'Heart's Desire'
A Comic Opera en casserole
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 AllenThe Birmingham Studio Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Lewis
'Witch-Wife'
(Michael Hogan and Mabel Constanduros)
Tuesday 24 January 1928 Daventry 5GB 10.15-11.15
[Two plays]
Broadcast with 'The Test'Produced by Michael Hogan
Grannie Mallorn - Marie Ault
Margaret Mallorn - Joan Brierley
A Stranger - Harold Young
Seth Herdstone - Charles MortimerIn the kitchen of Stonecroft Farm, on the Devonshire moors, in the year 1697, twelve years after the Monmouth Rebellion, Grannie Mallorn is pottering about preparing the supper at the faggot fire. From outside come the noises of the farmyard, and a child can be heard laughing and calling.
Mrs. Buggins gives a party in the Aberdeen Studio
Friday 3 February 1928 Aberdeen 7.45-8.45
'The Family Group'
Wednesday 8 February 1928 London 7.45-8
'A Farcical Sketch'
Wednesday 8 February 1928 Liverpool 9.45-11
Presented by Liverpool Radio Players and Strutham Amateurs
The Leading Lady - Dora Keith
The Leading Man - Ralph Collis
The Producer - Edward Genn
The Young Man - Phillip H. Harper
The Young Girl - Dorothy Mather
The Maid - Marvel Hulme
Miss Hannah Peterson - Mrs. Fred WilkinsonIt is the ladies' dressing-room at the Strutham Town Hall. The performance of 'Hearts Aflame' is about to begin and the Leading Lady, the Young Girl and the Maid are busy 'making up'.
'Dick Whittington'
Monday 9 April 1928 London and Daventry 8-9
The Strutham Amateurs rehearse 'Dick Whittington'
Mabel Constanduros
Michael Hogan
Eliot Wakeham
Vivienne Chatterton
Harold Scott
Olive Groves
J. Hubert Leslie
'The Family Group'
Monday 16 April 1928 Liverpool 10.15-10.30
[Two plays]
Broadcast with 'Witch-Wife'Presented by Edward Genn
'Witch-Wife'
(Michael Hogan and Mabel Constanduros)
Monday 16 April 1928 Liverpool 10.38-10.52[Two plays]
Broadcast with 'The Family Group'Presented by Edward Genn
'The Survivor'
A Mystery in Three Acts
(Michael Hogan and Mabel Constanduros)
Tuesday 29 May 1928 London and Daventry 9.40-11
Homewood, the butler - Wyn Weaver
Dr. Peter Maldon, the owner of Warne Court - Laurence Anderson
Mr. Burton, his lawyer - Arthur Ewart
Rose Bootle, the housemaid - Elsie Wood
Mr. Evans, whose daughter is the wife of Dr. Maldon's son, Sidney - John Smythe
William Wallace Anderson - A.H. Clay
Mr. Iles, an attorney - Cecil Maybank
A Police Inspector - Sidney BrowneListeners will hear all the facts of the case presented in dramatic form in the first two acts; then, in order to give them an opportunity of drawing their own conclusions regarding this mysterious affair, there will be a musical interlude of five minutes before the performance of the third and last act, in which the problem is solved.
'Mrs. Buggins Sees It Through'
Book by Mabel Constanduros
Saturday 2 June 1928 London and Daventry 9.35-10.35
Music composed by Stanford Robinson
Mrs. Buggins - Mabel Constanduros
Mrs. Buggins' 'elping 'ands:
Olive Groves
Denise Torrens
Harold Clemence
Michael Hogan
Ernest Digges
Harold Kimberley
'Aunt Maria's Wireless'
A Farce
Saturday 16 June 1928 Liverpool 8.30-8.45
Mrs. Jenkins - Mrs. Fred Wilkinson
Mr. Jenkins - Walter Shore
Harry (a Wireless Expert) - Percy M. Patterson
'Bluebell' - Dorothy Mather
Aunt Maria - Mary Rutherford
'Emmer-Icen' - Gladys DoveyIn the front parlour of Mrs. Jenkins' house, Harry has just fixed a wireless set. Mrs. Jenkins, hovering near him, jumps nervously away each time he touches the switch.
'Early Birds'
Sketch
Wednesday 20 June 1928 London and Daventry 7.45-9 (mixed)
Auntie - Mabel Constanduros
Maud - Lilian Harrison
Sue - Florence Bayfield
Nell - Mary Allen
Milly - Melanie Castel
Programme Girl - Miriam Ferris
'Witch-Wife'
(Michael Hogan and Mabel Constanduros)
Wednesday 15 August 1928 Plymouth 9.50-11 (mixed)
Ballads and Plays broadcast with 'Aunt Maria's Wireless'
Presented by the Micrognomes
Seth - Eric Morden
Grannie Mallon - Pauline Carr
Margaret - Molly Seymour
'Aunt Maria's Wireless'
A Sketch
Wednesday 15 August 1928 Plymouth 9.50-11 (mixed)
Ballads and Plays
broadcast with 'Witch-Wife'Presented by the Micrognomes
Mrs. Jenkins - Pauline Carr
Mr. Jenkins - Eric Morden
Harry - Charles Stapylton
Bluebell - Mollie Seymour
Aunt Maria - Rene Lockyer
Emmer-leen - Stella Dering
'Witch-Wife'
(Michael Hogan and Mabel Constanduros)
Tuesday 25 September 1928 Nottingham 7.45-9.10 (mixed)
Grannie Mallorn - Margaret Guilford
Margaret Mallorn (aged 14) - Marjorie Edgar
The Stranger - W.H. Jamieson
Seth Herdstone (age 50) - Frank LeaverThe scene is the kitchen of Stonecroft Farm, on the Devonshire moors, in the year 1697, twelve years after the Monmouth Rebellion. Grannie Mallorn is pottering about preparing the supper in the dimly lit kitchen.
Other Information
Taylor, 1939, 464-5
Born London, daughter of Richard Stephen Tilling and his wife Sophie (Thorn). Married A. Constanduros.
Studied at the Central School of Speech Training Albert Hall.
Made her reputation in a series of sketches for the B.B.C.
First appeared on the stage at the London Coliseum, September 1929 in a sketch.
Lyric Hammersmith, February 1932 played Mrs. Bones in 'Derby Day'.Buggins picture in 'The Radio Times' March 1933 p 691
'The Radio Times' 19 September 1930 p 599
We look forward to their approaching debut in the 'talkies'. In bringing to life the Buggins family of Walworth they have created Dickensian characters whose everyday lives are followed by the British listeners as eagerly as American radio fans follow the saga of Amos and Andy.'The Spider Ring'
Mabel Constanduros and Howard Agg1935 film
'Car of Dreams'
John Mills musical'Easy Money' 1948 film
Petula Clark, Denis Price'Hi, Gang!' 1941
Bebe Daniels, Ben LyonConstanduros, Mabel and Hogan, Michael, [no date 1932?], The Bugginses, London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
Constanduros, Mabel, 1946, Shreds and Patches, London: Lawson & Dunn.