* John Williams.
* Chairman Lee Taylor.
* Sue Stokes.
* Esme Salnow.
* Accompanist Owen Roberts.
A diverse array of talented performers presented Collen Players' latest old time music hall and variety show at the Community Centre yesterday evening.
Presided over as usual by Father Lee Taylor in his guise as the quick-talking Victorian music hall chairman, the show got under way with a selection of rousing songs from the era under his direction with which the packed audience sang enthusiastically along.
First up on stage was Players' regular Sue Stokes accompanying herself on the ukelele with a rousing Knees Up Mother Brown. She was assisted by returning favourite Esme Salnow who provided the dance exertion to move the number along.
Next it was the turn of another cast regular Phil Robinson to describe in colourful terms how My Old Man's a Dustman.
Esme was back shortly afterwards to present two songs in her own polished period style - Under the Bed and Burlington Bertie.
Right after the break and more patter plus a Max Bygraves selection from the chairman, Sue Stokes returned to the stage with My Old Man Said Follow the Van and then Phil Robinson was back to relate that plaintive cry of Alfie Dootlittle from My Fair Lady of Get Me to the Church on Time.
In his appearances John Williams provided moving versions of the standards Keep Right on to the End of the Road, The End of the Day and Roses of Picardy.
In was then time for a touch of old Hollywood-style glitz as Esme came back to sing and soft-shoe-shuffle her way through I'm Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter and Putting on the Ritz.
Accompanist for the evening was Owen Roberts.
The now-traditional rousing choruses of Down at the Old Bull and Bush, ably augmented by the audience, brought the evening's enjoyable proceedings to a fitting close.
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