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For Children of Most Ages
' The Cruise of the Toytown Belle " '
A Toytown play by S. G. Hulme Beaman
Part 1
Production by Josephine Plummer
5.30 For Older Children
First Attempts
Young artists making their first broadcast
In London
Barbara Sleigh introduces
Laurence McCornick (bagpipes)
In
Cardiff Lorraine introduces
Mostyn Davies (violin)
Mair Williams (soprano)
Accompanist, Mary Kendall
In Belfast
Cicely introduces
Kathleen McHugh (soprano)
Helen Friel (alto)
Accompanist, Havelock Nelson
At the organ, Charles Smart

Contributors

Play By:
S. G. Hulme Beaman
Production By:
Josephine Plummer
Unknown:
Laurence McCornick
Introduces:
Cardiff Lorraine
Violin:
Mostyn Davies
Soprano:
Mair Williams
Accompanist:
Mary Kendall
Soprano:
Kathleen McHugh
Soprano:
Helen Friel
Accompanist:
Havelock Nelson
Larry the Lamb:
Derek McCulloch
Narrator:
Derek McCulloch
Dennis the Dachshund:
Ernest Jay
Ernest the Policeman:
Peter Claughton
The Mayor of Toytown:
Felix Felton
Mr Growser:
Ralph de Rohan
The Magician:
Norman Shelley
Captain Higgins:
Norman Shelley
The Inventor:
Ivan Samson
Peter Brass:
Ivan Samson

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