"Miss Hook of Holland" is a musical comedy (described as a "Dutch Musical Incident") in two acts, with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens and book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens. It opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 31 January 1907, and had a successful run of 462 performances. A synopsis of the plot can be found at https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_m/miss_hook_holland.htm This was one of a number of productions of the Surrey Hills Amateur Operatic Society during the 1930s. The society formed in 1931 and its first production was "The Cingalee", followed in 1932 by "The Arcadians". Other productions were "Princess Ju-Ju", "The Quaker Girl", "The Hook of Holland" and "The Country Girl". Apart its cultural and social importance, the aim of the Society was to raise funds for charity. Mrs Constance Clucas was a driving force behind the productions. A comprehensive account of the society's activities is found in 'A history of Surrey Hills' Sporting clubs and Cultural Groups" by Ken James. This and other programs of the Surrey Hills Amateur Operatic Society provide insight into the cultural life of Surrey Hills in the 1930s.Cream-coloured stapled program printed in brown of a musical comedy in 2 acts. Includes a cast list and committee of the Surrey Hills Amateur Operatic Society, a synopsis of the play, a list of the musical items, photos of Mrs P D Clucas and Mr Norman Lee and a number of ads for local and city businesses."J Hall" signed on back in ink or biro; Norman Lee has signed his photo in ink.camberwell town hall, operetta, miss hook of holland, tanner and monckton, surrey hills amateur operatic society, j c williamson ltd, surrey hills baby health centre, alfred hospital, orthopaedic hospital, surrey hills orchestra, anne's pantry, surrey hall, entertainment, fundraising, musical events and activities, miss cook, mr j colquhoun, h e witchell, a h chenu, norman lee, jean gordon, wilfred darby, jeanette mcdowell, ronald isherwood, howard p denny, miss phyllis heitsch, una v blaikie, howard burnett, jack chapman, winifred broderick, gladys marshall, scyla cocking, harold g brett, harry cocking, aubrey pearce, william morrison, muriel middleton, barbara brigdon, jessie collins, ethel cerini, isabel callaghan, florrie doreian, violet ebbels, jessie fethers, margot gordon, jean robinson, gordon lavender, marjory gordon, grace linford, mollie middleton, eileen middleton, muriel marshall, gladys oliver, mary scragg, beryl scragg, nina sinclair, jean wearne, gladys roberts, rose pearse, jean douglass, jessie powys, mabel thomas, violet abery, roy brian, herbert darby, wilfred harley, robert rowse, jack walker, fred williams, george duncan, mrs g d clucas, mrs p d blaikie, miss w h duncan, mrs g d grover, mrs b collins, miss m harley, mr r cocking, mr h colton, ada walton, mrs c colquoun

