The Sault Opera Legacy

Production Dates and Venue

First Production: October 12, 13, 14, and 15, 1978 at Korah Collegiate Theatre

Second Production: October 17, 18, 19, and 20, 1990 at Korah Collegiate Theatre

Cast

	1978	1990
Joe, Bartender at "The Golden Garter"	Randy Smith	Keith Waldie
Colorado Charlie, a prospector	Ted Hallin	Rutger Becker
Susan, niece of Henry Miller	Barbara Johnston	Francine Marotta
"Doc" Pierce, Deadwood's doctor and undertaker	Michael Kimball	Dave Head
Wild Bill Hickock, ex-peace officer and gambler	Terry McPhee	Lyndon Bzdel
Henry Miller, owner of "The Golden Garter"	Hans Geenan	Richard Jennings
Calamity Jane, outrider on the Wells & Fargo stagecoach	Cheryl Heslop	Francine St. Jules/Giroux
Rattlesnake, stagecoach driver	Dennis Johns	Jerry Tomie Sr.
Francis Fryer, an Eastern song-and-dance man	David Walsh	David Bumbaco
Indian Brave	Algis Motiejunas	Miguël Cormier
Hank, a U. S. Army Scout	Jim Wilde	Pat Mercier
Pete, a U. S. Army Scout	Jacques Chouinard	Ted McKinney
Lt. Danny Gilmartin, attached to a nearby fort	Michael C. Eldred	Walter Venables
Katie Brown, maid to Adelaid Adams	Joan Eldred	Luise Morano
Adelaid Adams, star of Chicago's Bijou Theatre	Anne Biggs	Louise Griffith
Sir Hugh Kingsley, a wealthy English nobleman	Herbert Johnson	Miguël Cormier
Doorman of the "Bijou" Theatre		Ben Henderson
The Papoose		Dillon Bailey-Proulx

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Chorus

1978 Production:

Dancers in "Adelaid Dream" sequence:

Jane Wiskin and Jim Wilde, Mara DiPasquale and Ted Hallin, Claudia Teller and Michael Kimball, Paula Shewchuk and Steve Rutti

Townsmen, Townswomen, and Saloon Girls:

Jacques Chouinard, Ted Hallin, Herbert Johnson, Steve Rutti, Roy Schuurhuis, Jim Wilde, Fred Ambel

Anne Biggs, Doris Chaumont, Mara DiPasquale, Elizabeth Hart, Sarah L'Alouette, Carolina Narducci, Joanne Narducci, Mary Roberts, Paula Shewchuk, Claudia Teller, Jane Wiskin, Erika Dello

1990 Production:

The "Barbershop Quartet" of Deadwood City:

Wilf Beauchamp, Dave Head, Ted McKinney, and Keith Waldie

The "Saloon Girls" of the "Golden Garter":

Doreen Bailey, Louise Griffith, and Anne-Marie Mercier

Townspeople and Girls of Deadwood City:

Kelly Bumbaco, Kirsti Clarida, Cindy Head, Georgina Hendrickson, Christel Jaeger, Mary Johnston, Shannon Laliberte, Nathalie Langlois, Gwen Lavoie, Shawna Rutledge, R. Gail Thompson, Marnie Tucker, Brenda Turcotte, Corrine Van Der Lest, Mandy Van Der Lest, Adriana Verbaan, Karen Willert, Miguël Cormier, and Jerry Tomie Sr.

The "Bijou Girls" in Chicago:

Cindy Head, Gwen Lavoie, R. Gail Thompson, Marnie Tucker, and Kirsti Clarida

The "Stage Door Johnnies" in Chicago:

Dave Bumbaco, Dave Head, Ted McKinney, and Pat Mercier

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Orchestra

	1978	1990
Conductor	Arno Ambel	Frank Elliott
Concertmaster	Mary Shrubsole Walton	Carmen Eisenbichler
Manager	Walter Kimball
Violins	Mary Shrubsole Walton, Carol O'Neill, Elizabeth Bain	Carmen Eisenbichler, Carol O'Neill, Katia Streick
Viola		Joyce MacDonald
Cello	Kathryn Gartshore	Bernadette Cenkowski
Bass Viol	Hugh Stephen	Leon Bennett
Reed I	Karen Walimaki	Cecilia Kilgour
Reed II	Floyd Cartner	Andrea Ricci
Tenor Sax		Martin Virta
Trumpets	Jim Gardiner, George Hill	Larry Farnquist, George Townsend
French Horns	Walter Kimball, Susan Bretton	Susan White, Victoria Petrovitch
Trombone	Alan Campbell	Willy Eisenbichler
Banjo		Jim Saunders
Piano	Barbara Severin	Pauline Henson
Organ	Jane Anstice
Percussion	Gord Wilson	Ryan Genys
Rehearsal Pianists	Jane Anstice, Carolyn Hart, Nancy Huizing, Bob Lapossie, Rosemary Peeling, Bob Tasse, Barbara Severin	Pauline Henson, Anne-Marie Mele, Karen Van Bakel
Rehearsal Audio Tape Recorded on Piano By:		Elisabeth Van Goudoever

