| Come-By-Chance | |
|---|---|
| by | |
| Graham McInnes | Book, Music and Lyrics |
| Norman Gilchrist | Music |
| Season 37 |
| Apr 17 to Apr 22, 1950 |
Original Musical
"A musical fantasy saluting a new province".
This original musical by Ottawa writers Graham McInnes and Norman Gilchrist is set around the eve of Newfoundland's entry into Confederation.
| Cast | ||
|---|---|---|
| Edwin (Eddie) Nunn | Ezra Macpherson, a codfisherman of Come-by-Chance | |
| Janet Mainwaring | Jane Macpherson, Ezra's wife | |
| Lois Ogilvie | Lucy Macpherson, Ezra's daughter | |
| Herbert (H.D) Fripp | Joseph Bayes, Ezra's brother-in-law | |
| Clesson Goodhue | Hector Houlihan, Chairman of I.C.O.A.R. (Interdepartmental Committee on Administrative Relations | |
| Malcolm Cunningham | Jack Roper, Hector's secretary | |
| Jessie Pitkethly | Norah Tate, member of I.C.O.A.R. | |
| John (Jack) Tevlin | Ebenezer Snodgrass, member of I.C.O.A.R. | |
| Hugh (H.T.) Aitken | Joseph Puddicombe, member of I.C.O.A.R. | |
| Bruce Feather | Sir John A. Macdonald, Father of Confederation | |
| Arthur (Art) Martin | Sir G. Etienne Cartier, Father of Confederation | |
| Blair Seaborn | Sir Charles Tupper, Father of Confederation | |
| William (Bill) Armstrong | George W. Brown, Father of Confederation | |
| Ann Southam | Villager of Come-by-Chance | |
| Lucille Gauthier | Villager of Come-by-Chance | |
| Kate Macdonnell | Villager of Come-by-Chance | |
| Bobbie Mulligan | Villager of Come-by-Chance | |
| Barry O'Brien | Villager of Come-by-Chance | |
| Marion Bray | Villager of Come-by-Chance |