Marie Lloyd, Queen of the Halls

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Drama: Classic & Period

14/09/2013

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Marie Lloyd, Queen of the Halls

Three husbands, but thousands coming out for the funeral of the great music hall star.

Three husbands, but an adoring public coming out in thousands for the funeral of the music hall star. Stars Elizabeth Mansfield.

After collapsing on stage one day in 1922, Marie Lloyd lies dying, battered by life, drink and hard work. 

Raunchy to the end, the great music hall star recalls her songs, her audiences, her husbands and her triumphs and disasters. 

Steve Trafford's adaptation of his stage play stars Elizabeth Mansfield, who played Marie in the original one-woman show. 

Marie Lloyd    ......    Elizabeth Mansfield
Alec Hurley    ......    Robert Lister
Bernard Dillon    ......    Kilian McKenna
Bella    ......    Jenny Howe
Doctor    ......    James Greene 
Mrs Ormiston Chant    ......    Jo Kendall
Percy Courtenay    ......    Christopher Good 
Grace    ......    Sarah Mansfield
Alice    ......    Susan Sheridan
Temperance Advocate    ......    Mary Allen 
Manager    ......    Danny Schiller
Mr Blythe Pratt    ......    Timothy Alcock
Marconi    ......    Ben Onwukwe 
Agent    ......    Andrew Wincott
Charlie    ......    Nigel Carrington  
Prince of Wales    ......    Michael Kilgarriff  
Official    ......    Brian Miller 
Committee Member     ......    Timothy Carlton 

Music director: Jack Glover 

Musicians: 
Maurice Cambridge
Noel Langley
Steve Wilks
Roy Babington 
Stephen Rose 

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990.

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