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Production Staff

	1978	1990
Producers	Herbert Johnson and Hilda Richardson, representing the Executive of Sault Opera	Lana Morden, Doreen Bailey, Pat Mercier, and Arno Ambel
Director	Arno and Vilma Ambel	Lana Morden
Choreographer	Terry Burns (Miss Heslop's solo dances choreographed by Trixie Hardy)	Lana Morden
Music Director	Arno Ambel	Frank Elliott
Set Design	Arno and Vilma Ambel	Lana Morden, Dirk Becker, and Jeannette Clarida
Lighting Design	Rutger Becker	Mark Molinaro
Costume Designer/Co-ordinator	Vilma Ambel	Doreen Bailey
Stage Manager	Barbara Shewfelt	Cathy McKinney
Assistant Stage Manager	Karen Pomber	Leslie Henderson
Set Construction	Chris Shannon, Oliver Richardson	Pat Mercier
Properties	Nancy Kimball	Mary Johnston
Properties Assistant	Maura Dearing	Lori Disano
Make-Up	LeeAnn Trbovich	Steve Ballantine and Vera Alloi
Box Office	Hilda Richardson	Merlene Lee
House Manager	Janet McKiggan	Elaine Brown
Hairstyling	Marga Pelka (Marianne's Beauty Salon)	Nancy Bailey and Nancy Shaw
Publicity	Terry McPhee	Arno Ambel and Lou Turco
Programme Advertising	Hilda Richardson	Arno Ambel
Programme Layout and Advertising	Arno Ambel
Box Office Material Prepared by	Cynthia and Noreen Myers
Set Movement	Algis Motiejunas

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Production Assistants

	1978	1990
Set Movement/Stage Crew	Michael Dacey, Tim Murphy, Bruce Selin, Verdun Venn	Jim Bruni, Pat Hulley, Andres Kumis, John Poutney, Graeme Lillie
Set Construction	Christel Kretschmer, Herb Johnson, Sarah L'Alouette, Mark Oliver, Mary Roberts, Verdun Venn, Jane Wiskin, Mike Wilson, Bruce Selin	Wayne Gagnon, Peggy Gemert, Ben Henderson, Graeme Lillie, Ted McKinney, Mark Molinaro, Marc Sabourin, Marnie Tucker, Corrine Van Der Leest, Mandy Van Der Leest, Keith Waldie, Shirley Tucker, Richard Hayward, Shane Bourgeois
Dresser		Karen May
Set Painters	All Non-Prima-Donnas	Jeanette Clarida and Adele Derkowski
Lighting Booth	Paul Willert, Geoff Clement, Andy Discher, Jim Shaw	David Nenonen and Graeme Lillie
Properties	Maura Dearing, Mike Lavalllee, Kim McNulty
Make-Up	Sandra Denneny, Susan Kovacs, Sharon Wreggitt
Front of House	Grace De Amorim, Letizia DiPasquale, Kathy Fillion, Jo-Anne Marconi, Penelope Johnson, Meta Motiejunas, Ann Roberts	Bea Armstrong, Allan Brown, Dara Brown, Dawn Brown, Joan Caputi, Dan Cardiff, Raquel Lehto, Scott Matthews, Michael McDougall, Alina Porebski, Ana Porebski, and others
House Box Office	Cynthia Myers, Noreen Myers	Merlene Lee
Advance Box Office	Susan Barron, Erika Dello, Mara DiPasquale, Elizabeth Hart, Michael Kimball, Cynthia Myers, Noreen Myers, Irene McGillivray, Mary Roberts, Jane Wiskin, Roy Schuurhuis, Paula Shewchuk, Carol Traynor, Laura Walsh, Doug Johnson	Merlene Lee
Hospitality	Romy Bock, Mrs. Byron, David Feltham, Olive Kimball, Ebba Poldmaa, Mickey Renirie
Wardrobe/Costume Cutters and Seamstresses	Paula Shewchuk	Doreen Bailey, Christel Jaeger, and Tomira Sierzputowski
Programme Advertising		Arno Ambel, Fred Ambel, Doreen Bailey, Miguël Cormier, Francine Giroux, Leslie Henderson, Georgina Hendrickson, Mary Johnson, Marc Mercier, Marc Sabourin, and Jerry Tomie