(From Birmingham)
An Entertainment for Children of All Ages
Arranged and Presented by HELEN ALSTON
Including Songs by JOHN ARMSTRONG (Tenor), and FOSTER RICHARDSON (Bass)
Pianoforte Solos by JESSIE CORMACK
Songs at the Piano by HELEN ALSTON
CHILDREN of all ages ! Was it Barrie who first discovered that we are all children ? Or should the merit for the discovery go farther back-to Hans Andersen , or maybe to Grimm ? Whoever may deserve the palm, the fact remains that anything intended for children seems somehow to appeal very strongly to grown-ups, and the father who buys a steam-engine for his son and then spends all Christmas playing with it himself is symptomatic of very much more.
In tonight's programme Helen Alston has brought together a number of musical items, all written primarily for children, ranging through all the shades from grave to gay which-even if the children should happen to be in bed by now—will probably be found to provide a delightful hour's entertainment for all under seventy, at least.