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No. 14971
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overliser
Friday, December 14, 1990
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Carol concert ‘jokes’
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Carol concert
offensive, especially
fund-raising
committee,
some favourable comments.
Mr. Siner’s appearance, he
added, was arranged by the
conductor, Mr. Creed.
con‘g:er’t |
guest
“It is to be regretted if
some people took offence at
Mr. Siner’s style,” said Mr.
Broad, “and I hope this will
not detract from the fact that
©® See letters page 13.
people
plained to the Mayor of
Guildford, Mrs. Mary LloydJones, who was the principal
guest, and others to the many
Rotarians who acted as
A letter to the editor of the
-
sinner
ported that
I arranged the
appearance of Guy Siner at
the carol concert, held on
Sir, — Having attended
the Rotary Club’s carol con-
December 9, in the Civic.
Hall, Guildford.
It was my idea to seek a celebrity presenter, and the
carol concert committee,
consisting of representa-
name was put forward.
— also conduct the carol con1
was no
Sir, — In the December 14
issue of the Surrey Advertiser, it was incorrectly re-
and Guildford Philharmonic, agreed to seek one
from among the contacts of
members
of
those
_organisations.
The committee agreed to invite Guy Siner when his
urrey Advertiser from two
L Siner
compere
tives of the Rotary Club
ushers.
mour. Mr. Siner proved to be
THE ADVERTISER, DECEMBER 28, 1990
people had found Mr. Siner
not to their liking, but added
that he had also received
with his repartee. Some com-
ers of the audience
m
said their afternoon had been
“ruined” by Mr. Siner who
had “felt it necessary’” with
every introduction to “add
an emparrassing and rude remark" thinly veiled as hu-
the
which organised the event,
said he was aware that some
ford Philharmonic Orchestra
this carol concert was the
and Choir, under the baton
of Neville Creed, the choir’s - best ever. We had the biggest
audience. the most children
chorus master, and which
and raised more money than
also featured the Guildford
in other years for the Mayor
Cathedral choristers with the
of Guildford’s Christmas and
Andrew
master,
choir
Local Distress Fund.”
Millington
upset
'
in
Mr. Rodger Broad, chairman of the Rotary club’s
BBC television comedy ‘Allo
‘Allo. He was the compere of
“the concert presented by the
Rotary Club of Guildford in
association with the Guild-
Siner
MYLCHREEST.
11 Chatfield Drive,
Merrow Park, Guildford.
the occasion and some of his
so-called ' “jokes” were very
highly insensitive to the
theme of family and the celebration of Christmas.”
The target of the public’s
displeasure was Guy Siner,
an actor who appears in the
Mr.
A number of my friends
and family came to the con-
cert and thev were all
Guy Siner from 'Allo "Allo.
very
shocked
His style of presentation
MARGARET
was totally inappropriate for -
“actor’s ‘smut’
no place in a family
carol concert, and
members of the audience made this plain
during the interval and
at the end of Sunday’s
event in the Civic Hall,
Guildford.
context of the Christma
s
carols.
.
was ruined by the compere,
~ angered by l
have
g
.
Sir, — A lovely family
carol concert at the Civig
Hall, Guildford on Sunday,
audience
SMUTTY jokes
Price 25p
=g
certs at Bournemouth and
Poole, where this year the
presenter, Roy Castle, was
a great success.
Clearly, involving a celebrity
in such concerts results in
increased ticket sales and
thus a greater contribution
to local charities.
NEVILLE CREED.
45 Ryfold Road,
'
Wimbledon Park,
London SW19.
cert at the Civic Hall, Guild-
ford, with my maiden aunt
and young cousin, I must
take exception to Margaret
Mylchreest’s recent letter.
I and my companions
thoroughly enjoyed the feast
of entertainment and thought
Guy Siner was hilarious and
no ruder than some of the
things you hear on television
during the early evening.
My thanks to Rodger
Broad, who seems to do so
much for charity, for a most
wonderful evening.
HOWARD GALE.
27 Roffords,
-
Goldsworth Park,
Woking.