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'The Two Elizabeths'
Monday 2 January 1928 Manchester 8.15-9
1650-1928
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Elizabeth Saye - Hylda Metcalf
Margaret (her maid companion) - Lucia Rogers
Sir Henry Saye - Leo Channing
Mr. Nevill - W.E. Dickman1928
Elizabeth Nevill - Edith M. Thoms
Joan (her friend) - Ella Forsyth
Bob Nevill - Harold Cluff
Will Stretton - D.E. Ormerod
'The Intruder'
A Gripping Melodrama in One Grip
[no author listed] [(Hugh H. Francis)]
Monday 9 January 1928 Manchester 8-9 (mixed)
He - Hal Lennard
She - Win Anson
The Intruder - Wal Hanley
'The Grey Parrot'
A One Act Comedy
(W.W. Jacobs and Charles Rowe)
Wednesday 11 January 1928 Manchester 9.35-11 (mixed)
Adapted from W.W. Jacobs' Story by W.W. Jacobs and Charles Rowe
Jim Gannett - E.H. Bridgstock
Sam Rogers - Charles Nesbitt
Hobson (a publican) - A.G. Mitcheson
P.C.24 - D.E. Ormerod
Mary Gannett (Gannett's Wife) - Betty Elsmore
Jane Rogers (Roger's wife) - Lucia Rogers
'A Quiet Hour'
A New Radio Comedy
Wednesday 11 January 1928 Manchester 9.35-11 (mixed)
Claude Browne (on the staff of the 'Day' Newspaper) - W.E. Dickman
Clarissa Browne (his wife) - Hylda Metcalf
Gladys (their servant) - Betty Elsmore
'These Fathers'
A Play in Three Acts
(First Production)
Saturday 14 January 1928 Manchester 7.25-9
Presented by Victor Smythe
Alec Fairbrother - Tom Wilson
Raymond Fairbrother - Charles Nesbitt
Betsy Croft - Hylda Metcalf
Jonathan Croft - James Harcourt
Jackson Fairbrother - E.H. Bridgstock
Jarvis - A.C. Battford
Tom Taylor - Harold Cluff
Mrs. Sarah Sharples - Lucia Rogers
Richard Taylor - J.L. Hodson
Violet Taylor - Margaret Duff
Margot Dashwood - Ella Forsyth
Doctor Morris - D.E. Ormerod
'Triumph'
A new play in Three Scenes
Tuesday 24 January 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
Play NightBroadcast with 'The Blushing Hero'
Madame Lazenta (a Prima Donna) - Hylda Metcalf
A Street Hawker - Charles Nesbitt
Policeman - A.G. Mitcheson
Mrs. Martin - Lucia Rogers
Richard Lobell - D.E. Ormerod
Bobby Lobell - Kenneth Burchill
Mr. Gintburg - W.E. Dickman
'The Blushing Hero'
farce in one act
Tuesday 24 January 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
Play NightBroadcast with 'Triumph'
Simon Lanchester (a Bachelor) - Harold Cluff
Jimmy Todd (his friend) - T.A. Crossley
Jane Beaumont (his ideal) - Hylda Metcalf
Edna May (her friend) - Edith Toms
Richards (Simon's valet) - Charles Nesbitt
'The Fatal Mistake'
a comedy-drama
Thursday 2 February 1928 Manchester 9.35-10.30
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James Anderson (the owner of the house) - E.H. Bridgstock
Mrs. Anderson (the wife) - Lucia Rogers
Reginald Denton - W.E. Dickman
John Webster - Harold Cluff
'Carry Me Out'
farce
Monday 6 February 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
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General Death - D.E. Ormerod
Colonel Gloom - E.H. Bridgstock
Major Black - Harold Cluff
Sergeant Bomb - Leo Channing
Miss Fitt - Hylda Metcalf
The Producer, holding a watching brief - George Lambe
'The Brass Door-Knob'
Wednesday 15 February 1928 Manchester 7.45-8.35
Produced by D.E. Ormerod
Mrs. Bradbury - Hylda Metcalf
