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London First Night: 'Can-Can '

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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Excerpt from the opening performance of Jack Hylton's production of a new operetta, with Offenbach music. Book by Max Catto, lyrics by Fred Tysh, musical adaptation by Bernard Grun

Cast includes Pat Taylor, Clifford Mollison, Elizabeth French, Leo Franklyn, Doreen Duke, Pauline Grant, and Charles Dorning.

Symphony Orchestra, directed by Billy Ternent.

Produced by William Mollison

Foyer interviews by Stewart MacPherson.

Commentary by John Ellison.

From the Adelphi Theatre, London

Contributors

Unknown:
Jack Hylton
Book By:
Max Catto
Unknown:
Fred Tysh
Unknown:
Bernard Grun
Unknown:
Pat Taylor
Unknown:
Clifford Mollison
Unknown:
Leo Franklyn
Unknown:
Doreen Duke
Unknown:
Pauline Grant
Unknown:
Charles Dorning
Directed By:
Billy Ternent
Produced By:
William Mollison
Commentary By:
John Ellison
Source: Radio Times

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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