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DESTRY RIDES AGAIN 

Written by infamous Western writer Max Brand, immortalised in celluloid in 1939 starring James Stuart and Marlebne Dietrich and brought to the Gateshead stage for a second time by the Caprians.  The town of Bottleneck gets a new Sheriff, an arrangement made by the local gangsters to make their life easy who see him as an over-educated college boy with no spine for violence.  However, the Sheriff follows in his father’s footsteps and turns out to be a hotshot.  Saloon girl (and gangster Kent’s girl) Frenchy falls for Destry and helps clean up the town.

[By arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York]

Cast;

 Frenchy; Lindsay Kellegher

Tom Destry; Jim Race

Frenchy (Lindsay Kellegher) tries to seduce new Sheriff Destry (Jim Race)

Deputy Washington Dimsdale (Ernie Wilson) introduces the new Sheriff to the townsfolk

Kent (right; Gareth Lilley), Bugs Watson (centre; Mark Crow) and Frenchy (left; Lindsay Kellegher)

 Production team;

Director; Tom Stafford

Asst Director; Colin Gray

Musical Director; End Stafford

 Washington Dimsdale; Ernie Wilson

Sheriff Keogh; Alan Gray

Gyp Watson; Colin Gray

Bugs Watson; Mark Crow

Rockwell; Geoff Bowman

 Choreography; Cheryl Barr

Kent (right; Gareth Lilley) shows Destry (left; Jim Race) how to use a gun

The girls throw a Wedding Shower for Frenchy

Kent reminds Mayor Slade (seated; Brian Quigley) who’s in charge

Mayor Slade; Brian Quigley

Clagget; Steve Nichol

Kent; Gareth Lilley

Chloe Dimsdale; Susan Pennington

Rose Lovejoy; Carol Bannerman

Clara; Rexine Perry

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