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with Sam Browne, Diana Ward, the Greene Sisters, in a mixture of rhythm and melody.
Diana Ward, born of Italian parents, was an American citizen until she married Jock Manby-Colegrave, the British racing motorist, two years ago. She came to this country in 1935, sang at the Dorchester Hotel and played the Ethel Merman rôle in London in "Anything Goes". The following year she returned to New York to appear in the road show of the "Ziegfeld Follies".
During 1938 and 1939 she and her husband toured France, Egypt, Greece, and Italy, and returned only when war broke out. He joined the London Scottish, and she has been singing regularly in cabaret in London. She has starred in a number of radio successes.

Contributors

Musicians:
Sid Phillips Trio
Singer:
Sam Browne
Singer:
Diana Ward
Singers:
The Greene Sisters

An inconsequent revue, written by Loftus Wigram, with music by Eric Spear.
Cast: Dick Francis, Vera Lennox, Horace Percival, Jacques Brown, Helen Clare, Geoffrey Wincott, Ronnie Hill, and the BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell. Production by Roy Speer.
The scene is a studio during the first rehearsal of a Variety programme.

Contributors

Writer:
Loftus Wigram
Music:
Eric Spear
Performer:
Dick Francis
Performer:
Vera Lennox
Performer:
Horace Percival
Performer:
Jacques Brown
Singer:
Helen Clare
Performer:
Geoffrey Wincott
Performer:
Ronnie Hill
Musicians:
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor:
Charles Shadwell
Production:
Roy Speer

Written by Ted Kavanagh
Produced by Francis Worsley
With Dicky Hassett, Arthur Chesney, Frederick Burtwell, Dick Francis, Dudley Rolph, Vera Lynn, Bertha Willmott, and the Phoney Islanders, directed by Billy Ternent

Contributors

Writer:
Ted Kavanagh
Producer:
Francis Worsley
Performer:
Dicky Hassett
Performer:
Arthur Chesney
Performer:
Frederick Burtwell
Performer:
Dick Francis
Performer:
Dudley Rolph
Singer:
Vera Lynn
Performer:
Bertha Willmott
Musicians:
The Phoney Islanders
Musiciand directed by:
Billy Ternent

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