SCAMPS Pantomime- Chichester Observer- Friday 5th January 1962

Plenty of enjoyment from a lively show. With magnificent costumes, attractive stage sets, and a thoughtful production, Selsey Comedy and Music Productions Society's presentation of "Cinderella" at the Pavilion Cinema, Selsey, this week is excellent entertainment. It is not an easy matter for a comparatively small company to put on a show of this size and quality. But the 13th pantomime production of the S.C.A.M.P.S reached a high standard under the direction of Cmdr. A. S. Bedells. At Saturday's show, Cinderella was played with charm and success by Beryl Lindsay, and the handsome Prince Charming was acted by Elizabeth de Courcy Hughes with considerable grace and style. Muriel Browning made an excellent Dandini, while the character parts of the Two Ugly Sisters, Dot and Carrie, played by Harry Brisland and Olive Bedells, kept the audience in fits of laughter throughout the evening. Olive Bedell's ginger wig, false nose and comic costume added to the fun. Robin Brewer and Ray Mariner were a lively and amusing pair of broker's men, while Doris Matthews and Stella Wiseman contributed a good deal of fun in the guise of Basile the donkey. In addition to graceful dancing by the children in their dressing ballet, there was also an inimitable performance of a Cod Ballet given by Sidney Browning, who also played the part of Baron de Broke, Harry Brisland, Barry Lindsay and Olive Bedells which was one of the highlights of the evening. And of course, a Selsey pantomime would not be complete without its topical number which included references to past and present events in the village. This year's song, written by John Bunn, was well received. The cast also included: Buttons, Barry Lindsay; Flunkey, Frank Gilbert; Mabel, Penny Evans; Fairy Godmother, Kitty Leigh-Bennett.