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HUNTLEY WRIGHT as ' Wun-Hi ' in ' THE GEISHA

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A broadcasting version of Owen Hall's Story of a Tea House - with some additional pidgin English by Clifford W. Collinson, F.R.G.S.
Lyrics by Harry Greenbank
Music by Sidney Jones (Composer of 'A Greek Slave', 'An Artist's Model', 'A Gaiety Girl', etc.)
Characters in the order of their appearance:
Geisha, Tea Girls, Naval Officers, Police, Tourists, etc.
The BBC Revue Chorus and The BBC Theatre Orchestra
Conducted by Harold Lowe
Scenes
Act 1, The Tea House of a Thousand Joys
Act 2, A Chrysanthemum Fete in the Palace Gardens
Adaptation and production by Gordon McConnel with the technical assistance of Rex Haworth
See the article by Gordon McConnel on page 6
'The Geisha' will be repeated in the Regional programme on Thursday at 8.45

Contributors

Broadcasting version:
Owen Hall
Additional pidgin English:
Clifford W. Collinson
Lyrics:
Harry Greenbank
Music:
Sidney Jones
Conductor:
Harold Lowe
Producer:
Gordon McConnel
Techincal assistant:
Rex Haworth
Police-Sergeant Takemini (attendant on the Marquis):
Franklyn Kelsey
Marquis Imari (Chief of Police and Governor of the Province):
Lawrence Baskcomb
Juliette (A French Tea Girl):
Colleen Clifford
Wun-Hi (Chinese Proprietor of the Tea House):
Huntley Wright
Officers of H M S Turtle:
Lieutenant Cunning: Ewart Scott
Lieutenant Reginald Fairfax:
Arnold Matters
Lady Constance Wynne (a Wealthy Englishwoman):
Gladys Young
O Mimosa San (A Geisha):
Anne Ziegler
Lieutenant Katana (of the Imperial Japanese Artillery):
Webster Booth
Mollv Seamore:
Billie Baker
Source: Radio Times

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