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THE GLASS SLIPPER

on BBC Home Service Basic

A fairy tale with music by Herbert and Eleanor Farjeon adapted for radio by RAYMOND RAIKES
Music by CLIFTON PARKER
Cast in order of speaking and singing:
The Voices of the Things:
The Sisters:
The Four Spirits:
Earth, Air. Fire, Water and The Court Ladies:
The Marquise of Cinnamon The Countess of Caraway The Baroness of Allspice
The Archduchess of Cochineal The Viscountess of Cloves The Margravine of Mace sung by a section of THE AMBROSIAN SINGERS with the LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Leader, Lionel Bentley
Conducted by LIONEL SALTER
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES
The Glass Slipper was originally presented by Robert Donat at the St. James's Theatre, London, on Friday, December 23, 1944. Geoffrey Dunn , John Ruddock , and Betty Baskcomb were all members of the original cast.

Contributors

Radio By:
Raymond Raikes
Music By:
Clifton Parker
Leader:
Lionel Bentley
Conducted By:
Lionel Salter
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Presented By:
Robert Donat
Unknown:
Geoffrey Dunn
Unknown:
John Ruddock
Unknown:
Betty Baskcomb
Cinderella:
Jane Wenham
The Clock:
Eric Anderson
The Tap:
Gordon Gardner
The Broom:
Elizabeth Morgan
The Fire:
Andrew Sachs
The Rocking-Chair:
Malcolm Terris
The Father:
John Ruddock
The Stepmother:
Olga Lindo
Arethusa:
June Tobin
Araminta:
Betty Baskcomb
The Herald:
Geoffrey Dunn
The Trumpeter:
Donald Blakeson
The Fairy Godmother:
Marjorie Westbury
The Toastmaster:
Hamlyn Benson
The Prince:
John Forrest

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