(A Russian Cabaret) under the direction of Captain V. Vivien, Marquis de Chateaubrun with Emilio Colombo and his Red Sarafan Orchestra
Olga Alexeeva
Lev. Hohloff
The Novaya Derevinia Gipsies,
Visitors and Guests played by Vera Larina, Boris Ranevsky, and Gilbert Rumbold
Produced by A. W. Hanson

This is the second broadcast of the BBC's Russian production, The Red Sarafan. It is produced by A. W. Hanson, of 'In Town Tonight' fame, and is given under the direction of Captain V. Vivien, Marquis de Chateaubrun, who also acts as compere.
Captain Vivien held a commission in the Imperial Grenadier Guards, and escaped from Russia after the Revolution. He was attached to the Russian Embassy in London in 1920, and since then he has organised ex-officers' balalaika orchestras and choirs, and entertainments reminiscent of pre-war Russia. Emilio Colombo, who conducts the Red Sarafan orchestra, was Court violinist to the Czar.
The idea of The Red Sarafan is to recreate the atmosphere of one of the cafes that flourished on the Isles of the Neva in Tsarist days, with Russian music, Russian singers, and Russian artists throughout. Further broadcasts will be given at intervals of three weeks or a month.