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'THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE'

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

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or 'The Slave of Duty', by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Adapted for broadcasting by Geoffrey Dunn (by permission of Rupert D'Oyly Carte). Produced by Gordon McConnel
General Stanley's daughters : Chorus of pirates, police, and General Stanley's daughters
BBC Theatre Chorus, BBC Theatre Orchestra, conductor, Stanford Robinson
Act 1: A rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall. Act 2 : A ruined chapel by moonlight

Contributors

Unknown:
W. S. Gilbert
Unknown:
Arthur Sullivan.
Broadcasting By:
Geoffrey Dunn
Produced By:
Gordon McConnel
Major-General Stanley:
Percy Heming
The Pirate King:
George Baker
Samuel:
Ernest Butcher
Frederic:
Derek Oldham
Sergeant of police:
Robert Easton
MabeL:
Sylvia Cecil
Edith:
Elizabeth Paynter
Ruth:
Gladys Parr
Narrator:
Patric Curwen
Source: Radio Times

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