THE WATER GIPSIES - MCSR 3033
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Vivian Ellis and A P Herbert’s final musical, seen in London in 1955, was a pastoral hymn to the canal boats and the families that lived on them. The original cast recording starring Dora Bryan, Laurie Payne and Pamela Charles is here joined by the lush cover version directed by Cyril Ornadel, with a stellar cast headed by Joan Sims, Vanessa Lee and Bruce Trent. Less operatic than the earlier Ellis-Herbert musicals such as Bless The Bride and Tough At The Top, The Water Gipsies is the best attempt the author and composer made at writing a 'modern' score, without losing that comforting old-fashionedness that gives them their particular allure! The bonus tracks feature another British comedienne, Cicely Courtneidge.
With: Dora Bryan, Laurie Payne, Pamela Charles, Joan Sims,
Vanessa Lee
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Original London cast
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Original cover version
Bonus tracks: Cicely Courtneidge
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