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THE WASPS

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A comedy by Aristophanes 422 B.C. with the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams A.D. 1909
The play arranged for radio by RAYMOND RAIKES from the English verse translation by BENJAMIN BICKLEY ROGERS
The words of the Choruses in English translation by H. J. EDWARDS
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA conducted by RAE JENKINS with the Chorus of Old Jurymen
I The Wasps ') sung by the RICHARD WILLIAMS SINGERS
Characters in order of speaking:
Scene: Before the house of Phtlo-Cleon. outside Athens. 422 B.C. r Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES
To be repeated on June 27
See page 46

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Unknown:
Raymond Raikes
Translation By:
Benjamin Bickley Rogers
Translation By:
H. J. Edwards
Conducted By:
Rae Jenkins
Singers:
Richard Williams
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Sosias and Xanthias, slaves ,:
Wilfrid Carter
Sosias and Xanthias, slaves:
Leonard Fenton
Bdely-Cleon, a young, pleasure-loving Athenian..:
.John Baddeley
Philo-Cleon, his father, a duty-loving Juryman:
Peter Pratt
Leader of the Chorus of Jurymen:
Hector Ross
One of the Boys who carry their lamps .:
Alaric Cotter
A Dog (Labes):
Garard Green
Another Dog:
Peter Williams
A Guest:
John Bentley
Myrtia, a Baking-girl:
Jan Edwards
A Complainant with a broken head:
Frederick Treves
Source: Radio Times

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