Tom Sawyer’s Treasure Hunt

by Charlotte Chorpenningdirected by Arthur Cox
probably March 1951
Leeds Children’s Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre probably performed Tom Sawyer’s Treasure Hunt in March 1951.

This production was staged by Leeds Children’s Theatre, who at the time were one of the sub-groups within Leeds Arts Centre. Having returned to being a company in their own right in the 1950s, they are still creating theatre for children to this day.

Cast

Aunt Polly SawyerMarie Whitaker
Tom SawyerJeremy Smart
The New BoyGeorge Fawcett
Becky ThatcherAnn Miles
JimMelvyn Kleiman
Ben RogersChristopher Wright
Billy FisherCedric Roberts
Johnny MillerIan Mackenzie
Jeff ThatcherJohn Royce
Willie MuffersonLeslie Burns
Bob TannerKenneth Shipstone
Joe HarperWilliam Muirhead
Huckleberry FinnBrian Hobbs
Mrs HarperCynthia Vendyback
Amy LawrenceMajorie Banks
SallyJoyce Mann
Gracie MillerAnne Gardner
Susie HarperValerie Stackhouse
Widow DouglasChristine Thomas
Muff PotterArthur Ridley
Injun JoeJohn Jackson
Dr RobinsonWilliam Huntley
Old HooperArnold Williams
Judge ThatcherErnest Beaumont
Mrs ThatcherStella Ramsbottom
SheriffErnest Greaves
Other ChildrenMarjorie Backshaw
 Christine Beaumont
 Shirley Wood
 Richard Bell
 George Howling

Backstage team

DirectorArthur Cox
Stage ManagerArthur E. B. Brown
Assistant Stage ManagerPeter Joy
PropertiesBetty Claughton
 Winifred Exley
PrompterFreda Fenwick
Wardrobe MistressElsie Bell
Assisted byCora Greaves
 Stella Ramsbottom
 Winifred Swallow
Auditorium ManagerNorman Pepper
MusicWalter P. Miller
Cover Design byJ. C. Newby
Settings byArthur E. B. Brown
 Peter Joy

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
(134 KBytes)
Download: Review
(163 KBytes)
Download: Review
(123 KBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Tom Sawyer’s Treasure Hunt, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Other productions

Leeds Arts Centre has also performed Tom Sawyer’s Treasure Hunt on another occasion, in 1950 – more details of that production can be found by following the link to its page in this archive.