A weekly review of the arts
In this edition:
Gene Baro on the first appearance in this country of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company at Sadler's Wells
Joe Orton discusses his first stage play, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, and his forthcoming radio play Ruffian on the Stair, with Alan Brien
Guy Brett on the first London exhibition of the French sculptor, Jean Ipousteguy at the Hanover Gallery

A play for radio by Jack Russell with Patrick Wymark as the narrator they cannot speak, or hear, or see. but they are there for you, should you come to Ainam (Gloucester twenty, Birmingham thirty) —if you can spare the time.'
Produced by JOHN TYDEMAN
To be repeated on August 19
See page 31

MARIANNE WELTMANN (soprano)
JOHN NOBLE (baritone)
VIRTUOSO ENSEMBLE
Gerald Jackson (flute)
Edward Walker (alto flute) Terence MacDonagh (oboe) Sidney Fell (clarinet) Stephen Waters
(clarinet and bass-clarinet) Renata Scheffel-Stein (harp) Kenneth Essex (viola) Willem de Mont (cello) Wilfrid Parry (piano)
Conducted by Jacques-Louis MONOD
Divertimento inquattroesercizi for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, and cello
Non mi mandar messantfi
E per il bel cantar d'un merio L'acqua corre alia borrana Mamma, 10 temp' e venuto
Continued in next column
9.12* Cinque canti for baritone, two flutes, two clarinets, harp, viola, cello. and piano
Aspettiamo la stella mattutina Dorati uccelli Acheronte
Dormono Ie cime dei monti Ardano, attraverso la notte first broadcast performance In this country
9.23* Due liriche di Anacreonte for soprano, two clarinets, viola, and piano
Eros lanmiido desidero cantare Eros come tagliatore d'alberi
First of a series of programmes of chamber music devoted mainly to this living Italian composer. Some of the music will be broadcast for the first time in this country.
A piano recital including Dallapiccola's Three Episodes from Marsyas, played by Hans Priea nitz: August 2

Written by DAVID Nobbs and PETER TINNISWOOD
3: Sydney Servall 's Story
After the great Election robbery the Hall becomes the hideout of ' Brand X ' and his gang. Other parts played by Isabel Rennie, Michael Kilgarriff, and David Walsh Music specially composed by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Produced by RICHARD THOMAS

played by RENÈE MORISSET and VICTOR BOUCHARD followed by an interlude at 10.55

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