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THE OLD BACHELOR

Network Three
on Network Three

A comedy by William Congreve
Arranged for broadcasting by RAYMOND RAIKES with Purcell's original music arranged by STEPHEN DODGSON with James Dale
Miles Malleson
Nicholas Parsons
Maxine Audley John Justin
Joanna Dunham characters in order of speaking: (baritone) (counter-tenor)(baritone)
The Scene: London, 1692
Orchestra conducted by KENNETH ALWYN
Produced by RAYMOND RAIKES
Third broadcast
Miles Malleson is a National Theatre Player
DURING THE INTERVAL (8.20*-8.30*)
THE ORCHESTRA conducted by KENNETH ALWYN play a Suite for Strings and Harpsichord from the Purcell music to The Old Bachelor arranged and edited by Thomas F. Dunhill (1931)

Contributors

Comedy By:
William Congreve
Broadcasting By:
Raymond Raikes
Arranged By:
Stephen Dodgson
Unknown:
James Dale
Unknown:
Miles Malleson
Unknown:
Nicholas Parsons
Unknown:
Maxine Audley
Unknown:
John Justin
Unknown:
Joanna Dunham
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Unknown:
Miles Malleson
Conducted By:
Kenneth Alwyn
Edited By:
Thomas F. Dunhill
THE PROLOGUE spoken by:
June Tobin
GEORGE HEARTWELL, a surly Old Bachelor, pretending to slight women; secretly in love with Silvia:
James Dale
NED BELLMOUR, in love with Belinda:
Nicholas Parsons
FRANK VAINLOVE, in love with Araminta: capricious in his love:
John Justin
TOM SHARPER:
Geoffrey Matthews
SIR JOSEPH WITTOL:
Miles Malleson
CAPTAIN NOLL BLUFFE:
Norman Shelley
BELINDA, an affected lady; in love with Bellmour:
Maxine Audley
ARAMINTA, her wealthy cousin; in love with Vainlove:
Joanna Dunham
BETTY her maid:
Beth Boyd
PACE, her footman:
Michael McClain
MR GAVOT, her music-master:
Geoffrey Shaw
SILVIA Vainlove's forsaken mistress:
Elizabeth Morgan
Lucy, her maid:
Betty Huntley-Wright
SETTER servant to Vainlove; a pimp:
Hugh Dickson
SINGER at Silvia's house:
Geoffrey Mitchell
SINGER at Silvia's house:
Geoffrey Shaw
ISAAC FONDLEWIFE, a Banker and Alderman:
Carleton Hobbs
BARNABY, his servant:
Kevin McHugh
LAETITIA, wife of Fondlewife:
June Tobin
Source: Radio Times

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