Scenes from the Comic Opera written by A. P. HERBERT
Composed by ALFRED REYNOLDS
You want a moral ?—Well, then, is the pub the root of evil-or the Jockey
Club?
Characters :
Bert Bones (a tipster) HORACE PERCIVAL
Bookmaker
Costers, Racegoers, Society Ladies,
Jockeys, Licensing Justices, etc.
THE WIRELESS CHORUS
(Section C) and THE B.B.C. THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ALFRED REYNOLDS
Act 1. The Day before : The Garden of ' The Old Black Horse '
Act 11. The Day : Scene I. The Road to Epsom ; Scene 2. The Paddock at Epsom ; Scene 3. On the Rails.
Act III. The Day after : The Garden of ' The Old Black Horse '
Production and Adaptation by GORDON MCCONNEL
(' Derby Day' will be broadcast dgain by London, West and North Regionals on Friday night)