If you are putting on a show for parents and friends, you have to be properly dressed - and that includes applying make-up.
Scouts and Guides at Horspath, near Oxford, were determined to look their best when they appeared on stage.
‘Their Show’ in 1969 was a revue of songs and sketches, many of them written by Gang Show creator Ralph Reader.
The revue, which had become an annual event for the village Scout and Guide companies, was staged at the Merry Bells at Wheatley.
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It appears to have been a great success - there was loud applause when the cast took their bow as the curtain came down.
Later, the young actors and actresses entertained audiences at the New Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in St Ebbe’s, Oxford, and at other venues in the area.
The highlight of the programme was a chorus of songs and dances entitled ‘Minstrels’, with impressive ultra-violet lighting effects created by John Newman, father of one of the Scouts.
Ralph Reader became well known for organising Gang Shows and leading community singing at FA Cup finals.
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He staged shows before the Second World War and when peace returned, he set up his own production company.
The first post-war Gang Show ran for three weeks at Blackpool Opera House and broke the theatre’s records.
The first London Gang Show was staged at Golders Green Hippodrome in 1950 and the Gang Show phenomenon gradually spread to other parts of the country, including Oxford.
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In 1989, 350 Scouts and Guides were on a high as they prepared for a variety show at Exeter Hall, Kidlington.
The cast included Venturers and Rangers from the Kidlington district groups.
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