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'The Brown Bird '
A children's pantomime by Dorothy Worsley
Music by Mai Jones with the Welsh Salon Orchestra, conducted by Idris Lewis
Characters in order of speaking:
The storyteller
Princess Myrtle
Dilly Dally
Dame Stickleback, mother of Dilly Dally
King Pendragon, the wicked uncle
The Fairy Queen and her Fairy
Lady-in-Waiting
Princess Crowsfoot, the ugly cousin
The Prince
The Court Usher
Chorus of villagers, courtiers, etc., and, of course, the Brown Bird itself

Contributors

Unknown:
Dorothy Worsley
Music By:
Mai Jones
Unknown:
Idris Lewis

BBC Home Service Basic

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