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Gianni Schicchi

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A Comedy in One Act by PUCCINI (English Translation by PERCY Pitt )
THE WIRELESS CHORUS
Chorus-Master, STANFORD ROBINSON
THE WIRELESS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
(Leader, S. KNEALE KELLEY )
Conducted by PERCY PITT
(Relayed from the Parlophone Studios by the courtesy of the Parlophone Company)
Cast
The Action takes place in 1299 in Florence Narrator, FILSON YOUNG

Contributors

Translation By:
Percy Pitt
Chorus-Master:
Stanford Robinson
Leader:
S. Kneale Kelley
Conducted By:
Percy Pitt
GIANNA SCHICCHI:
Dennis Noble
LAURETTA (His daughter):
Elizabeth Nelvi
ZITA (called the ' Old Woman,' a cousin of Buoso):
Evelyn Arden
Rinuccio (Zita's nephew, in love with Lauretta):
Tudor Davies
GHERARDO (BUOSO'S nephew):
Trefor Jones
NELLA (his wife):
Evelyn Hanson
GHERARDINO (their son):
Elsie Otley
BETTO (of Signa, a cousin of Buoso, poor and shabbily clothed, age unguessable):
Bernard Ross
SIMONE (a cousin of Buoso):
William Anderson
MARDO (his son):
William Parsons
LA CIESCA (Marco's wife):
Lila Boddam
MASTER SPINELLOCCIO (the Doctor):
Sydney Russell
AMANTIO DI NICOLAS (Notary):
Stanley Pope
PINELLINO (Shoemaker):
Stanley Riley
Guccio (a dyer):
Samuel Dyson

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