And the Byways

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 54, 25 July 1930, Page 37

And the Byways

LONDON broadcasting company producer, walking along Piccadilly, pondering how to make more fairy-like and sylvan the Titania scenes in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," which the company was to. broadcast tte same evening, heard what he imagined to ‘be canary notes. These, however, quickly’ changed to nightingale’s, and then to thrush’s, all distinctly heard above the din of London traffic. The producer stopped, perplexed, and saw a typical navvy digging a hole in the pavement, whistling whole heartedly. The producer immediately invited him to produce bird music to accompany. Shakespeare’s words. , The navvy, named Bill Sharp, climbed out of the hole, adjusted his ehoker, and went off to a rehearsal. He made a successful debut at nighttime, whistling continually for 20 minutes, and is to repeat the. performance at the next production of the play.