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A tragic farce by Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quintero.
English version by Helen and Harley Granville-Barker.
The action of the play takes place in Madrid at the end of the last century.

Contributors

Author:
Sersfin Alvarez Quintero
Author:
Joaquin Alvarez Quintero
English version:
Helen Granville-Barker
English version:
Harley Granville-Barker
Producer:
Desmond Davis
Alberto Hidalgo, a young Madrid architect:
Richard Hurndall
Constanza his wife:
Georgina Cookson
Monica, their maid:
Ann Lancaster
Fortunato, an out-of-work clerk:
Hugh Burden
Don Victorio, a beggar:
Harold Scott
Gorguera, his pupil:
Peter Bennett
A blind man:
John Baker
A young woman:
Ann Lancaster
An old gentleman:
Peter Bennett
Amaranta, a music-hall artist:
Chili Bouchier
Ines, her maidservant:
Barbara Nixon

A visit to London's oldest music-hall (established 1862) to see Lew Lake's presentation of Grand Variety
Ravel (the lovable clown), Pat Hyde (radio singer), Joe Murgatroyd and Poppet, Cyclo-Speed-way, the Can-Can Girls
Introduced by Leonard Sachs and presented for television by Campbell Logan.

Contributors

Stage presentation:
Lew Lake
Clown:
null Ravel
Singer:
Pat Hyde
Musician:
Joe Murgatroyd
Musician:
Poppet Murgatroyd
Performers:
the Can-Can Girls
Presenter:
Leonard Sachs
Presented for television by:
Campbell Logan

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More