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'Of Course'
A Sketch
Tuesday 3 January 1928 Cardiff 9.55-10.20
Performed by the Station Radio Players
Jack Frewin, a quiet business man - Murray Carrington
Kitty, his Wife, an exactness of distinction - Mary McDonald Taylor
Susie, his Sister, an elderly maiden lady with a fussy little sniff - Nan Porter
Louisa, maidservant - Peggy Hood
Adrian Roscoe, a famous theatrical manager - T. Hannam Clark
'Croeso?'
('Welcome?')
A Drama in One Act
Tuesday 3 January 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
Presented for broadcasting by Ernest Hughes and The Swansea Welsh Drama Society Players
John Davies (the elderly Welsh peasant farmer) - J.P. Walters
Jane Davies (his wife) - Annie Lewis-Samuel
Dr. Edgar Davies (their son - a successful medical practitioner) - J.W. Jones
Ifor Jones, B.A. (a Secondary Schoolmaster) - Cyril Rees
Gomer Evans (Barrister-at-law) - Herbert Morgan
College contemporaries and intimate friends of Dr. Davies
Mrs. Williams (Dr. Davies' Landlady) - Agnes Jones
'Radiologues'
No. 1 'The Centurion's Escape'
Thursday 12 January 1928 Cardiff 7.45-8.40 (mixed)
[no actors listed]
''Courtship - Ancient and Modern''
A Comedy in Two Scenes
Monday 16 January 1928 Cardiff 8.30-8.52
Played by the Station Radio Players
Henry - Raymond Glendenning
Deborah - Doris M. Jones
'The Heart of a Clown'
An Autumn Fantasy in One Act
Saturday 21 January 1928 Cardiff 8.16-8.30
Columbine - Lilian Mills
Harlequin - Hedley Goodall
Clown - Daniel Roberts
Gypsy - Nan Porter
'Boris'
one act
Tuesday 24 January 1928 Cardiff 8-8.40
Played by the Station Radio Players
Jasper Dixon (a busy young doctor) - George Holloway
Stella Dixon (his wife) - Dorothy Holloway
Susan (their servant) - Nan Porter
A Policeman - Donald Davies
Boris - An Alsatian Wolf-hound
A Flapper's Programme
'Poor Old Gentleman'
Tuesday 31 January 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
Adapted as a play in One Scene
From the Short Story by A.M. BurragePetronella - Dorothy Allcock
George - Ivor Maddox
'His Second Chance'
Welsh play in one act
Monday 6 February 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
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Ivor Davies (opera singer) - T. Idris Davies
Lindley Gray (impresario) - T. Hannam-Clark
Will Jones (old Welsh countryman) - T.D. Jones
Carl Isaacson (Theatre Manager) - Donald Davies
'Becky Sharpe'
a play in two scenes adapted from 'Vanity Fair'
Monday 20 February 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9
ad Olive Conway
Evelyn Amery
Mary Macdonald-Taylor
Station Radio Playerspr
Rawdon Crawley - Ivor Maddox
George Osborne - Sidney Evans
Joseph Sedley - Richard Barron
Mrs. Rawdon Crawley (Becky Sharp) - Evelyn Amery
Mrs. George Osborne (Amelia) - Mary MacDonald Taylor
'Followers'
a Cranford Sketch
Tuesday 21 February 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9
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Lucinda Baines - Marion Foreman
Helen Masters - Flora McDowell
Susan Crowther - Susie Stevens
Colonel Redfern - T. Hannam-Clark
'A Marriage Has Been Arranged'
A Duologue
Friday 2 March 1928 Cardiff 10.10-10.45
Mr. Harrison Crokstead - Donald Davies
Lady Aline de Vaux - Mary Wyndham
'The Late Rebellion'
Tuesday 6 March 1928 Cardiff 7.50-8.26
Sir George Phelps - J.D. Jones
Lady Phelps - Marian Foreman
Bernard Phelps - Hedley Goodall
