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A Blaze of Glory

on BBC Home Service Basic

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The story of Alfred Bunn Esquire, sometime lessee of the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Written by Phillip Leaver, in collaboration with W. Macqueen-Pope. Radio score by Mark H. Lubbock, incorporating music from operas by Beethoven, Balfe, Bellini, and Auber. Produced by Stephen Thomas
Other parts played by Phoebe Hodgson and Jill Nyasa. BBC Theatre Chorus, BBC Theatre Orchestra: conductor, Stanford Robinson. (BBC recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Alfred Bunn Esquire
Written By:
Phillip Leaver
Unknown:
W. MacQueen
Unknown:
Mark H. Lubbock
Produced By:
Stephen Thomas
Other parts played by:
Phoebe Hodgson
Other parts played by:
Jill Nyasa.
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson.
Narrator:
Frederick Ranalow
Cooke (conductor at Drury Lane):
Harry Hutchinson
Michael Balfe:
Edward Byrne
Alfred Bunn:
Phillip Leaver
Cooper (stage-manager at 'The Lane'):
Stanley Drewitt
Templeton sung by:
Francis Russell
Templeton played by:
Duncan MacIntyre
Madame Malibran sung by:
Soffi Schonning,
Madame Malibran played by:
Magda Kun
Macready:
Geoffrey Wincott
De Beriot:
Marcel de Haes
Baritone:
Murray Davies

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