Past Productions > 1902 > Trial by Jury
Inaugural 1902 Production
Trial by Jury
Gilbert & Sullivan's Operetta
By permission of Mrs D'Oyly Carte
The Assembly Rooms
Princes Street, Yeovil
10-12 December, 1902
Stage Manager: Mr Jack Horrex
Musical Director: Mr B B Swaffield
Accompanist: Miss Parsons
Hon Secretary: Mr Charles Edwards
Music by Mr Arthur Sullivan
Librettist Mr W S Gilbert
Wednesday 10th December 1902 was the date of the first public performance by the newly-formed Yeovil Operatic Society, which was a concert in The Assembly Rooms at the Constitutional Club in Princes Street. This was the culmination of a series of successful al fresco events by the self-styled 'Union Jack Concert Party' during Yeovil's Coronation Festivities for King Edward VII.
The evening began with a variety show, featuring both singing and comedy acts. The second part of the concert was a performance of the well-known Gilbert & Sullivan operetta 'Trial by Jury'. The report by The Western Chronicle in its edition of Friday 12th December 1902 is copied below. Similar reports were also carried by The Western Gazette on 12th December 1902 and Pulman's Weekly on 16th December 1902. The performance was described by The Western Chronicle as "quite a success, the musical and theatrical parts being a credit to the actors"!
The Cast of the YAOS 1902 production of 'Trial by Jury'
Copied from the 1934 Programme
The Constitutional Club & Assembly Rooms in Princes Street (c1902)
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