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The Monday Play

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Another chance to hear Caste by T. W. ROBERTSON adapted for radio and produced by NORMAN WRIGHT
Presented in 1867, when spectacle and scenic wonders called for song rather than speech, Caste, a realistic straight play, marked the eclipse of burlesque and a new era of theatre fare began, with Tom Robertson acknowledged as the first modern English dramatist. with Narrator William SLEIGH Pianist ANNA BERENSKA

Contributors

Unknown:
T. W. Robertson
Produced By:
Norman Wright
Unknown:
Tom Robertson
Narrator:
William Sleigh
Pianist:
Anna Berenska
Polly Eccles:
Frances Jeatcr
Captain Hawtree:
John Rve
Esther Eccles:
Susan Maudslay
George D'Alroy:
Michael McClain
Marquise de Saint Maur:
Fabia Drake
Eccles:
Geoffrey Wincott
Sam Gerridge:
Fobin Browne
Source: Radio Times

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