Chloe Phelps - Margaret Gillard
'Women Will Gossip'
comedy one act
Monday 12 March 1928 Cardiff 10.15-10.50 (mixed)
Played by the Station Radio Players
James Fretall - Victor Fawkes
Matilda - Daisy Cull
Alfred Gayley - T. Hannam-Clark
Samuel Smiless - Walter Gardner
Mrs. Mum - Nan Porter
Mrs. Glummer - Mary Macdonald-Taylor
William Green - Sidney Evans
'Captain Cook and the Widow'
Tuesday 10 April 1928 Cardiff 9.52-10.45 (mixed)
Played by the Station Radio Players
[no pr listed]
'The Poacher'
Thursday 19 April 1928 Cardiff 8.15-9 (mixed)
Produced by Rev. E.R. Dennis
Played by the Trecynon Amateur Dramatic Society
'Maypole Morning'
Tuesday 1 May 1928 Cardiff 8-8.30
Played by the Station Radio Players
Charles II - Daniel Roberts
Sir Giles Crosby - Donald Davies
Hugh windham - Ivor Maddox
Richard Pitecroft - Jack Parkin
Zerubabbel Petch - W.P. Thomas
Patience Crosby - Muriel Barnett
'The Curfew Bell'
Friday 11 May 1928 Cardiff 10.25-10.50
Played by the Station Radio Players
[no actors listed]
'A Mint of Money'
Friday 18 May 1928 Cardiff 10.8-10.30
Old Man - T. Hannam Clark
Jim - G. Lynch-Clarke
Bill - Daniel Roberts
'Greenglade'
A Play for Broadcasting
Saturday 26 May 1928 Cardiff 8-8.25
Played by the Station Radio Players
Dick Bridge, a young, well-to-do farmer - George Holloway
Ethel Bridge, his wife - Dorothy Holloway
John, a farm labourer - Sidney Evans
The Spirit of the Woods - Kathleen Sutton
The Spirit of the Open Air - Mary Morgan
The Spirit of Autumn - Mary Morgan
'The Paris Doctor'
A Play in One Act
Thursday 31 May 1928 Cardiff 8-8.45
Played by the Station Radio Players
Marie - Iris Wills
Henri - Raymond Glendenning
Dr. Ruyssen - Tom Jones
Jean Olivier - Jack Howells
'The Flight of the Queen'
Tuesday 5 June 1928 Cardiff 7.45-8.55
A Dunsany Night
[Two plays]
Broadcast with 'Fame and the Poet'The Prince of Zoon - Michael Hasker
Prince Meliflor - Daniel Roberts
Queen Aoomaoomarma - Margaret Gillard
Lady Oozizi - Mabel Tait
Oomuz - Jack Parkin
The Glory of Ximemnung - Ivor Maddox
The Overlord of Moomoomen - Tom Jones
Prince Huz - Sidney Evans
'Fame and the Poet'
Tuesday 5 June 1928 Cardiff 7.45-8.55
A Dunsany Night
[Two plays]
Broadcast with 'The Flight of the Queen'Harry de Reeves - Daniel Roberts
Dick Prattle - Jack Parkin
Fame - Mabel Tait
Helmet and Haversack
Arranged by C.H. Brewer
Tuesday 12 June 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
The vignettes in music and verse, grave and gay, of life with the Colours from 1815-1915. See through the eyes of a Chelsea Pensioner.
Episodes:
I. Waterloo
II. South Africa
III. Flanders - And EnglandThe cast will include:
John Rorke
Donald Davies
Jack Parkin
Tom Jones
The Super Six
The Station OrchestraIn Episode III will be enacted the Comedy:
'A Gold Stripe'
'A Gold Stripe'
Tuesday 12 June 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
Bill Gosling - Donald Davies
Ted Sprooles - Jack Parkin
Emma Sprooles - Hope Kerr
Mrs. Hopkins - Eileen Blunden
'Romance Unlimited'
A Matchmaking Medley
Monday 18 June 1928 Cardiff 10-11
Mr. Cupid, Managing Director - Donald Davies
Miss Chance, his Confidential Clerk - Dorothy Eaves
Puck, the Office Boy - Charles Herbert
The Shareholders include:
John Rorke
Blonde and Brunette
Jack Parkin
'Beric'
A Comedy in One Act
Wednesday 4 July 1928 Cardiff 8.15-8.45
Ted Martin - Hedley Goodall
Mona - Peggy Hood
Beric - Jack Parkin
Boudicca - Mary McDonald-Taylor
Ia - Doris M. Jones
