Les Cloche De Cornville
Monday 8th - Saturday 13th February, 1909
THE VICTORIA HALL

PRODUCTION TEAM
Unknown
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SOCIETY PRESIDENT
G H Gledhill*
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.
Yeoman of the Guard
Monday 3rd - Saturday 8th February, 1908
THE VICTORIA HALL

PRODUCER
W G Bedford
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
H A Lumb
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SOCIETY PRESIDENT
G H Gledhill*
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.
The Sam Sings
Monday 28th January - Saturday 2nd February, 1907
THE VICTORIA HALL

PRODUCER
H Hebden
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
J D Town
CHOREOGRAPHER
Ida Gordon
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SOCIETY PRESIDENT
G H Gledhill
Premiere production of this locally written opera by E Woodhead and F V Lawton of Huddersfield
Dorothy
Monday 19th - Saturday 24th February, 1906
THE PALACE THEATRE

DIRECTOR
E Thornley Dodge
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
J D Town
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SOCIETY OFFICIALS
Unknown
A group split away in 1906 to concentrate on Light Operas and Operetta's - they became Halifax Light Opera Society in 1907
The Mikado
Monday 7th - Saturday 12th August, 1905
THEATRE ROYAL

PRODUCTION TEAM
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Unknown
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.
The Gondoliers
Monday 6th - Saturday 11th February, 1905
THE PALACE THEATRE

PRODUCTION TEAM
Unknown
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Unknown
First try at the more popular operetta's starting with Gilbert and Sullivan
Maritana
Tuesday 3rd, Thursday 5th, Saturday 7th November, 1903
THE GRAND THEATRE

CONDUCTOR
Charles Dennis
CHORAL MASTER
J D Town
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SOCIETY OFFICIALS
Unknown
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.
Il Trovatore
Monday 2nd, Wednesday 4th, Friday 6th November, 1903
THE GRAND THEATRE

CONDUCTOR
Charles Scott
CHORAL MASTER
J D Town
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SOCIETY OFFICIALS
Unknown
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
Maritana
Dates Unknown - 1902
THE GRAND THEATRE

PRODUCTION TEAM
Unknown

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First production rehearsed in the Mechanics Institute, later named Marlborough Hall and now the Halifax YMCA theatre.
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