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SO far, these talks have analyzed the material at our disposal for the compilation and writing of the history of international relations. The present talk, being the conclusion and summary of the series, takes a special instance in the European history of the nineteenth century with a view to studying how we should set to work' to put together such an historical account. The instance taken, as a critical point in nineteenth century history, is the Congress of Berlin in 1878, and the test to be applied is Disrae!i's claim that ho came back from Berlin bringing ' peace with honour.'

An Eighteenth Century Comic Opera in Three Acts
The Words by Bickerstaff
The Music by Arne, Handel, Geminiani, Carey Abel, etc
The whole adapted and arranged for broadcasting by Julian Herbage
Characters in the order you will hear them:
Country people, servants, etc.
The Wireless Chorus (Chorus Master, Stanford Robinson)
Produced by HOWARD ROSE
The Music under the Direction of Julian Herbage

LOVE IN A VILLAGE originally appeared as a Comic Opera in three Acts, at Covent Garden Theatre in 1762. The music was partly composed by the great Dr. Arne and partly compiled by him from music which was then in vogue, and the piece enjoyed a real success.
At that time rivalry between Covent Garden and Drury Lane was very keen; contemporary records show that Arne's Opera was so popular that only on the nights when Garrick himself appeared at Drury Lane, was there any audience there. No other attraction could prevail against the charm and humour of this light-hearted work.

When Sir Nigel Playfair revived the Opera and produced it at the Lyric, Hammersmith, in 1928, the music was recast, and additional numbers composed, by Mr. Alfred Reynolds, the Musical Director there, a musician to whom many of the Lyric's productions owed a good deal of their popularity. To a thorough knowledge of the theatre and stage-craft, Mr. Reynolds unites a happy knack of genuine, natural, melody and a thorough craftsmanship in music. A good deal of his work is already familiar to listeners, and he has an assured place of his own among composers of the present day, as well as a strong hold on the affections of all who appreciate fresh and wholesome art with nothing sombre nor troublesome in its make-up.

Contributors

Unknown:
Carey Abel
Broadcasting By:
Julian Herbage
Produced By:
Howard Rose
Unknown:
Julian Herbage
Unknown:
Sir Nigel Playfair
Rosetta, attached to Young Meadows:
Katherine Arkandy
Lucinda, attached to Eustace:
Sheila Holmes
Young Meadows, attached to Rosetta:
John Armstrong
Hawthorn, a Country Squire:
Arthur Hosking
Justice Woodcock, father to Lucinda:
Alfred Clark
Hodge, a bumpkin:
Lawrence Baskcomb
Margery, a Country Wench:
Helen Alston
Eustace, attached to Lucinda:
Ivan Samson
Deborah Woodcock, sister to Justice Woodcock:
Margaret Yarde
Sir William Meadows, father to Young Meadows:
John Reeve

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