Olwen - Jack James
Petroc - G. Lynch-Clarke
'Recalled to Life'
Homage to France
Saturday 14 July 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
from 'A Tale of Two Cities' (Dickens)
Adapted by W.H. Skeen
Played by the Station Radio Players
M. Defarge - J.G. Jones
Jarvis Lorry - Jack James
Lucie Manette - Francis Brown
Dr. Manette - T. Hannam-Clarke
Act I of 'The Foresters'
Robin and Maid Marion
Monday 16 July 1928 Cardiff 10-10.40
Played by the Station Radio Players
Robin Hood, Earl of Huntington - Hedley Goodall
Prince john - Herbert Jones
Little John - Sidney Evans
Will Scarlet - G. Lynch-Clarke
Friar Tuck - Donald Davies
Much - G. Hayden Davies
Sherriff of Nottingham - Jack James
Sir Richard Lea - Richard Barron
Maid Marion - Eileen Stanton
Kate - Bronwen Davies
'Superstition'
A Play in One Act
Friday 27 July 1928 Cardiff 9.50-10.20
Played by the Station Radio Players
Cornelius Jeffson - Ian Fleming
Amelia Jeffson - Mary MacDonald-Taylor
Soames - Betty Bond
Jake Smith - G. Haydn Davies
Inspector Firby - Jack James
'Much Mercle'
A Rustic Comedy in One Act
Tuesday 31 July 1928 Cardiff 9.40-10.45 (mixed)
Mrs. Wagstaffe - Daisy Cull
Mrs. Bevan - Miriam Pritchett
Clara - Vera Shipton
Old Jauncey - Eben Rogers
Mrs. Morgan - Hope Kerr
Sam Hodges - Jack Parkin
Tom Neville - Arthur Condy
Mrs. Neville - Marion Foreman
Scenes from Shakespeare
Tuesday 14 August 1928 Cardiff 7.30-8.30
Produced by Edith Craig
Relayed from the Summer School of Dramatic Art, Citizen House, Bath
'King Henry VIII' Act III, Scene 1
'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Act III, Scene 3
'The Merchant of Venice' Act V, Scene 1[no actors listed]
'The Betrayal'
Wednesday 15 August 1928 Cardiff 9.50-11.0Two One-Act Plays
broadcast with 'Square Pegs'Produced by Edith Craig
Relayed from the Summer School of Dramatic Art, Citizen House, Bath
[no actors listed]
'Square Pegs'
A Polite Satire
Wednesday 15 August 1928 Cardiff 9.50-11.0
Two One-Act Plays
broadcast with 'The Betrayal'Produced by Edith Craig
Relayed from the Summer School of Dramatic Art, Citizen House, Bath
[no actors listed]
'A Museum Episode'
Being the First Adventures of James Augustus
Monday 27 August 1928 Cardiff 8.40-9.15 (mixed)
A Farce in One Act
James Augustus - Peter King
Muriel - Wynne Ajello
'The Prize Pigeon'
A Play in One Act
Friday 31 August 1928 Cardiff 10.10-10.36
Tom - J.D. Jones
Polly - Gwen James
Maggie - Betty Pryer
'Wrong Numbers'
A Play in One Act
Wednesday 5 September 1928 Cardiff 8.12-8.50 (mixed)
Number One - Margaret Davies
Number Two - Dorothy Holloway
A Waitress - Dorothy Eaves
'The Policeman's Serenade'
A Grand Little Opera
(Alfrec Reynolds)
Saturday 8 September 1928 Cardiff 7.45-8.20 (mixed)
Susan - Olive Groves
Burglar - Harold Kimberley
Milkman - Archie Gay
Policeman - Glyn Eastman
'The Eve of Saint John'
A Comedy of Welsh Life in Two Scenes
(J. Saunders Lewis)
Monday 10 September 1928 Cardiff 10.7-10.45 (mixed)
Megan Morris - Vera Meezey
Sara Morris - Nan Porter
Harri Richard - Ronald Evans
The Tramp - Tom Jones
'Romance Unlimited'
A Matchmaking Medley
(Dorothy Eaves)
Tuesday 11 September 1928 Cardiff 9.50-11 (mixed)
Mr. Cupid, Managing Director - Donald Davies
Miss Chance, his Confidential Clerk - Dorothy Eaves
Puck, the Office Boy - Sidney Eaves
The Victims:
John Rorke
Blonde and Brunette
James WhighamThe Station Orchestra
'The Black Sheep'
A One Act Comedy
(F. Morton Howard)
