(by permission of Lieut.-Colonel D. H. S. Somervillt , M.C.)
Conducted by Mr. S. V. Hay from the Harbour Bandstand,
Morecambe
from the Orpheus Restaurant, Belfast
A weekly survey of recent light music on gramophone records
Dennis Noble (baritone): At Santa
Barbara (Weatherly and Russell). The Gentle Maiden (Somervell). Son o' Mine (The Rebel) (Freebooter Songs) (Wallace)
The Telephone Trio
(Northern)
The Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris, conducted by Albert Wolff: Overture, Le jeune Henri (Mehul)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Albert Wolff: Sicilienne (Pelleas et Melisande) (Faure)
Magda Tagliafero (pianoforte), with Orchestra, conducted by Reynaldo Hahn: Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra, No. 1 in E (Hahn)
The Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris, conducted by Albert Wolff: Symphonic Suite, Psyche (Cesar Franck) - Asleep ; Carried away by the Zephyrs; Psyche and Ero
' A Draper'
John J. Marshall
(Northern Ireland)
A programme of Variety, music and drama from our floating playhouse, reviving for you some of the glories of the old showboat days
Dick Francis as the Showman
The Orchestra and a section of the BBC Chorus under the direction of Jack Clarke
The programme devised by Adrian Thomas and presented by William MacLurg
Here is the first broadcast in a new series devised to revive for listeners some of the glories of the old showboat days. The owners of these showboats called them ' Floating Palaces of Entertainment ', and they used to ply their trade up and down the Mississippi in the 60s, 70s, and 80s of last century, and provide entertainment for the scattered population of the basin of this mighty river. They were magnificent, roomy boats, decorated in the gayest colours, and they approached with flags flying, band playing, and the showman himself in all the glo-y of his tail-coat and top hat standing on the bridge waiting to tell the eager populace of the magnificent bill to be performed that night. When evening came the great saloon, capable of holding 500 people, would he filled to capacity by an audience ready to cheer the hero, boo the villain, and laugh with the comic.
William MacLurg 's new programme, to be broadcast regularly, will bow to the old showboat days, but the entertainment will be up to date. Villain, heroine, and comic will be modern, and the songs and music will be as new and as bright as our times can offer.
(Empire Programme)