Royal Princess Theatre - A Sequel to Marjorie in Wonderland. Saturday, 1st September, 1917. Australian Children's Pantomime. Price of Programme, One Penny. Matinee Performance. In aid of 'Fruit & Vegetables Fund For Our Soldiers In The Trenches.' Produced by Miss Girlie Mackay and Miss Norma Moorhead. Musical Director: Mr Stanley Upton. Stage Manager: Mr J Dunphy. Lighting Effects: Mr W Wenborn. Hon. Sec.: Mr Norman Howell. Inside cover Synopsis of Pantomime. The First act is Marjorie's Dream of Fairyland. The curtain rises showing Marjorie asleep in cot from which Brownies entice her away. The curtain is. . . . Sale of Sweets supervised by Miss Nita E Weller and Assistants Rose by Mrs A T Mackay. Dresses disigned and made by Mrs McQuie, Misses Lena Weller, Norma Moorhead, Girlie Mackay, assisted by Mrs Ralph Ross, Mrs Robert Mackay, and the Misses May Germann, Carola Iser and Hilda Meurer. Programme. Songs sung throughout Performance. Overture-'Marjorie in Wonderland; Specially arranged by Mr Upton. Overture Synopsis-This is descriptive of Marjorie's Dream of Fairyland; at first mystic and subdued, tending to convey the impression of the mysterious movements of the Spirits of the Night intermingled with the occasional calls of birds, a vision of elfland; from that the music develops in an expression of the coming of morn, and the stirrring of forest nature into the active life of day, with the distant sounds of the anvil and of bells; and as the day wears on, the chiming of the hours again denote the approach of eventide, the melody throughout being that of the song 'Marjorie Sunbeam.' Instrumental Soloists are Messrs. J Collins & H M Hall. Act 1. 'Moonstruck' Myrtle Glanville. 2 Moonboat, by the Fairies. 3 'Fairy Revel' by the Bunnies. 4 'Bunnies Adventure' by the Bunnies.5 'Catching Birds' by the Goblins. 7 'Fairyland' Ruthie Murphy. Act 2. 1 'Fairy Song'. 2 'Kookaburra Mel Wearne. 3 'Marjorie Sunbeam' the Brownies. 4 'Kangaroo' the brownies. 5 'Autumn Winds' 6 'As I went o'er the Paddocks' Jean Walker. 7 'Sea Serpent' Jim Walker & Jim Long. 8 Swing Song, The Playmates. 9 'Belle Bird' Jean & Jim Walker. 10 'Baby Bear' Stella Coghlan. 11 'Coo-ee' Myrtle Glanville & Marie Hamilton. 12 Butterfly Dance Sheila Shannon.13 'The Mushroom Affair' Ruthie Murphy & Jim Nabbs. 14 'Corroboree' by the Aboriginals. 15 'The Boomerang' Ken McQuie. 16 Chorus-Wattle. 17 'In Two's & Three's' Brownies & Goblins. 18 'Bull Frog & Coon Stella Cook & Sid Whitelaw. 19 In a Fairy Boat' Rose Murphy. 20 Chorus-'Good Night'. _God Bless Our Splendid Men_ Cast of Characters: Jean Walker, Myrtle Glanville, Marie Hamilton, Thelma Thomas, Stella Coghlan, Jim Long, Jim Walker, Enid Webster, Lily Brown, Una Grelis, Biddie Bulley, Ellie Colcough, Dorothy Fullerton, Maud Clark, Una Leggo, Sheila Shannon, Ken Skewes, Jack Long, Bruce Barnier, Roger Horbury, Douglas Pain, Tom Henderson, Ruthie Murphy, Jim Nabbs, Tom Green, Douglas McQuie, Mel Wearne, Laurence Skewes, Sid Whitelaw, Ken Moore, Alma Jorgenson, Geoff Schultz, Doris Reed, Nancy Cahill, Hugh Long, Edna Spencer, Don Walker, Jack Schultz, Ken McQuie, Jack Weddell, Berni and Allan Monaghan, Reg Trevean, Stella Cook, Joyce Ross, Margaret Long, Olive Thomas, Margaret Macqie, Rose Murphy, Molly Robertson, Lorna Weddell, Minnie Harley, Jean Moran, Merle Nagel, Decima Hotorf, Myra Greasley, Vera Arundel, Joyce Long, Elma Jordan, Gwen Morley, Emmie Arthur, Lorna Parker, Ziska Ross, Ena Wright, Mary Rymer, Cecil Gleeson, Thelma Cairns, Dorothy Batchelder, Maudie Ferguson, Marion Henderson, Lorna Cattran, Alice Murphy, Essie Whitelaw, Eileen Coghlin, Thelma Ross, Jean Miller, Mavis Tozer, Monnie Fattorini, Vivian Reed, Lily O'Connor, Alice Evans, Jean Barlow (Names of parts were included). Columbine Ballet: Alma Day, Kathleen Smithwick, Margery Greaves, Wilma Martin, Roma Cook, Dot Cravino, Alma Reardon, Jean Cairns.Cambridge Press, Print.program, theatre, royal princess theatre

