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A New Romantic Play entitled 'Invitation to the Waltz'

on National Programme Daventry

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By HOLT MARVELL
Music by GEORGE POSFORD with TESSA DEANE , JOHN HENDRIK
'and JAY LAURIER
The Players
THE REVUE CHORUS and THE B.B.C. THEATRE
ORCHESTRA
Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
Orchestrations by HARRY PERRITT
The action of the play takes place at the very beginning of the nineteenth century, first in Venice, later in the little German state of Wurtemburg. Author's Note.-The story, which attempts a fantastic explanation for Weber's writing Invitation to the Dance, is purely imaginary and has no basis in historical fact.
Musical Numbers
(*By GEORGE POSFORD, in addition to Weber's famous work which is used in the production.)
(This play was broadcast in the Regional programme last night)

Contributors

Unknown:
Holt Marvell
Music By:
George Posford
Unknown:
Tessa Deane
Unknown:
John Hendrik
Unknown:
Jay Laurier
Conducted By:
Stanford Robinson
Unknown:
Harry Perritt
The King of Wurtemburg:
Bruce Winston
Colonel Stauffnitz:
Charles Barrett
Carl Maria von Weber:
Carleton Hobbs
Madame la Motte:
Lois Graham
Gianna Pici:
Tessa Deane
Lorenzo Pici:
Jay Laurier
Anabelle:
Yvette Darnac
Max:
John Hendrik
Frau Heine:
Renee de Vaux I
Councillor Pascotto:
Arthur Goullet
Giovanni:
Charles Mason
The Austrian Ambassador:
Gordon Little
The Spanish Ambassador:
J. Hubert Leslie
The French Ambassador:
Gustave Ferrari
Sir William Candover:
Henry Mainwaring

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