Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 21 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Art, Music and Drama" xDecade: "1960s" x Search term Filter by Subject Clubs and Organisations (2)Other Children's Groups (1)Women's Groups (1)Memories (2)Filter by Format Leaflet (2)Newspaper cutting (1)Photograph (8)Poster (5)Picture (1)Text (3)Filter by Area Newport (19)Filter by Decade 1930s (3)1940s (6)1950s (8)1970s (8)1980s (5)1990s (4)2000s (1)Filter by Century 21st (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Display Sheet on Local Artist, Alexander Allan Poster giving information about local artist, Alexander Allan, with images of four of Allan's paintings. TAMS Celebrating 50 Years TAMS (Tayport Amateur Musical Society - now TADAMS). In 1999 TAMS celebrated 50 years and at a special event the club officials of 1999 (front) welcomed nine founder members. Display Sheet on Len Fullerton, Wildlife Artist. Information and display sheet on Len Fullerton (1909-1968) local wildlife artist, depicting examples of his illustrations. Display Sheet on Local Artist, Neil Dallas Brown. Display sheet giving information and examples of the work of local artist, Neil Dallas Brown (1938-2003). Newport Townswomen's Guild Drama Group Photograph showing Newport Townswomen's Guild Drama Group performing Mad Hatters in Mayfield. 1960s. TAMS 50th Anniversary Souvenir Programme 1999 Tayport Amateur Musical Society was founded in Tayport in 1949 but was soon equally associated with Newport as they performed their shows in the Blyth Hall. This photograph shows their 50th anniversary souvenir programme from their show Oklahoma in 1999. The Green Room Club 1960s Three photographs from some of the Green Room Club's productions. The Green Room club rehearsed in their premises in the old Royal Buildings before performing many of their shows in the Rio. They would later join with the Blythe Players to become the Phoenix Drama Club. Blythe Players Programmes A selection of programmes from Blythe Players shows from 1950s and 1960s. The Blythe Players put on their shows in the Blyth Hall and performed favourites such as Agatha Christie’s The Hollow (1959) and Charley’s Aunt (1964). They had developed from the Congregational Church Drama Group of the 1940s and they would eventually combine with the ... Display Sheet on Local Artist, Alberto Morrocco Display sheet giving information and examples of Alberto Morrocco's work (1917-1998). Memories of the Blythe Players The Granary was used by the Blythe Players as storage and a scenery workshop. In the latter half of the sixties my father was the Stage Manager with the players, I was his assistant and together with a few willing helpers we were responsible for the post production work prior to each play presentation at the Blyth ... Memories of the Rio Youth Club 1 June Turner’s memories of the Rio Youth Club, as told to Wendy Irons on 19th September 2020. “I was working as a youth leader in a school in Dundee in the evenings. A young woman knocked at my house door in Newport one evening and said that Newport needed a youth club. I can’t remember her name. ... TAMS Oklahoma 1960 Two photographs from TAMS production of Oklahoma in 1960. Ron Caird is in both these photographs starring as Curly. A Wildlife Calendar - Examples of Len Fullerton's work Extracts from one of the wildlife calendars that Len Fullerton illustrated, and which were published annually over several years in the 1950s and 60s. Len Fullerton Wildlife Talk Newspaper report of a talk given in 1963 by Len Fullerton, Newport wildlife artist. Carolyn Morton's Dance class 1960s Carolyn Morton's dance class was held for many years in the back rooms of the Blyth Hall. This group is from the late 1960s. TAMS Productions 1960s These photographs show just some of TAMS productions: 1965 Song of Norway; 1961 Gipsy Princess; and 1961 Goodnight Vienna. TAMS Merrie England 1962 Two photographs of the TAMS Production of Merrie England in 1962. Edna Campbell's Junior Showtime Dance School, 1969 Edna Campbell's Junior Showtime Dance School, July 1969 Blythe Players 1960s Two photographs from Blythe Players shows in the Blyth Hall. Love in a Cod Place and The Amorous Prawn. The Blythe Players date from the 1950s and 1960s. They put on their shows in the Blyth Hall and performed other favourites such as Agatha Christie’s The Hollow (1959) and Charley’s Aunt (1964). They had developed ... Display Sheet on Local Sculptor, Scott Sutherland Display sheet giving information about, and examples of, the work of local sculptor, Scott Sutherland. NB: We now have it on good authority, from Scott's son David, that they did not come to live in Newport until 1954. Memories of the Rio Cinema Memories of the Rio Cinema from Findlay McLaren. We used to go every Friday night after Cubs and a 3d poke of chips from Stinkie's. I always had a free pass from Fag Louttit's because I did a paper round there. Great fun beating the seats in the ninepennies when the cavalry appeared over the hill. The ...