Two Plays for 2YA

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 33, 28 February 1930, Page 7

Two Plays for 2YA

~ "4 i "Lonesome Like" and "The Happy Hangman" Two one-act plays from the pen of the well-known Lancashire playwright, Harold Brighouse, will be presented at 2YA on Monday, March 3. The first of these plays is a_ typical Lancashire comedy entitled "Lonesome Like," and is an example of the ideal type of one-act plays, the ‘characters being well drawn and the plot well worked out. The second play, "The Happy Hangman," is what is called "a burlesque in one act." Concerning it the "Radio Times," of London, says: "Of the many short plays by Harold Brighouse, ‘The Happy Hangman’ is perhaps one of the most interesting, being based on an incident which occurred in Naples, and the plot, which we shall not disclose, bears some resemblance to Schuitzler’s puppet play, ‘Gallant Cassion.’ There are only four characters, one girl and three men, and the dialogue moves swiftly to a rather curiou conclusion." ‘ Both plays will be produced by Mr. Victor 8S. Lloyd, who will be supported by a strong cast of experienced radio players.