Mr. Hawkes - Leo Channing
'Peaches'
a revue sketch
Saturday 18 February 1928 Aberdeen Manchester 8-9
'Scenes from Cranford'
Tuesday 21 February 1928 Manchester 7.45-9.40
Performed by the Station Repertory Players
arr. Beatrice Hatch
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Miss Matty - Lucia Rogers
Mary Smith - Hylda Metcalf
Martha - Edith Toms
Jim Hearn - D.E. Ormerod
Mr. Peter Jenkins - Frank A. Nichols
'The Laughter of Fools'
Monday 27 February 1928 Manchester 9.35-11
Arranged and produced by Victor Smythe
Mabel Grieg - Edith M. Toms
Mrs. Grieg - Lucia Rogers
Bertie Grief - Harold Cluff
Elizabeth - Ella Forsyth
Doris Henley - Hylda Metcalf
Lt.-Col. John Basset Grief - Leo Channing
Hubert Hughes - Michael Voisey
Capt. Charles vidal - W.E. Dickman
Mr. Nuttall - E.H. Bridgstock
Mr. Plunket - D.E. Ormerod
Taxi Driver - Gus Elkington
'Cook Gets Her Notice'
Vaudeville
Wednesday 7 March 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
Frank King-Hall and Company present
The Husband - Frank King-Hall
The Wife - Edith Talfe
The Cook - Hylda Norton
'Lonesome Like'
Lancashire comedy one act
Saturday 10 March 1928 Manchester 9.35-11Sarah Ormerod - Hylda Metcalf
Emma Brierley - Ella Forsyth
Rev. Frank Alleyne - Michael Voisey
Sam Horrocks - Charles Nesbitt
'Four Bells'
A Play in One Act
Tuesday 13 March 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
An Episode of the Sea
The Captain - E.H. Bridgstock
First Mate - Frank A. Nichols
Third Mate - Charles Nesbitt
The Pilot - Leo Channing
Quartermaster - W.E. Dickman
Able Seaman - Harold Cluff
Able Seaman - J. Edward Roberts
'Ernest Helps'
Thursday 13 March 1928 Manchester 9.50-10.30
Ernest - W.E. Dickman
Phyllis - Hylda Metcalf
Barbara - Ella Forsyth
Jimmy - Harold Cluff
'The Middle Furnace'
A Comedy in One Act
Tuesday 20 March 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
Horace Pyeman - Harold Cluff
Nocodemus Brassleigh - Frank A. Nichols
Mabel - Hylda Metcalf
'The Soul of Nicholas Snyders'
A Mystery Play in Three Acts
Monday 2 April 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
Nicholas Snyders - Leo Channing
Christiana - Muriel Alstead
Jan - D.E. Ormerod
Dame Toelast - Hylda Metcalf
Peter Bles - A.G.Mitcheson
Yvon Molenaar - Lucia Rogers
A Burgomaster - E.H. Bridgstock
A Barber - Harold Cluff
An Artist - W.E. Dickman
A Pedlar - F.A. Nicholas
A Child - Kathleen Keogh
Narrator - Henry Indoe
'One Man In His Times'
A fantastic chronicle of the life of William Shakespeare
Thursday 3 May 1928 Manchester 7.45-9.15
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Written and arranged for broadcasting by Ronald Gow
Produced by Victor Smythe
The Boy from Stratford - Kenneth Burchill
A pedlar - Frank A. Nichols
Anne Hathaway - Margaret Halstan
Fulk Sandalls - D.E. Ormerod
John Richardson - W.E. Dickman
Anne Whateley - Lucia Rogers
A Justice of the Peace - E.H. Bridgstock
Will Shakespeare - Tom Wilson (his original part)
A Tavern Girl - Edith Toms
Burbage - E.H. Bridgstock
Earl of Southampton - Leo Channing
Henry Condell - Harold Cluff
Mary Fitton - Hylda Metcalf
A Jester - Charles Nesbitt
Mary (a Serving Maid) - Lucia Rogers
John (her Husband) - Frank A. Nichols
Puck - Enid Tordoff
John Falstaff - Edmund Bartlett
