Crosby G&S

Crosby Gilbert and Sullivan Society was formed in 1951 in Crosby, Liverpool. The society performed their first production of "The Mikado". Since then it has performed G&S productions at a variety of different venues across Liverpool. Their first productions were hosted at The Winter Gardens Theatre, Waterloo (1951 - 1963) following this at The Crane Theatre, Liverpool. The company later moved from The Crane to the Neptune, and later from the Neptune to The Epstein. In early 2016, the society performed their final production at the Epstein Theatre; a production of "The Gondoliers". From 2017, the society will take up residence at Southport Little Theatre. This will see them bring a more updated version of the G&S operetta "The Pirates of Penzance".

Notable People

Committee

The 2016/2017 committee:

Position	Committee Member
President	Mr James Whittle
Chairperson	Mr Brian Tubb
Vice-Chairperson	Mrs Margaret Carden
Hon. Secretary	Mrs Pam Tattersall
Hon. Treasurer	Mrs Rosalie Moore
General Committee	Mrs Joan Ashcroft, Mrs Julie Gill, Mr Paul-James Green, Mrs Pat Maitland & Mrs Jackie Mallon

Notable members

Beti Lloyd-Jones - Elizabeth Lloyd-Jones was an original member of the Crosby G&S society, performing as a member of the chorus in "The Mikado" (1951) and later taking on principle parts (between 1953 - 1956). Following this tenure, she left the society and Crosby to pursue her career as a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company company.During her tenure with the company she performed in the chorus, understudying most contralto roles. She became a permanent fixture as Inez in "The Gondoliers" (1959 - 1962). During her time with D'Oyly Carte, she played the role of Mrs Partlett in "The Sorcerer" (1973 - 1975). After the closure of the company in 1982, Lloyd-Jones returned to her roots and rejoined Crosby Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Her first production back saw her produce "The Sorcerer" and from then on, until her departure from the society in 2003, she remained mostly as a Producer, and also as an occasional actress. Beti Lloyd-Jones died on March 6, 2004. However, her legacy lives on within the society and her voice can still be heard on D'Oyly Carte recordings.

• Patience as Lady Saphir (1961 Recording)
• Grand Duke as Bertha (1976 Recording)
• The Gondoliers as Inez (1977 Recording)

Productions

The Gondoliers

Character	1952	1960	1969	1978	1993	2002	2010	2016
Duke of Plaza Toro	Albert Dunn	William Jones	William Shepherd	John Hilton	Len Unsworth	Jonathan Taylor	Jonathan Taylor	Jonathan Taylor
Duchess of Plaza Toro	Lillian Collingwood	Lillian Clack	Marion Hellam	May Wilson	May Wilson	Christine Harland	Joan Ashcroft	Joan Ashcroft
Luiz	Denis Smerdon	Eric Forshaw	Michael Hoyland	Anthony Charlesworth	Michael Kennedy	Mark Williamson	Chris Liston	Neil Allcock (Replaced by: Ste Sutcliffe)
Casilda	Olive Thomas	Pat Carrier	Veronica Power	Laura Fawcett	Elaine Murphy	Lindsay Harries	Sophie McQueen	Jennifer Lee
Don Alhambra	Walter Hosegood	Walter Hosegood	Gerald Massey	John Bowen	John Bowen	John Bowen	Simon Killeen	Brian Tubb
Marco	Gerard Martin	Edward Myers	Gerard Martin	Thomas Monk	Malcolm Kendall	Michael Kennedy	Michael Kennedy	Chris Liston
Giuseppe	William Jones	Anthony Collins	John Bowen	Tony Clare	Jonathan Taylor	Brian Tubb	Brian Tubb	Mark Duffy
Gianetta	Dorothy Porter	Muriel Gilbert	Muriel Gilbert	Alison Hughes	Helen Fieldsend	Helen Wildman	Emma Doolan	Holly Teague
Tessa	Eileen Drury	Elsie Kelly	Barbara Leach	Jennifer Monk	Linda Newman	Cecilia Costello	Jane Hamlet	Isobel Jenkins
Antonio	Bernard Roberts	Barrie Stevenson	Erick Alcker	Peter Miles	Ray Ryan	Ian Curlett	Michael Seagar	Paul-James Green
Fiametta	Ethel Dineley	Jeane McGreavy	Jean Robinson	Shelagh Fieldsend	Maggie Potter	Elaine Williams	Elaine Williams	Lindsay Colquhoun
Francesco	John Williams	Harold Moore	William Jones	William Jones	Keith Martin	Norman Gow	Derrick Fear	Peter Ledwidge
Vittoria	Mabel Cookson	Marion Hellam	Rosemary Gordon	Iris Kelly	Monica Flynn	Helena Jones	Jen Prescott	Pat Maitland
Giorgio	Peter Forrest	Derek Carrier	Peter Knight	Roy Harness	James Whittle	Brian Leeson	Ed Davies	Ed Davies
Giulia	Elsie Clark	Ann Williams	Dorothy Kerr	Pamela Stubbs	Rosalie Moore	Maggie Potter	Irene Baker	Suzanne Denner
Annibale	Robert Parry	Barrie Stevenson	Harold Carefull	Peter Knight	Harold Carefull	Harold Carefull	John Whitehead	Peter Ledwidge
Inez	Kathleen Stananought	Kathleen Stananought	Kathleen Stananought	Kathleen Stananought	Iris Kelly	Ceri Wilde	Dottie Kerr	Iris Kelly

The Yeomen of The Guard

Character	1955	1967	1976	1988	1997	2006	2014
Sir Richard Cholmondeley	James H. Smith	John Bowen	Gerald Massey	Thomas Monk	Gerald Massey	Gerry Massey	Ed Davies
Colonel Fairfax	Dennis Smerdon	Gerard Martin	Thomas Monk	Geoffrey Shovelton	Michael Kennedy	Peter Wilde	Ste Sutcliffe
Sergeant Meryll	Walter Hosegood	Randall Evans	James Whittle	James Whittle	James Whittle	Ed Davies	Brian Tubb
Leonard Meryll	Eric Forshaw	Thomas Monk	Anthony Charlesworth	Anthony Charlesworth	Keith Martin	Andrew Wolfenden	Steven Jones
Jack Point	Anthony Collins	Anthony Collins	John Hilton	Len Unsworth	Jonathan Taylor	Jonathan Taylor	Chris Liston
Wilfred Shadbolt	Bert Dunn	William Bethell	Peter Knight	John Bowen	John Bowen	Simon Killeen	Barry Prescott
Elsie Maynard	Olive Thomas	Muriel Gilbert	Deborah Jones	Ruth Williams	Helen Fieldsend	Helen Fieldsend	Alex Edgar
Phoebe Meryll	Marian Martin	Barbara Wakeman	Alison Hughes	Helen Fieldsend	Maggie Potter	Jane Hamlet	Heather Jane Taylor
Dame Carruthers	Betti Lloyd-Jones	Kathleen Stananought	May Wilson	May Wilson	May Wilson	Ceri Wilde	Joan Ashcroft
Kate	Patricia A. Jones	Dorothy Kerr	Laura Fawcett	Shelagh Fieldsend	Lesley Traynor	Sophie McQueen	Amy Mercer
First Yeomen	William F. Jones	William Jones	William Jones	Norman Gow	Griffiths Williams	N/A	N/A
Second Yeomen	Eric Roberts	Walter Kilgour	David Farrell	David Farrell	Norman Gow	N/A	N/A

External links

• Official site