Wortley Allen


'A Fool and His Money'

A Wayside Comedy

(Laurence Housman)

Wednesday 4 January 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10

Tim - John Moss
Tony - Wortley Allen
The Fool - Stuart Vinden


'Heart's Desire'

A Comic Opera en casserole

(Mabel Constanduros)

Thursday 5 January 1928 Daventry 5GB 9-10

Daffodil, the Leading Lady - Olive Groves
Jack, the Leading Man - Harold Kimberley
Polly Popkiss, the Innkeeper's Daughter - Mabel Constanduros
William, a Hot Cross Bun Designer - Harold Clemence
Father - Wortley Allen

The Birmingham Studio Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Lewis


'The Storm'

A Poetic Play

(John Drinkwater)

Wednesday 11 January 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10

From Birmingham

Alice - Gladys Ward
Joan (her younger sister) - Grace Walton
Sarah - Gladys Joiner
An Old Man - Wortley Allen
A Young Stranger - Stuart Vinden


'Sweethearts'

(W.S. Gilbert)

Monday 23 January 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-9

From Birmingham

Mr. Harry Spreadbarrow - Stuart Vinden
Wilcox (a Gardener) - Wortley Allen
Miss Jenny Northcott - Gladys Ward
Ruth (a Maidservant) - Grace Walton


'Dainty Diana'

an episode in the life of Sir Roger de Coverley

(A.F. Cross)

Wednesday 1 February 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-10

Produced by Stuart Vinden
music Guy Jones

Sir Roger de Coverley - Aubrey Millward
Beau Lightfoot - Harold Kimberley
Will Honeycomb - Wortley Allen
Sir David Rigby - Kingsley Lark
Sir Bilberry Bounce - Robert Chignell
Clincher - Rex Bruchell
Pottle - Harry Saxton
Gadfly - John Armstrong
Diana Denbigh - Olive Groves
Daphne Firebrace - Phyllis Lones
Lydia Manners - Vivienne Chatterton
Jenny Oldacres - Esther Coleman
Martha - Mabelle Hemming

Birmingham Studio Chorus and Orchestra
Conducted by Joseph Lewis


'Colvin's Lane'

(Gladys Ward)

Thursday 2 February 1928 Daventry 8-8.45

Two Short Plays from Birmingham
[Two plays]
Broadcast with 'Honours Easy'

Produced by Stuart Vinden

Mary - Gladys Joiner
Minnie - Gladys Ward
Jim - Wortley Allen
Mike - Edgar Lane
Lucy - Gladys Joiner


'What Men Live By'

(Mildred Forster)

Monday 6 February 1928 Daventry 8-8.45 from Birmingham

adapted from the Tolstoy story

tr. Aylmer Maude
pr

Simon (a Bootmaker) - Stuart Vinden
Matryona - Mildred Forster
Aniuska - Elizabeth Forster
Michael - Courtney Bromet
A Russian Nobleman - William Hughes
His Servant - Wortley Allen
A Woman - Phyllis Newsom


'Sardines for Tea'

A Comedy

(Gladys Joiner)

Friday 16 March 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-9

Two Short Plays
Broadcast with 'Taking the Liberty'

From Birmingham

Produced by Stuart Vinden

Miss Spinner - Phyllis Tibbetts
Mrs. Catchem - Gladys Joiner
Mr. Bond - Wortley Allen
Box 123 X - Stuart Vinden


'Taking the Liberty'

(W.P. Lipscombe)

Friday 16 March 1928 Daventry 5GB 8.25-9

Two Short Plays
Broacast with 'Sardines for Tea'

Bill - Stuart Vinden
Ethel - Molly Hall
Hardrade - John Moss
Burton (a Butler) - Wortley Allen


'In Chinese Waters'

(Vivian Tydmarsh)

Tuesday 27 March 1928 Daventry 5GB 10.30-11.15

From Birmingham

Produced by Stuart Vinden

'Big Bill' Jix, a Globe Trotter - John Moss
Phillip MacGregor, Second Officer - Wortley Allen
George Adams, Purser - Wortley Allen
Stanley Jones, Wireless Operator - William Hughes
Herbert Barrows, Owners' Agent - Henry Butlin
Ah Foo, a Pirate - Stuart Vinden


'Sister Gold'

One of the Little Plays of St. Francis

(Laurence Housman)

Saturday 7 April 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-8.25 From Birmingham

Two Short Plays
Broadcast with 'The Wayfarer'

Francis - Stuart Vinden
Brother Juniper - Wortley Allen
The Goat Boy - Grace Walton
First Robber - John Moss
Second Robber - William Hughes
Third Robber - Henry O'Donnell
The Miser - John Armstrong


'The Wayfarer'

(Kingsley Lark)

Saturday 7 April 1928 Daventry 5GB 8.25-9 From Birmingham

Two Short Plays
Broadcast with 'Sister Gold'

John Mann - John Moss
Nick Winter - Stuart Vinden
Will Spring - John Armstrong
Hal Summers - William Hughes
Dan Fall - Wortley Allen
Mistress Neighbour - Phyllis Richardson


'The Dark Curtain'

A Play in One Act with a Prologue and an Epilogue

(Evelyn Herbert)

Tuesday 24 April 1928 Daventry 5GB 10.15-11 From Birmingham

Characters in Prologue and Epilogue:
Mrs. Varney - F.A. Chamberlain
Sybil Leigh - Molly Hall
Geoffrey Denham - Stuart Vinden

