The Robert Courtneidge Story
Written by Roy Plomley
The Singers:
Iris Villiers , Billie Baker
Clarence Wright , Laurie Payne
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Concert Orchestra
(Leader, John Sharpe )
Conductor, Charles Mackerras
The programme produced by Michael North
'What Robert Courtneidge doesn't know about musical comedy isn't worth knowing,' wrote a contemporary critic. After twenty years as an actor, this small, imaginative, outspoken Scot began a new career as a manager and was responsible for such successes as ' Tom Jones ,' ' The Mousme,' ' The Dairymaids,' and ' The Arcadians.'