from page 25 of ' New Every Morning
Mary Agnes Hamilton
Leader, Philip Whiteway
Conductor, Walton O'Donnell
The story of an industrial experiment in the Team Valley, Gateshead-on-Tyne
(An electrical recording of the discussion broadcast in the Northern programme last night)
Popular dance music and songs on gramophone records
The Aston Hippodrome Orchestra
Conductor, Ivan Huckerby from the Hippodrome Theatre,
Aston, Birmingham
at the Organ of the Granada, Welling
Favourites Old and New
Acts 1 and 2 of the Opera by Puccini from the Sadler's Wells Theatre
The action takes place in the town of Nagasaki, Japan
Act 1, A Japanese house overlooking the harbour of Nagasaki
Cast in order of appearance
Relatives and friends of Cho-Cho-San
The Sadler's Wells Orchestra
Leader, Joseph Shadwick
Conductor, Warwick Braithwaite
Chorus Master, Geoffrey Corbett
Producer, John Gordon
Lieutenant Pinkerton, an officer of the United States Navy, arrives at Nagasaki in the course of his duties. It is here that he meets Cho-Cho-San, known as Madam Butterfly.
Goro is a Japanese marriage broker, to whom Pinkerton goes ro draw up an agreement concerning his forthcoming marriage to Butterfly, for whom he has a passing infatuation. Goro assures him that the marriage is only binding so long as he continues to live with his wife.
In the meantime Madam Butterfly has forsaken her gods to become Christian and is scorned by her relations, who finally renounce her.
To Pinkerton comes Sharpless, the American Consul at Nagasaki, who tries to dissuade him from this marriage, and points out that Butterfly is very serious and is under the impression that she is entering a life contract-hut Pinkerton does not listen to him. The marriage takes place and is followed by a feast, where her uncle, the Bonze, finally curses her. - The Act ends with mutual protestations of love.
Kevin Fitzgerald
continued
Act 2, Inside Butterfly's House
In Act 2 we find Butterfly and her child alone - Pinkerton having been called home on duty. Three years have passed by since he sailed, but she still trusts him implicitly and with her son, 'Little Trouble' awaits his return.
In the meantime Pinkerton has married an American girl. He receives an order from the United States Navy to return to Japan, and with him he takes his wife, Kate. He writes to Sharpless, asking him to break the news to Butterfly.
Sharpless gives the letter to Butterfly, but she is so overjoyed that she does not trouble to open it but bids her maid, Suzuki, gather flowers to decorate the villa for her loved one's welcome home. She stays up all the night, but falls asleep in the morning from sheer fatigue.
by Moura Lympany
A black-faced minstrel show
Devised and produced by Harry S. Pepper
Bones, Tambourines, Corner Men, Crack Banjo Team , Stump Speech,
Old and New Melodies
Cast
Scott and Whaley, Ike Hatch ,
C. Denier Warren
Arthur Finn
The Kentucky Banjo Team: Dick Pepper , Edward Fairs ,
Bernard Sheaff
At the pianos: Harry S. Pepper and Doris Arnold
The BBC Variety Orchestra and The BBC Male Voice Chorus, conducted by Leslie Woodgate
Music arranged by Doris Arnold and orchestrated by Wally Wallond
Book written and remembered by C. Denier Warren
The Kentucky Minstrels broadcast on Thursday in the National programme
including Weather Forecast
Leader, Alfred Barker
Conducted by H. Foster Clark
Music by Sullivan
Overture, Di ballo
Selection, Utopia Limited
Suite, The Merchant of Venice
I Introduction. 2 Barcarolle. 3 Introduction and Bourree. 4 Danse grotesque. 5 Waltz. 6 Melodrama. 7 Finale
For the Sixth Season and One
Hundred and Seventy-Fifth time, we silence the mighty roar of London and from its great crowds we bring to the microphone some of the interesting people who are
IN TOWN TONIGHT introducing
Unusual stories from every walk of life
Flashes from the News of the Week and Standing on the Corner
(Interviews with the Man in the Street)
Produced by C. F. Meehan
MAMIE SOUTTER
The Modern Bunch of Mirth
ALBERT SANDLER
The Celebrated Violinist with Arthur Spinak (pianoforte) and Joseph Pacey (violoncello)
GEORGE ROBEY
The Prime Minister of Mirth
(by arrangement with Blanche Littler )
THE COMEDIAN HARMONISTS
TOMMY TRINDER
Comedian
The BBC Variety Orchestra, conducted by Charles Shadwell
Presented by John Sharman
including Weather Forecast and Forecast for Shipping
Raymond Gram Swing
(From America)
Leader, Tate Gilder
Conducted by Harold Lowe
Gladys Ripley (contralto)
Glyn Eastman (bass)
' Le coup d'Etat du 2 Decembre,
1851'
Maurice Thiery
with Dinah Miller
Pat Taylor
Hughie Diamond from Ciro's
Dance tunes of the last ten years heard again on gramophone records