Characters in Play:
Robert Dudley - Stuart Vinden
Amy Robsart - Molly Hall
Varney - Wortley Allen


'A Little Fowl Play'

(Harold Owen)

Wednesday 9 May 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-8.30 From Birmingham

Presented by Stuart Vinden

Gilbert Warren - Stuart Vinden
Sybil Warren - Jane Ellis
Mr. Tolbooth - Wortley Allen
Mary - Grace Walton
The Boy - William Hughes


'Markheim'

A Story

(Robert Louis Stevenson)

Thursday 24 May 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10 From Birmingham

The Reader - Stuart Vinden
Markheim - William Hughes
Dealer - Wortley Allen
Visitor - Henry O'Donnell


'Brains'

(Martin Flavin)

Friday 1 June 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-8.30 From Birmingham

Presented by Stuart Vinden

MacGregor - Wortley Allen
Grimp - William Hughes
Captain Prince - Stuart Vinden


'A Love Passage'

(W.W. Jacobs and Philip Hubbard)

Wednesday 6 June 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10 From Birmingham

Presented by Stuart Vinden

Jack Hall - Stuart Vinden
Sam Bross - William Hughes
Captain Alsen - Wortley Allen
Hetty Alsen - Molly Hall


'She Was No Lady'

(St. John Ervine)

Thursday 21 June 1928 Daventry 5GB 9-9.30 From Birmingham

Presented by Stuart Vinden

Sir Alfred Pickles - Wortley Allen
Henry Learmouth - William Hughes
Lady Pickles - Mabel France
Mrs. Graveney - F.A. Chamberlain


'Eleven Fifty-Eight'

(Stuart Ready)

Monday 25 June 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.35-10 From Birmingham

Presented by Stuart Vinden

The Woman - Gladys Joiner
The Swell - William Hughes
The Lady - Margaret Kennedy
The Tramp - Vincent Curran
The Bookie - Wortley Allen
The Blind Man - Stuart Vinden


'Spoiling the Broth'

(Bertha N. Graham)

Monday 30 July 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10

From Birmingham

Mrs. Chance - Mabel France
Joey Chance - Stuart Vinden
David Wells - Wortley Allen
Melia Hammond - Edith James


'At Bay'

(H.B. Marriott Watson and W. Raper Bingham)

Saturday 4 August 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10

A Dramatic Episode adapted from H.B. Marriott Watson's story 'En Route', by W. Raper Bingham

From Birmingham

Grant Corfield - Wortley Allen
Nina - Ethel Malpas
Waiter - Stuart Vinden
Detective - John Moss


'Taffy's Wife'

(Bertha N. Graham)

Wednesday 8 August 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-8.30

From Birmingham

Rosalind Evans - Ethel Malpas
David Evans - Stuart Vinden
Robert Crossall - Wortley Allen


'A Sharp Attack'

(Herbert C. Sargent)

Saturday 11 August 1928 Daventry 5GB 8.30-9

From Birmingham

Ezekial Meggs - Stuart Vinden
William Kitson - Wortley Allen
Minnie Brown - Gladys Joiner


'Managing Margaret'

A One-Act Comedy

(Edwin Lewis)

Thursday 6 September 1928 Daventry 5GB 9-9.30

From Birmingham

Sarah Brown - F.A. Chamberlain
Bill Brown - Wortley Allen
Herbert Brown - Harry Saxton


'The Two Talismans'

An Eastern Comedy in One Act

(George Calderon)

Monday 10 September 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-8.45

From Birmingham

Hafiz - Wortley Allen
Hariri - Howell Davies
Saoud - David Hamilton
Abulfeda - Vincent Curran
Zaida - Gladys Ward
A Messenger - John Moss
The Marshall of the City - William Hughes


'In the Tunnel'

A Dramatic thrill

(Rupert Croft-Cooke)

Monday 15 October 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.30-10 From Birmingham

The Old Gentleman - Wortley Allen
The Old Lady - F.A. Chamberlain
The Girl - Margaret Kennedy
The Young Man - Courtney Broment
The Man in the Far Corner - Stuart Vinden

'Home Without A Mother'

a comedy of the coalfields

(Edwin Lewis)

Thursday 15 November 1928 Daventry 5GB 8-8.35from Birmingham

Bill Brown - Wortley Allen
Herbert Brown - Harry Saxton
Sarah Brown - Mabel France
Mrs. Cassidy - Helen Enoch

'Paddly Pools'

A Fantasy

(Miles Malleson)

Monday 3 December 1928 Daventry 5GB 9.25-10 From Birmingham (mixed)

Grandpa - Charles Herbert
Tony - Maisie Gilbert
The Little Old Man - T. Hannam Clarke
Friend - Vincent Curran
Friend - Henry Butlin
Friend - Wortley Allen
The Soul of the Short Grass - Grace Walton
The Soul of the Wild Flowers - Molly Hall
The Soul of All the Rabbits - Gladys Colbourne
The Spirit of the Sunset - Gladys Colbourne

'The Do-Drop Inn'

(Gladys Joiner)

Monday 24 December 1928 Daventry 5GB 8.15-8.45

Samuel Bottle - George Worrall
Mrs. Bottle - Mabel France
Granfer Cornfield - Howell Davies
Elisha Carpenter - Wortley Allen
Thomas Hock - William Hughes
Alfred Button - Hewart Heyward
Charlie Cornfield - David Hamilton
Harriet Cornfield - Gladys Joiner

 

 

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