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Appeal on behalf of the Florence Nightingale Hospital by Flora Robson, C.B.E.
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]
The Florence Nightingale Hospital is a voluntary hospital, and is maintained to provide medical and Surgical treatment for ladies of limited means and of the professional classes who cannot afford high fees, but who prefer private accommodation.
The restricted fees for a costly service make it necessary to increase the help from voluntary sources.

Contributors

Unknown:
Miss Flora Robson

by John Galsworthy
Adapted for broadcasting in twelve parts by Muriel Levy
Part 12
Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company
Production by Hugh Stewart
Soames pays a visit to Jolyon's house and finds him with Irene. He declares that he will bring disgrace on them unless they promise not to see each other. They refuse. Soames tells his father and mother he is going to divorce Irene.
Jolyon receives a telegram telling him that his son Jolly has died. Soames also learns that Winifred's son, Val, has married Jolyon's daughter, Holly.
Soames's decree nisi is pronounced and the case is given much press publicity. Despairingly, in the following six months, Soames woos and marries the French girl, Annette Lamotte.

Contributors

Unknown:
John Galsworthy
Production By:
Hugh Stewart
Unknown:
Annette Lamotte.
Jolyon:
Guy Rolfe
Soames:
Ronald Simpson
Irene:
Grizelda Hervey
James:
Laidman Browne
Winifred:
Catherine Nangle
Emily:
Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Aunt Hester:
Elma Verity
Aunt Juley:
Hazel Hughes
Annette:
Virginia Winter
Madame Lamotte:
Gladys Spencer
Imogen:
Yvonne Hills

The story of a great partnership in six episodes by Leslie Baily
6: 'Yeomen ' Gondoliers' and Goodbye'
Other parts played by: Betty Hardy
Dudley Rolph , Ella Milne
Eric Phillips , Humphrey Morton
Narrator, Hugh Burden
The songs from the operas sung by:, Webster Booth. Doris Gambell
Anna Pollak , Roderick Jones
George James. Sheila Rex
Gilbert Wright
Pianist, Alan Richardson
BBC Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Leslie Woodgate )
BBC Concert Orchestra (Leader, John Sharpe )
Conductor. Charles Mackerras Production by Vernon Harris

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Played By:
Betty Hardy
Played By:
Dudley Rolph
Played By:
Ella Milne
Played By:
Eric Phillips
Narrator:
Humphrey Morton
Narrator:
Hugh Burden
Sung By:
Webster Booth.
Sung By:
Doris Gambell
Sung By:
Anna Pollak
Sung By:
Roderick Jones
Unknown:
George James.
Pianist:
Alan Richardson
Chorus-Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Leader:
John Sharpe
Conductor:
Charles MacKerras
Production By:
Vernon Harris
W S Gilbert:
Clive Morton
Arthur Sullivan:
Richard Hurndall
Richard D'Oyly Carte:
Roger Snowdon

BBC Home Service Basic

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BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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