Park and Dare Workmen's Band
Conductor, Harry Nuttall

and forecast for farmers and shipping

Australia v. England
A report on the fifth day's play

featuring Jack Collings

Preparing for the Coming of Christ
By patience:
Micah 5, w. 2-4; 7, vv. 7-9
Reading, with comment, by the Rev. R. T. Brooks

and forecast for farmers and shipping

Australia v. England
Summary of the fifth day's play by E. W. Swanton, cricket correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
From Brisbane Cricket Ground

by Doreen Fulleylove

(BBC recording)

Felix King and his Orchestra

by Panayiotis Papaligouras

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT I, by Marjorie Eele
10.5 NEWS COMMENTARY

Belovèd. let us love (A. and M. 703) New Every Morning, page 93
Psalm 119 (7) Isaiah 51, w. 4-8
For the beauty of the earth (A. and M. 663: S.P. 494)

Eddie Shaw and his Band

and forecast for farmers and shipping

by Dorothy Margaret Stuart
Cast in order of speaking:
(Continued in next column)
Produced by Wilfrid Grantham

Shipping and general weather forecasts,

Talk by J. G. Porter , Ph.D., F.R.A.s.

DEBUSSY 'Le Martyre de St. Sebastien'
Incidental music to the Mystery by Gabriele d'Annunzio
ALAN JUDD
JOAN ALEXANDER MARJORIE AVIS . (soprano) (soprano),
A section of LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR (Chorus-Master: Frederic Jackson)
SUZANNE DANCO (soprano)
MICHAEL REDGRAVE
MAUDE BAKER MARGARET ROLFE (contralto) (contralto)
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Leader: Paul Beard)
Conducted by Albert Wolff

As in old Mystery-Plays a Nuncius (or Herald) greets the audience and then shows
THE FIVE MANSIONS
1. THE COURT OF LILIES Two Christian brothers awaiting torture by fire are fortified by the Archer-Captain Sebastian, who calling on God lets fly an arrow that does not fall: inspired, he dances barefoot on the coals, while beyond the lilies of the court seven Seraphim arise.
2. THE ROOM OF SORCERY With Sebastian, come to destroy this last pagan stronghold, ruled unseen by the Virgin Erigone, there is a woman with the shroud of the dead Christ: at sight of this there is heard the voice of the Mother of God.
3. THE COUNCIL OF FALSE GODS Scorning the vengeful priests and the cajoltng Emperor, Sebastian dances the drama of the Son of Man: but when he crushes a golden image of Victory given him in adoration by the Emperor, he is outstretched, a flower-decked pagan sacrifice.

From a woodcut by Durer: 'Picture Post' Library
4. THE WOUNDED LAUREL-TREE
5. PARADISE
Bound in Apollo's Grove, Sebastian is to be slain by his own loving archers: but only at his inspiring words do they shoot, while women come to bear his body, miraculously freed from the shafts, into the evening. as the heavens open for the soul of
St. Sebastian, Martyr. Dennis Arundell
Nuncius Alan Judd
The Saint.............Michael Redgrave
The Twin Brothers: Mark Maude Baker
Marcellian Margaret Rolfe
The voice of the Virgin Erigone Joan Alexander
Vox Coelestis Marjorie Avis
Vox Sola Anima Sebastiani f Suzanne Danco
Choruses of Saints and Angels; the Archers of Emesus; the Choir of Apollo; the Women of Byblos; Worshippers of Adonis; Citizens

Producer, Dennis Arundell
BBC SYMPHONY CONCERT FROM THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON

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