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Written by A. J. Alan
Played by the London Radio Repertory Players

The thrilling story of two young ladies who go to view an empty house and there undergo a number of exciting experiences, culminating in a rescue by the London Fire Brigade. Just as their safety is assured they experience the worst shock of all.
Cast:
(Two smart modern sisters who are House-hunting)
Firemen, etc.
On the front-door steps of an empty house, P8, Lansdowne Crescent, Albert Buckle is standing. He and his wife are just starting out to get a few things from the neighbouring shops before closing time.

Contributors

Writer:
A. J. Alan
Unknown:
Albert Buckle
Albert Buckle (A Caretaker):
Frank Denton
Jane Buckle (His Wife):
Florence Hill
Mrs Buckle (Albert's Mother):
Gladys Young
Mabel Henderson:
Phyllis Panting
Ruth Henderson:
Margaret Gaskin
A Policeman:
Laurence Gowdy

THE STATION ORCHESTRA, conducted by Frank CANTELL
The music from which this Fantasia is constructed was written by Mendelssohn for performance during a stage representation of A Midsummer bight's Dream, a play which gives many openings to a musician. There is fairy music (well known to those who have heard the famous Overture); Bottom and his clowns ; the Ass's head; many a song and many a dance ; and, of course, the Wedding March.
A BALLAD is a long narrative poem, to be recited or sung. Here the term is used, as it often was by romantic Composers of the nineteenth century, to denote a piece of poetically-speaking music that in its outlines and contrasts and general procedure suggested the telling of a story. Of such works the most famous are the four Ballads of Chopin. This is the first and, Pianists say, the most difficult.

Contributors

Conducted By:
Frank Cantell

5IT Birmingham

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