A Romantic Musical Comedy
Music by Harry Tierney
Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson
Adapted for Broadcasting by ' Egg '
Characters
Sergeant McGinn \ of the Texas
Corporal Wilkins Rangers Padrone
Carmen Edward Lovett , a lawyer Davalos, a bandit
Roberto Ferguson , Rita's brother
General Romero Joselito Esteban Rio Rita
Chick Bean Dolly Jim
Captain Gonzalez Katie Bean (Chick's First Wife)
The artists taking part are
EDITH DAY
VERA LENNOX
CHARLES FARRELL
SYDNEY KEITH
C. DENIER WARREN
ARTHUR GOMEZ
THE B B C VARIETY ORCHESTRA
Conductor, STANFORD ROBINSON
Produced by JOHN WATT
This musical comedy was done as a stage play both in England and America and has also been filmed. It is welcome news that Edith Day is to broadcast in the part she created in the London production at the Prince Edward Theatre in 1930. She is as distinguished on the air as she is on the stage, and listeners will remember her broadcasts in Frederica and Show Boat in 1934, and in Desert Song last year. They will remember her singing in several ' Songs from the Shows ', particularly in ' From the Royal Box' during Silver Jubilee Week.
'Rio Rita ' will be repeated in the Regional programme tomorrow at 9.0