Shylock - Harold Cluff
Brutus - D.E. Ormerod
Rosalind - Ella Forsyth
Hamlet - W.E. Dickman
'The Greater Law'
A comedy in one act
Wednesday 9 May 1928 Manchester 9.35-11 (mixed)John Harding - D.E. Ormerod
Eleanor Harding - Lucia Rogers
Howard - Harold Cluff
Cyril - Charles Nesbitt
Doris - Muriel Alstead
Charlotte - Enid Tordoff
Edith - Hylda Metcalf
Dick Trevelyan - W.E. Dickman
Uncle Ned - F.A.Nicholls
Rev. Francis Dormer - E.H. Bridgstock
Henry - James Lentil
'Edmund Kean of Drury Lane'
Specially written for this performance
Tuesday 15 May 1928 Manchester 7.45-8.35
The Station Repertory Players present
[no actors listed]
'A Touch of Sun'
A Tropical Comedy in One Act
Wednesday 23 May 1928 Manchester 7.45-8.45
James Drew - D.E. Ormerod
Sam Sing - Charles Nesbitt
A Doctor - F.A. Nicholls
Ina Yorke - Hylda Metcalf
'Sarah's Sea Shell'
A Fantastic Farce in One Act
Monday 28 May 1928 Manchester 9.35-11 (mixed)
(The Ninth of the 'Browns of Owdham' series)
Specially Written by Edwin Lewis
Sarah Brown - Hylda Metcalf
Bill Brown - E.H. Bridgstock
Aram-el-Aram (Oswald) - J. Bernard-Smith
A Young Man About Blackpool - Harold Cluff
'No. 13'
A Sketch in One Scene
Friday 8 June 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
Vaudeville
Doctor - Leo Channing
Miss Johnson - Ella Forsyth
Hall Porter - F.A. Nicholls
Smith - Charles Nesbitt
Napoleon - D.E. Ormerod
William Tell - Harold Cluff
Cleopatra - Hylda Metcalf
'Progress and the Builder'
Tuesday 26 June 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
The Station Repertory Players present
Specially written in commemoration of Samuel Crompton - died June 26, 1827
Nell Compton - Hylda Metcalf
Tom Biggin - D.E. Ormerod
Bob Compton - E.H. Bridgstock
Harry Riley - Harold Cluff
Bob Braithwaite - F.A. Nicholls
Ned Raynor - J. Edward Roberts
'Televisionary Tactics'
a farcical comedy in one act
(Xlex)
Tuesday 10 July 1928 Manchester 9.40-10.30
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Mr. Tipper (a solicitor) - D.E. Ormerod
Mr. Portleigh (another solicitor) - George Bernard Smith
Miss Jane Gray (Secretary to Mr. Tipper) - Hylda Metcalf
Mr. Mudway (Managing Clerk to Messrs. Portleigh and Co.) - Harold Cluff
A Plaintiff - Ella Forsyth
A Defendant - Frank Marchall
An Office Boy - Arthur Roundell
scenes from 'Vanity Fair'
Scenes 1 and 2 by Rosie I. Patry
Scene 3 by Olive ConwayWednesday 18 July 1928 Manchester
(no actors listed)
'Lucky Bill'
a Manx farce
Friday 20 July 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
A Manx Programme (mixed)The Station Repertory Players
The tenth of the 'Browns of Owdham' seriesSarah Brown - Hylda Metcalf
Bill Brown - E.H. Bridgstock
Queen Mona - the Crystal Gazer - Berenice Melford
An Elderly Gentleman - Graffington Myers
A Cheap Jack - Harold Cluff
A Refined Young Lady - Lucia Rogers
Timothy - the Manx Cat - Charles Nesbitt
'The Armada'
Saturday 28 July 1928 Manchester 9.35-10.30
Specially written for this performance
[no actors listed]
'The King of Zenoa'
A Radio Drama of the South Seas
Wednesday 1 August 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Ivan Marioff (the White 'King' of Zenoa) - Leo Channing
Anson (Mate of the S-Y 'Zeno') - F.A. Nicholls
Captain Guy Athway - Robert Donat
