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(From Birmingliam)
THE BIRMINGHAM STUDIO ORCHESTRA
Conducted by FRANK CANTELL
THIS Suite has always been popular: it has a story running through the music somewhat as follows :-
A little girl who is too poor to have any of the good things of Christmas, watches other more fortunate children enjoying their feast. In a dream her dead mother comes to her and shows her a Christmas tree. With a fairy prince in the dream with her she sees the toys come from the tree, dance, and give her presents. At the end angels appear from Heaven, and take her to join her mother there.
The Suite is in six movements, (1) Valse, (2)
Procession of Gnomes, (3) Dance of the Mummers; (4) Dance of Chinese Dolls, (5) The Heavenly Ladder, (6) Dark Night.

Contributors

Conducted By:
Frank Cantell

A Comedy by GLADYS JOINER
ElishaCarpenter, the Second
Harriet Cornfield , Charlie's Wife GLADYS JOINER
The Parlour of the 'Do-Drop Inn'

Contributors

Comedy By:
Gladys Joiner
Unknown:
Harriet Cornfield
Unknown:
Gladys Joiner
Samuel Bottle, Proprietor of the Do-Drop Inn:
Géorge Worrall
Mrs. Bottle, his wife:
Mabel France
Granfer Cornfield, the Village Ancient:
Howell Davies
Ancient:
Wortley Allen
Thomas Hock:
William Hughes
Alfred Button:
Hewart Hayward
Charlie Cornfield, Granfer's Son:
David Hamilton

5GB Daventry (Experimental)

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