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Franz Lehar's operetta presented by Philip Hope-Wallace
Cast includes:
with chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Otto Ackermann on gramophone records

Contributors

Unknown:
Franz Lehar'S
Presented By:
Philip
Conducted By:
Otto Ackermann
Baron Zeta (Popoff):
Anton Niessner
Valencienne, his wife:
Emmy Loose
Camille de Rosillon, her admirer:
Nicolai Gedda
Count -Danilo Danilowitsch, of the Marsovian Diplomatic Service:
Erich Kunz
Hanna Glawarl (Sonia, the Merry Widow):
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

by Richard Hughes
Rewritten as a radio serial in six episodes by the author
Characters in order of speaking:
Narrator, Donald Gray
Produced by David H. Godfrey
Richard Hughes writes on page 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Hughes
Narrator:
Donald Gray
Produced By:
David H. Godfrey
Unknown:
Richard Hughes
Harry Fernandez:
Alaric Cotter
Emily Thornton:
Ursula Hirst
Edward Thornton:
Jill Nyasa
Mrs Thessiger:
Mary Williams
Mr Thornton:
Keith Pyott
Mrs Thornton:
Eileen Thorndike
Girls:
Virginia Winter
Girls:
Olive Kirby
Girls:
Monica Grey
Girls:
Elizabeth London
Captain Jensen:
Cyril Shaps
'Gustus:
Preston Lockwood
John Thornton:
Roger Gore
Margaret Fernandez:
Denise Bryer
Rachel Thornton:
Patricia Fox
Captain Marpole:
Sidney Monckton

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