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Fred Secombe (brother) Sir Harry Donald Secombe CBE (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show (1951–1960), playing many characters, most notably Neddie Seagoon. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in musicals ...
The Four Musketeers is a musical with a score by Laurie Johnson and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. It was developed from a book by Michael Pertwee loosely based on The Three Musketeers. The musical premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 5 December 1967. It was directed by Peter Coe. The sets were designed by Sean Kenny.
In his opening song d'Artagnan expounds his unambitious philosophy of life. Within minutes of his arrival he tangles inadvertently with the Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis and finds himself challenged to three duels. Constance has become Lady-in-Waiting to France's gay young Queen.
The Four Musketeers. Original London Production (1967) ... Harry Secombe , Dugald Currie , Elizabeth Larner , Stephanie Voss Private Recordings No private audio ...
Apr 11, 2001 · He had since taken singing roles in the stage musical The Four Musketeers and in the film musicals Oliver and Song of Norway. He appeared in several Royal Command performances and was made a CBE in 1963. This is my Song reached number two in the British charts in 1967. The Harry Secombe Show was a popular feature on television.
From Harry Secombe’s autobiography ‘An Entertaining Life’: “The massive sets presented many problems for the cast. They consisted of a complex central revolve which included four sets of stairs, each of which swivelled, integrated with great blocks, slabs and towering shapes, plus two side units that could move out on five horizontal tracks to link up to the central unit by means of flying drawbridges.
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Sep 8, 2021 · But Harry was never the straight man until much later in his career. By the 1970s and 80s he had transferred to serious programming, hosting his own chat show and more famously Songs of Praise and ...
