‘Tom Jones’ at Temple Newsam

Fine singing by the principlas and chorus marked the opening performances on Saturday of Temple Newsam’s second open-air Festival production , “Tom Jones.” The production is the first combined effort of the British Legion Players (Leeds Central branch) and the Hunslet Choral and Operatic Societies.

Principals whose singing and clear delivery deserve sepcial mention were : –

Percy Wallis, Dorothy Pearson, William Pearson, Pauline Halliwell, Nellie Moorhouse, Daphne Wright, and Cissie Wilson.

The show was produced by Leeds Civic Arts Guild. Leeds Symphony Society was under the musical direction of William Uttley.

Yorkshire Post