Royal Princess Theatre - Majorie in Wonderland. Saturday, 12 August, 1916. Price of Program, One Penny. Australian Children's Pantomime. Matinee Performance. In Aid of Fruit and Vegtable Fund For Our Soldiers in The Trenches. Produced by Miss Girlie Mackay. Children's Vocal Training by Madame Rossow. Dialogue by Miss Eileen O'Keefe. Musical Director, Mr Stanley Upton. Stage Manager, Mr J Dunphy. Lighting Effects Mr W Wenborn. Theatre kindly lent by W Crowley, Esq. Hon. Sec., Norman Howell. Prologue. The curtain rises showing the flowers asleep. The fairies, summoned by daylight, entre and sing, awakening the flowers, and leave. Then Puck entres, followed by the Blue Wrens, singing, and after them the Bunnies, who are all . . . Sale of Sweets supervised by Miss Nita Weller and Assistants. Novelties by Mrs Julius Cohn. Dresses designed and made by Mrs McQuie, Mrs Marc Cohn, Miss Lena Weller, and Miss Girlie Mackay, assisted by Mrs Balsillie, Mrs Ralph Ross. Mrs Robert Makayand the Misses Gladys McQuie, Norma Moorhead, Carola Iser, and Hilda Meurer. Program: Songs sung throught Performance. Act I. 1 Chorus-Fairy Song. 2 'Bunnies' Adventure' by the Bunnies. 3 Chorus-Holiday Song. 4 Bell Bird Duett-Jean & Jim Walker. 5 Sailor's Hornpipe-Crissie Cravino. 6 'Marjorie Sunbeam'-Myrtle Glanville. 7 'As I went o'er the Paddock'-Jean Walker. 8 Chorus'Billy Tea. 9 Song-'Possum'-Bertie Barkell. 10 'Bogie Man'-Stella Coghlan. 11 'Kookooburra'-Mel Wearne. 12 Chorus-'Winter Bells'. Act II. 1 Chorus-'Autumn Winds'. 2 'Stay Little Wave'-Jean Walker. 3 'Southern Cross'-Rose Murphy. 4 Song-'Kangaroo'-Brownies. 5 'Pixie Man'-Ruthie Murphy. 6 Chorus-'Wattle'. 7 'Grow Little Mushroom'-Stella Cook. 8 'Cooee'-Myrtle Glanville & Marie Hamilton. 9 Butterfly Dance-Sheila Shannon.10 'King Billy & Black Mary'-Ken McQuie. 11 Boomerang Song-Ken McQuie. 12 Final Chorus-'To the Fairies', 'Good Night'. God Bless Our Splendid Men. Cast of Characters:Marjorie & Jean Walker, Myrtle Glanville, Ruthie Murphy, Marie Hamilton, Thelma Thomas, Stella Coghlan, Jim Walker, Jim Long, Bertie Barkell. Fairies:-Mary Hunter, Lily Brown, Una Grelis, Biddie Bulley, Rosa Dyring, Ellie Colcough, Ida Collins. Puck:-Una Leggo. Butterfly:-Sheila Shannon. Brownies:-Tom Green, Douglas McQuie, Hunphrey, Gill, Mel Wearne, Laurence Skewes. Aboriginal:-Ken Mquie. Frog:-Sid Whitelaw. Native Bear:-Ken Moore. Blue Wrens:- Alma Jorgenson, Doris Reed, Geoff Schultz, Jean Cahill. Flowers. Orchids:- Joyce Ross, Margaret Long, Dorothy Thomas, Margaret McQuie, Mollie Roberts, Rose Murphy. Pink Gums:-Lorna Weddell, Minnie Hartley, Isola Woodward, Jean Moran, Decima Holtorf, Merle Nagel. Flannel Flowers: Gwen Hunter, Nancy Tatchell, Catherine Green, Mary Rymer, Thelma Cairns, Cecil Gleeson. Poppies:-Lorna Cattran, Alice Murphy, Maisie O'Grady, Eileen Coglan, Alma McWilliams, Jean Miller. Blue Bells:-Mavis Tozer, Vivian Reed, Monnie Fattorini, Gwennie Seely, Alice Evans, Lily O'Conner. Southern Cross:-Eileen Martin, Jean Murdoch, Effie Williams, Verna Mayne, Minnie Hartley, Mollie Martin.Cambridge Press, Print.program, theatre, royal princess theatre, royal princess theatre - majorie in wonderland. 