Tuesday 25 September 1928 Cardiff 9.50-10.30 (mixed)
Laura Tagg - Daisy Cull
Joshua Tagg - T. Hannan Clarke
Reginald de Vere - Donald Davies
'The Young Idea'
A Comedy in One Act
(Herbert Swears)
Monday 1 October 1928 Cardiff 10.5-10.30
Mrs. Lorrimer - Winifred Evans
Nancy - Nadine March
'Henry VIII of England'
Some more heterodyned History
(L. du Garde Peach)
Tuesday 16 October 1928 Cardiff 8-9
Presented by the Station Radio Players
'The Council of Three'
(Frank Bremner)
Wednesday 24 October 1928 Cardiff 5WA 9.35-11 (mixed)
Venetian Night
one act
First Inquisitor - T. Hunnam Clark
Second Inquisitor - Ivor Maddox
Third Inquisitor - Not Present
Francesca Contarini - Peggy Wellington
Sebastiano - Jacques Thomas
'The Rehearsal'
a diminutive drama
(Maurice Baring)
Monday 29 October 1928 Cardiff 10.18-10.35
The Stage Manager - Tom Jones
The Producer - Richard Barron
First Witch - Jack James
Lady Macbeth - Sidney Evans
The Doctor - G. Lynch-Clarke
Mr. Shakespeare - Daniel Roberts
Mr. Burbage - Donald Davies
Macduff - Jack Parkin
'The Drawback'
a diminutive drama in one scene
(Maurice Baring)
Thursday 8 November 1928 Cardiff 10.10-10.22
He - Hedley Goodall
She - Vera Clarke
'Firewater'
A Red Indian Drama
(Dorothy Eaves)
Saturday 10 November 1928 Cardiff 9.35-10.35 (mixed)
Big Chief Running Nose - Raymond Glendenning
Little Pig Skin - Elsie Eaves
The Young Brave, Big Noise - Jack Evans
The Witch Doctor - Dorothy Eaves
The Paleface - Arthur Holland
'The Woman Who Was Enchanted'
a morality
(Froom Tyler)
Tuesday 20 November 1928 Cardiff 10.40-11
Performed by Bristol's Little Theatre Repertory
David - Philip King
Dewfall - Ralph Hutton
Celia - Dorothy Galbraith
'The Apex'
a comedy in one act
(R.J. McGregor)
Friday 23 November 1928 Cardiff 9.45-10.25 (mixed)
Girl - Eileen Stanton
Woman - Lallie Hicks
Man - Hedley Goodall
'The Last Infirmity'
A Play in One Act
(Frederick Sydney)
Friday 30 November 1928 Cardiff 8.15-9
David Streatham - Hedley Goodall
Audrey Halston - Eileen Stanton
George - Percy Hook
Cicely Fordyce - Margaret Davies
Victor Fordyce - Ivor Maddox
'Carry Me Out'
A Military 'Bellowdrama'
(E.A. Bryan)
Monday 3 December 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
General Death - Jack James
Colonel Gloom - D. Haydn Davies
Major Black - Donald Davies
Miss Fit - Dorothy Eaves
Compere - Richard Barron
'13, Simon Street'
A Play in One Act
(Anthony P. Wharton)
Friday 7 December 1928 Cardiff 8.5-9
William Lassen - Wyn Weaver
John Rutt- Gilbert Heron
Cecil Henry Carter - George H. Holloway
Miss Raeburn - Dorothy Holloway
'The Test Kiss'
A Comedy in One Act
(Keble Howard)
Thursday 13 December 1928 Cardiff 10.5-10.35
Monica - Flora McDowell
Jack - Ivor Maddox
'A Point of Etiquette'
A Comedy of the Yukon
(Robert H. Blackmore)
Monday 17 December 1928 Cardiff 9.35-11
Gold DiggersKate Brown - Cathleen Sutton
Jake - Jacque Thomas
Pete - Lyndon Harries
'The Eighth Wonder'
(Dion Titheradge)
Monday 17 December 1928 Cardiff 9.35-11
Gold DiggersHedger - Tom Jones
Anna Snyder - Gladys Brown
The Man - Lyndon Harries
Lade Eve - Cathleen Sutton
Miss Proot - Frances Brown
'Happy Christmas!'
A Mince-Pie
(F. Morton Howard)
Friday 28 December 1928 Cardiff 7.45-9 (mixed)
Richard Barron
Raymond Glendenning
Doris M. Jones
Thomas Jones
T. Hannam-Clark
Andrew Blunt
Jack Parkin
James Paddon
Sidney Evans
J. Eddie Parry
Daniel Roberts
Mary MacDonald-Taylor
Rudolph Frinton
D. Haydn-Davies