James Marsland

Jimmy Marsland sang as a schoolboy with an amateur society in Cheshire, later appearing as one of the "Stars In Battledress" during World War II. After the War, he appeared in "The Dancing Years" and "Waltzes from Vienna" before joining the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as a tenor chorister in December 1949. There he stayed until March 1966 when he joined the management of the Carte, acting as assistant producer, whilst remaining in the chorus, and occasionally appearing in the small part of Annibale in "The Gondoliers", the Associate in "Trial by Jury", a Marine in "HMS Pinafore", Hildebrand's Chamberlain in "Princess Ida", and the Solicitor in "Patience". Even after leaving the chorus, Jimmy still occasionally appeared in these roles and 'filled in' on occasion when the chorus was depleted by illness. Marsland remained with the Company as its assistant producer until its last night on February 27, 1982. In later years he produced some amateur productions.