Billed with the tagline "Band and Chorus of over 80 people", fast forward 100 years and the society is still proud to boast company sizes approaching or exceeding 100.

Replica posters for this production are being sold on eBay as retro posters.

Mr H. Glover, who played Shadbolt the Gaoler was called away on the Thursday night performance, a member of the chorus, Mr Smith had to stand in.

Premiere production of this locally written opera by E Woodhead and F V Lawton of Huddersfield

A group split away in 1906 to concentrate on Light Operas and Operetta's - they became Halifax Light Opera Society in 1907

Opening production of the newly renovated Theatre Royal, setting a tradition for HAOS to feature at key opening, closing or re-naming venue productions throught out the town.

First try at the more popular operetta's starting with Gilbert and Sullivan

Most recent programmes have the 1903 production listed as 'Il Trovatore and Maritana' - however an opera of this name doesn't exist. It is two separate operas

Listed in 1931 'Hit the Deck' programme as two separate productions presented on the same bill.

In the 1951 Girl Friend programme it says in its review of the 50 years that Il Trovatore and Maritana were two separate operas performed on alternate nights with alternate casts.

Albert Barnes, playing Count Di Luna, lost his voice mid show week so Choral Master J D Town took his place