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The Three Musketeers
(Originally Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld)
Music by Rudolf Friml
Book and Lyrics by William Anthony McGuire, P. G. Wodehouse, and Clifford Grey
Adapted from a novel by Alexandre Dumas
Produced in arrangement with, and the music and dialogue material furnished by: Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 757 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA
This production was supported by a grant from the Music Department of the Ontario Arts Council. The wardrobe expansion project of Sault Opera was funded by a Community Development Grant from the Ministry of Employment and Immigration of the Federal Government of Canada.
Production Dates and Venue
February 11, 12, 13, and 14, 1981
White Pines Theatre
Cast
| Innkeeper | Richard Jenkins |
| Planchet, servant | David Bumbaco |
| Zoe, servant girl | Gayle Burch |
| Jussac, Sergeant of the Guard | Keith Waldie |
| Cardinal's Guards | Jim Mills, Dirk Becker, Peter Hoffman, Erika Speer |
| Comte de la Rochefort | Stephen Rutti |
| Lady de Winter | Barbara Johnston |
| Athos, Musketeer | Randy Smith |
| Porthos, Musketeer | T. J. (Terry) McPhee |
| Aramis, Musketeer | Jacques Chouinard |
| Constance Bonacieux | Jo-Ann Morgan |
| D'Artagnan | Dario Laurenti |
| Col. de Treville | Bruce Bedell |
| Col. de Treville's Lady | Lesley Bumbaco |
| Convent Girls and Ladies-In-Waiting | Jill Bonin, Theresa Del Bel, Penelope Johnson, Elizabeth Prouse |
| Nuns | Jane Desing, Vilma Ambel |
| Duke of Buckingham | Larry Whalen |
| Queen Anne of France | Judi Morgan |
| King Louis XIII of France | Rudy Becker |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Michael Harpe |
| Brother Joseph | Herbert Johnson |
| King's Attendants | Henry Peeling, Ron Renner |
| Mother H, Innkeeper at Calais | Karen Pomber |
| Gypsy Dancer | Terry Zika |
| Bos'un | Lou Turco |
| Patrick, Buckingham's Page | Scot McLurg |
Chorus
Villagers and Courtiers
Janice Kent, Sarah L'Alouette, Debbie Lukenda, Anne Roberts, Tony Bumbaco, Glen Wells
Orchestra
| Honourary Life Member and Concertmaster | Mary Shrubsole Walton |
| Conductor | Arno Ambel |
| Concertmaster | Guy Traficante |
| First Violin | Guy Traficante, Ronald Mah, Carol O'Neill |
| Second Violin | Karl Schier, Peter Whitby |
| Viola | John Moffatt, Sister Mary Sammon |
| Cello | Julian Tryczynski, Katherine Gartshore |
| Double Bass | Hugh Stephen |
| Flute | Louise Griffith |
| Clarinet | Ron Belsito, Lynda Myles |
| French Horn | Aubrey Moore, Robert Henderson (Wed. to Fri.), Ron Koch (Sat.) |
| Trumpet | George Townsend, Alan Campbell |
| Trombone | Mary Ann Barban |
| Percussion | Marc Dubreuil |
| Organ | Lorraine Smith |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Lorraine Smith, Jane Anstice, Barbara Saylor-Severin, Charlene Trus |
Production Staff
| Producer | Herbert Johnson |
| Production Co-Ordinator | Brenda Gravelle |
| Director | Virginia Reh |
| Music Director | Arno Ambel |
| Additional Choreography by | Trixie Hardy and Stephen Rutti |
| Additional Music arranged by | Terence Seaman |
| Set Designer | Tim Fort |
| Costume Designer | Vilma Ambel |
| Lighting Designer | Rutger Becker |
| Director's Assistant | Richard Jenkins |
| Stage Manager | Leslee Belanger |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Fred Frechette |
| Stage Crew Chief | Philip Burfoot |
| Properties | Ted McKinney |
| Make-Up | Leeann Trbovich |
| Hairstyling | Marga Pelka |
| Lighting Booth | Raji Retnakaran |
| House Manager | David Walsh |
| Advance Box Office | Erika Dello |
| House Box Office | Noreen Myers |
| Publicity | T. J. (Terry) McPhee and Arno Ambel |
| Fencing Instructor | Dal Travnick |
Production Assistants
| Wardrobe | Ann Hendriks, Ruth Mercosky, Randy Smith, and others |
| Stage Crew | Ken Belanger, Guy Coutu, Jeff Deluzio, Sandro Nevicato, Frank Stella, Jim Walker |
| Properties | Darla Atkins, Susan Barron, Jane Lamothe, Mary Roberts |
| Make-Up | Pauline Gendron, Heather Stadnisky |
| Lighting | Dirk Becker, John Jones, Sarah L'Alouette, Eric Larsen, Jim Mills, Paul Willert |
| Set Construction | Alexis Bedell, Bruce Bedell, Francis Bedell, Guy Coutu, Lorna Blackburn, Philip Burfoot, Kelly Hopper, Michelle Jarvis, Henry Peeling, Frank Stella, Laurie Willis, Mike Wolowich, Terry Zika |
| Men's Barber | Dave Waldie |
| Box Office | Romy Bock, Herbert Johnson, Penelope Johnson, Henrietta McLurg, Mary Roberts, Randy Smith, Linda Veith, and others |
| Hospitality | Lesley and Dave Bumbaco |
| Front of House | Alexis Bedell, Cathy Bedell, Francis Bedell, Joanne Marconi, Letizia DiPasquale, Karen Sagle |
The services of Ms. Reh were made available through the courtesy of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association and the financial support of the Community Theatre Training Programme of Theatre Ontario (funded by the Ontario Arts Council)