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Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 44, 10 May 1935, Page 40

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SUNDAY, MAY 12. 10.0: Famous crimes in retrospect, ‘The Arran Murder." 10,30: Complete recorded performance of "The Mikado" or "The Town of Titipu." Libretto: W. S. Gilbert ; music: Arthur Sullivan. Characters’: The Mikado of Japan: Darrell Fancourt; Nanki-Poo, his son, disguised as a wandering minstrel, and in love with Yum-Yum: Derek Oldham; Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner of Titipu: Henry A, Lytton; Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything ‘Hise: Leo. Sheffield; Pish-Tush; a noble lord: George Baker ; three sisters,

wards of Ko-ko: Yum-Yum, Elsie Gritfin; Petti-Sing, Doris Hemingway, Aileen Davies; Peep-Bo, Beatrice Blburn; Katisha, an elderly lady in love with Nanki-Poo: Bertha Lewis. Solo--ists, chorus and orchestra of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. MONDAY, MAY 13. 8.30: Every Monday night: "Khyber." An original radio serial of the NorthWest Frontier. Written by Hdmund Barclay. Episode First: "By the Shalimar." Our serial opens in Simla, the hill station in North-west India. Captain Michael Garvey,.of the Khyber Mounted Rifles, called by his friends, "Galahad Garvey," is faced with a terible alternative. Charged with causing the death of his betrothed’s brother, he must either break her heart, or by his silence admit his guilt. His decision leads him into many strange adventures. Production: Lawrence H. _ Cecil. . ; 10.20: "‘A Shanty Party from the Gravesend Pilots," B.B.C. recording, with a broadcast commentary by Cecil Madden. . TUESDAY, MAY 14. 9.30: Programme of compositions by AlIfred. Hill. Richard McClelland’s Choir, "The Spy." Alexander Sverjensky, pianist, "Highland Air’; "Her Passing By"; "Valse Triste." Richard McClelland’s Choir, "What Shall a Man Remember"; "Song of the Locust" (Vera Plowman, piano accompaniment). "Summer Heat’; "The South Wind" with string quartet accompaniment and piano. Personnel of Quartet: Inez Lang, first violin, Beryl Ault, second violin, Blodwin Hill, viola, Kathleen, Towhy, ‘cello. Quintet for ~- Piano, Strings and Wight Solo Voices, "Life," allegro, scherzo, adagio, finale.- Voices: Bdna McClelland, Hmily Turnbull, Dorothy Simpson, Joyce Alexander, Rich, ard McClelland, Leslie Felton, Robé Hughes, Dudley Reid. 10.50; Programme by Metropolitan Band, Aussia Reka, soprano, Veta Wareham, violinist. " WEDNESDAY, MAY 15.: 9.30: "Man Through the Ages," by James J. Donnelly. "The Great Plague Devastates Asia and Hastens the Roman Decline." Episode 19. The great enemy of man through the centuries has not been the blind fury of Nature in fire and flood, nor even the ravages of war, but the unseen hand of pestilence. There would seem to be ample evidence of entire races being wiped ‘ out by pestilence in pre-historic days. In the second century A.D., a great ‘plague devastated Asia, and was rectly responsible in China for the fall of the Later Han dynasty. This tértible scourge swept through the Roman

Impire during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, and Rome experienced in modified form a confusion and disorder | similar to that which had obtained in China. 0.0: "On with the Dance," tenth ot series (German). "Once Upon a Time," presented by Rosslyn -Vane and Arthur: Greenaway. Characters: Baron Gellert, Count yon Allenstein. Hermann von Aldenburg, Gunther, Marguerite, the baron’s daughter. THURSDAY, MAY 16. 9.30: Programme of Hrnest’ Wunderlich’s compositions. Leonore Gotsch, vocalist, "Iuove is Frail ae Roses" ; "Seren: ade." Laurence Godfrey | Smith, pianist, "Andante"; "The Question"; "Theme and Variations." Car! Gotsch, "cellist, "Largo"; ‘"Musette," with piano accompaniment. Leonore Gotsch, "The Parting Tankard": , ’ "Young May Brings a Posy." 40.0: From the Old Men’s Home, Liverpool. community singing concert, arranged by the Smith Family. Associate artists, Vagabonds Male Quartette; Frank Ryan, comedian; Don Ross. musical tramp. FRIDAY, MAY 17. 9.30: "Memories of Mendelssohn." ‘The Singing Strings (leader, M. Dobrinski), in conjunction with, The Hllice Maie Quartet,. present ‘Popular Melodies from this Immertal Composer." 10.45: Programme by Ashfield. District Band, conducted by. BH. A, Searle; Eileen. Boyd, contralto; Dan and Sheila Agar, comedy. interludes. Band, March, "Flying LHagle’- (Blanckenberg); "Birthday Serenade" (Lincke) ; whistling accompaniment, Jack Madgtick. Contralto. Band, Selection. "Afaid of the Mountains" (Fraserimpson); A Summer Idyl . "The Cuckoos" (Lithgow). Dan and Sheila Agar, comedy interlude. Band, "Humoresque-A Musical Switch" (Alford); Novelty Number, "Lazy Pete" (Werner-Wersten). Contralto. Band, Fantasia, "A Darkey’s DreamJand" (Bidgood) ; March, "Washington Greys" (Grafulla), SATURDAY, MAY 18. 9.80: Our radio dance night with A.B.O Dance Band, conducted by Cee Morrison and Mastersingers Quartette. A