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First Broadcast Performance
A Celtic Folk Opera in Two Acts by MARJORY KENNEDY-FRASER and GRANVILLE BANTOCK
From Birmingham
Characters in the order of their speaking:
This is the original cast which appeared at the first production of ' The Seal Woman ' at the Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, in 1924.) BIRMINGHAM STUDIO AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
Conducted by JOSEPH LEWIS
Act I. A rocky coast on an uninhabited islet in the Western Isles of Scotland. It is a moonlit evening in midsummer, and the Cailleach is seated in the shadow of a cliff.
ACT II. Outside the Islesman's dwelling, seven years later. A peat fire on the floor within can be seen through the open- door, while without are stools, stones and a peat stack to one side, with sea and sky beyond. The Cailleach is seated by the door.

Contributors

Unknown:
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
Conducted By:
Joseph Lewis
The Caillcach (an old crone):
Marjory Kennedy-Fraser
The Islesman:
Geoffrey Dams
First Fisher:
Bertram Newstead
Second Fisher:
Leslie Bennett
The Seal Woman:
Denne Parker
The Seal Sister:
Alice Moxon
The Water Kelpei:
William Bennett
The Swan Maidens:
Birmingham Studio Chorus

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More