12 august, 1916. program, one penny. australian children's pantomime. matinee performance. in aid of fruit and vegtable fund for our soldiers in the trenches. produced by miss girlie mackay. children's vocal training by madame rossow. dialogue by miss eileen o'keefe. musical director, mr stanley upton. stage manager, mr j dunphy. lighting effects mr w wenborn. theatre lent by w crowley, esq. hon. sec., norman howell. prologue. the curtain rises showing the flowers asleep. the fairies, summoned by daylight, entre and sing, awakening the flowers, and leave. then puck entres, followed by the blue. . . sale of sweets supervised by miss nita weller and assistants. novelties by mrs julius cohn. dresses designed and made by mrs mcquie, mrs marc cohn, miss lena weller, and miss girlie mackay, assisted by mrs balsillie, mrs ralph ross. mrs robert makayand the misses gladys mcquie, norma moorhead, carola iser, and hilda meurer. program: songs sung throught performance. act i. 1 chorus-fairy song. 2 'bunnies' adventure' by the bunnies. 3 chorus-holiday song. 4 bell bird duett-jean & jim walker. 5 sailor's hornpipe-crissie cravino. 6 'marjorie sunbeam'-myrtle glanville. 7 'as i went o'er the paddock'-jean walker. 8 chorus'billy tea. 9 song-'possum'-bertie barkell. 10 'bogie man'-stella coghlan. 11 'kookooburra'-mel wearne. 12 chorus-'winter bells'. act ii. 1 chorus-'autumn winds'. 2 'stay little wave'-jean walker. 3 'southern cross'-rose murphy. 4 song-'kangaroo'-brownies. 5 'pixie man'-ruthie murphy. 6 chorus-'wattle'. 7 'grow little mushroom'-stella cook. 8 'cooee'-myrtle glanville & marie hamilton. 9 butterfly dance-sheila shannon.10 'king billy & black mary'-ken mcquie. 11 boomerang song-ken mcquie. 12 final chorus-'to the fairies', 'good night'. god bless our splendid men. cast of characters:marjorie & jean walker, myrtle glanville, ruthie murphy, marie hamilton, thelma thomas, stella coghlan, jim walker, jim long, bertie barkell. fairies:-mary hunter, lily brown, una grelis, biddie bulley, rosa dyring, ellie colcough, ida collins. puck:-una leggo. butterfly:-sheila shannon. brownies:-tom green, douglas mcquie, hunphrey, gill, mel wearne, laurence skewes. aboriginal:-ken mquie. frog:-sid whitelaw. native bear:-ken moore. blue wrens:- alma jorgenson, doris reed, geoff schultz, jean cahill. flowers. orchids:- joyce ross, margaret long, dorothy thomas, margaret mcquie, mollie roberts, rose murphy. pink gums:-lorna weddell, minnie hartley, isola woodward, jean moran, decima holtorf, merle nagel. flannel flowers: gwen hunter, nancy tatchell, catherine green, mary rymer, thelma cairns, cecil gleeson. poppies:-lorna cattran, alice murphy, maisie o'grady, eileen coglan, alma mcwilliams, jean miller. blue bells:-mavis tozer, vivian reed, monnie fattorini, gwennie seely, alice evans, lily o'conner. southern cross:-eileen martin, jean murdoch, effie williams, verna mayne, minnie hartley, mollie martin.