From the CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LII, iii JULY 1960 No. 169 After an unfortunate lapse of one year, the sixth and seventh forms decided once more to ‘ don the grease-paint’ and the result was the varied programme of entertainment which took place on three successive evenings at the end of… Continue reading The Forum presents…
Tag: Boys/Performances
John Drinkwater (1899-1903)
John Drinkwater (1888-1937) was born in Leytonstone, the son of an actor.
“Journey’s End”
by Ron Baker (c.1949) Ron Baker (c.1949) writes: Further to Ted Bown’s reference to “Journey’s End”, the play was produced by George Wright and performed on 2nd to 5th February 1949. The cast:
A Memory of Mike Winters
by Derek Jeffs (1940s) Derek Jeffs (1940s), at the School during the war, reminisces in the Oxford Mail about a disastrous night when he took part in a gig with the future comedian Mike Winters:
Memories of Ronnie Barker
by Tony Phelps (c.1946) Tony Phelps writes: “I met Ronnie on the (non-professional) stage in Oxford in 1946. That was the year when I returned from war service.
“The Forum Presents”
by Malcolm Williams (left 1960) “The Forum Presents” is mentioned twice on the “News of Old Boys”, once by Malcolm Williams (left 1960) and once by David Green (left 1953). How many versions of the Forum Presents were there? Malcolm Williams has responded very quickly:
The School Song
by John Gaskin (c. 1955) John Gaskin writes: The precise origins and authorship of the School Song (see Newsletter 4) were never known to more than a tiny handful of people: F C Lay and Jimmy Soulsby are long since dead, and it would be a pity for the knowledge to perish unrecorded with me.
The School in Wartime
Writer unknown (1941-45) When originally published Mike Chew apologised that he had temporarily mislaid the name of the author of this item, but would acknowledge its provenance in due course, which he never did. “Sua culpa”, as he said at the time.
The COHS Double Bass
by Philip Gammage (1947-54) Philip Gammage (1947-54) writes: “Does anyone know what happened to the COHS Double bass?
The School Play
1949 A production of “Journey’s End” by R C Sherriff, produced by Mr George Wright, was performed with the following cast: