodgers
Anthony Rodgers (10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms. He starred in several sitcoms, including '' Fresh Fields'' (ITV, 1984–86), its sequel '' French Fields'' (ITV, 1989–91), and '' May to December'' (BBC, 1989–94). He also appeared in films, including '' Scrooge'' (1970) '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973), and '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988). Early life and career Rodgers was born on 10 January 1933 in London, the son of William Robert Rodgers and Leonore Victoria (née Wood).Who's Who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the contemporary stage, seventeenth edition, ed. Ian Herbert, Gale Research Co., 1981, p. 582 His early education was at Westminster City School. The family were evacuated to Wisbech, Isle of Ely during the war, where his father worked for Balding and Mansell, printers of ration books, permits and passes; Rodgers is sometimes erro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Quitak
Oscar Morris Quitak (10 March 1926 – 31 December 2023) was a British television actor. Quitak's stage work includes roles at the Old Vic and the National Theatre; as well as the original West End and Broadway productions of the musical '' Pickwick'', in 1963 and 1965. His television credits include: '' Z-Cars'', '' Man in a Suitcase'', '' Doomwatch'', '' Ace of Wands'', '' Colditz'', '' The Changes'', '' The New Avengers'', '' Open All Hours'', '' Kessler'' as Josef Mengele, '' Chessgame'', '' Howards' Way'', '' A Very British Coup'', '' Yes, Prime Minister'', '' Saracen'', ''Lovejoy'' and '' Telltale''. Personal life and death Quitak lived in Ibiza with his wife of 62 years, the actress Andrée Melly, who died on 31 January 2020. The marriage produced two children. He died there on 31 December 2023, at the age of 97. Partial filmography *'' The Guinea Pig'' (1948) – David Tracey *'' It's Hard to Be Good'' (1948) – Man in Town Hall (uncredited) *'' Cairo Road'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Orchard
Julian Dean Chavasse Orchard (3 March 1930, in Wheatley, Oxfordshire – 21 June 1979, in Westminster, London) was an English comedy actor. He appeared in four ''Carry On'' films: '' Don't Lose Your Head'' (1966), '' Follow That Camel'' (1967), '' Carry On Doctor'' (1967), and '' Carry On Henry'' (1971). Career Orchard was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He appeared as the flamboyant Duke of Montague, a cousin of Prince Edward, in the ''Cinderella'' film, ''The Slipper and the Rose'' (1976). He had a regular slot on Spike Milligan's '' The World of Beachcomber'', a TV version of the " Beachcomber" pieces by J. B. Morton, appearing as the poet Roland Milk. His customary role was that of a gangling and effete – and sometimes effeminate – dandy. He played Snodgrass in the TV musical '' Pickwick'' for the BBC in 1969, and appeared in several of the comedy ''Carry On'' films and the sex comedy ''Adventures of a Private Eye'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald James
:''This is about the British actor. For others with this name, see Gerald James (other)'' Gerald James (26 November 1917 – 10 June 2006) was a British actor best known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as '' The Sandbaggers'', '' The Professionals'', '' Secret Army'', '' Sapphire & Steel'', '' Hadleigh'' and ''The Pickwick Papers''. He also appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf .... Filmography External links * 1917 births 2006 deaths British male television actors {{UK-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Winkle
Nathaniel Winkle is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's first novel, ''The Pickwick Papers'' (1836-37). A founder and younger member of the Pickwick Club created by the retired businessman Samuel Pickwick, Winkle is a young friend of Pickwick's and, with Augustus Snodgrass and Tracy Tupman, his travelling companion. Although a city dweller Winkle considers himself an outdoor sportsman, though he turns out to be dangerously inept when handling horses and guns. His ineptitude, especially with guns, becomes a running joke throughout the novel.Biography of Mr. Winkle Victorian Web database Aside from Mr Pickwick himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Green
Teddy Green is an English actor, choreographer, and dancer probably best known for playing supporting roles in two Cliff Richard films, '' The Young Ones'' and ''Summer Holiday''. Career His film roles include Chris in The Young Ones with Cliff Richard (1961), Steve in Summer Holiday, again with Cliff Richard (1963), and Muleteer in ''Man Of La Mancha'' (1972). He also became a choreographer and performed in the West End stage musical '' Pickwick'' with Harry Secombe in 1963, and in the 1960s appeared in the Broadway musicals ''Baker Street'' and ''Darling Of The Day'' (alongside Vincent Price). Green later returned to acting in television, with roles in '' The Professionals'', ''The Bretts'', and ''Holby City''. He also appeared on BBC TV 's long running variety show The Good Old Days. Selected Stage Work * ''The Pajama Game'', 1955, London * '' When in Rome'' 1959-60, Adelphi Theatre, London * '' Pickwick'' 1963, Saville Theatre, West End * ''Baker Street'' (Wiggins) 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
