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1600-1642
Nigel Stock with Vivienne Chatterton and Francis de Wolff in' THE KNIGHT OF
THE BURNING PESTLE '
(1607) by Francis Beaumont
(c. 1584-1616)
Music arranged and composed by Elizabeth Poston Edited for radio and produced by Raymond Raikes
Characters in order of speaking:
James McGillivray (shawms)
The Ambrosian Singers The Welbeck Orchestra
(Leader, Vera Kantrovitcn )
Conducted by Mark Lubbock
' Valentinian ' by Fletcher: Aug. 5

Contributors

Unknown:
Francis Beaumont
Composed By:
Elizabeth Poston
Produced By:
Raymond Raikes
Unknown:
James McGillivray
Leader:
Vera Kantrovitcn
Conducted By:
Mark Lubbock
THEPROLOGUE (who also has to play Pompiona):
Ronald Baddiley
A CITIZEN:
Francis de Wolff
CITIZEN'S WIFE:
Vivienne Chatterton
RALPH, her man:
Nigel Stock
VENTUREWELL, 'The London Merchant:
Duncan McLntyre
JASPER, his apprentice:
Clive Bevill
LUCE, the merchant's daughter:
Jean England
MASTER HUMPHREY, a friend to the merchant:
David March
A BOY (who also plays George a dwarf):
Lane MacNamara
A BOY (who plays Tim a squire):
John Scott
MISTRESS MERRYTHOUGHT, Jasper's mother:
Dorothy Holmes-Gore
MICHAEL, her second son:
Nicky Edmett
OLD MASTER MERRYTHOUGHT:
Leigh Crutchley
A TAPSTER at the Bell Inn, Waltham:
George Hagan
A BARBER:
Trevor Martin
A KNIGHT (Sir Pockhole):
Malcolm Hayes

Wigmore Ensemble: Geoffrey Gilbert (flute) Jack Brymer (clarinet) Granville Jones (violin) Thomas Carter (violin) Frederick Riddle (viola)
Anthony Pini (cello)
Maria Korchinska (harp)

Contributors

Flute:
Geoffrey Gilbert
Clarinet:
Jack Brymer
Violin:
Granville Jones
Violin:
Thomas Carter
Viola:
Frederick Riddle
Cello:
Anthony Pini
Harp:
Maria Korchinska

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