Annette - Hylda Metcalf
Andy Martin - Charles Nesbitt
Matthews - Harold Cluff
Commander Markham - A.G. Mitcheson
'The Marrying of William'
A Play in One Act
Wednesday 22 August 1928 Manchester 7.30-9.30 (mixed)
Produced by David E. Ormerod
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
William Asche - Frank A. Nichols
Susan - Marion Thwaite Matthews
Georgina - Berenice Melford
Winifred - Edith Thoms
'The Bear'
A Jest in One Act
Friday 24 August 1928 Manchester 7.30-8
S.B. from Hull
Presented by the Hull Radio Players
[no actors listed]
'Fogbound'
A Sketch in One Act
Tuesday 28 August 1928 Manchester 8-8.25
Produced by David E. Ormerod
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Miss Amy Carter - Berenice Melford
Miss Mary Carter - Edith Toms
Inspector Handshaw - A.G. Mitcheson
The Intruder - F.A. Nichols
'Trying a Dramatist'
A Comedy in One Act
Friday 31 August 1928 Manchester 10.15-10.45
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
'A Day in an Hour'
A New and Original Entertainment
Thursday 6 September 1928 Manchester 8.30-9.30
Morning
Soloist - Beatrice Coleman [music]
At Dawning - Cadman [music piece]
A Woman - Berenice Melford
John - Harold Cluff
Doctor - D.E. Ormerod
Professor - G.B. SmithNoon
Soloist - Spencer Hayes [music]
Silent Noon
A Woman - Hylda Metcalf
John - Harold Cluff
He - H.R. Williams
She - Edith TomsEvening
Soloist - Spencer Hayes [music]
Somewhere a Voice is Calling
Father - G. Bernard Smith
Suitor - W.E. Dickman
Jenkins - Leo Channing
Joe - Harold Cluff
Alec - H.R. WilliamsNight
Soloist - Beatrice Coleman [music]
Love's Sweet Song
Man - Leo Channing
Constable - D.E. Ormerod
'Captain Cook'
(J. Fairfax-Blakeborough)
Friday 7 September 1928 Manchester 7.45-9.10 (mixed)
A programme in celebration of the Bi-centenary of his birth
S.B. from Leeds
Performed by the Leeds Art Theatre Players under the direction of L.B. Ramsden
[no actors listed]
'A Small Hour'
A prelude to an Unwritten Comedy
(Barrington Gates)
Monday 10 September 1928 Manchester 10-10.45
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Rufus vine - H. R. Williams
Caroline Grudge - Hylda Metcalf
Sir Thomas Vine - D.E. Ormerod
Lady Vine - Berenice Melford
'Signposts'
A Mystery Play
(W. Huntley Adams and I. Mountford)
Monday 17 September 1982 Manchester 9.45-10.30
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Justin Munro - W.A. Dickman
Harry Johnson - F.A. Nichols
Raymond Broadbent - G.B. Smith
Arthur Broadbent - Harold Cluff
Porter - A.G. Mitcheson
'Uncle James'
A Comedy in one act
(Francis W. Taylor)
Friday 21 September 1928 Manchester 7.45-9.10 (mixed)
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
David Whittaker - D. E. Ormerod
Ellen Whittaker - Berenice Melford
Clara - Lucia Rogers
Olive - Hylda Metcalf
James Whittaker - F.A. Nichols
'Mrs. Bill Entertains'
A Light Comedy
(Constance Enne)
Saturday 6 October 1928 Manchester 3.30-5.15 (mixed)
Parker - Lucia Rogers
Repton - Charles Nesbitt
June Wellington - Hylda Metcalf
Bill Wellington - D.E. Ormerod
Larry Oliver - H.R. Williams
A Burglar - F.A. Nicholls (sic)
'The Ghost of Battersby Manor'
(C.E. Hodges)
Saturday 6 October 1928 Manchester 5.15-6 (mixed)
The Children's Hour
* 'The Highwayman of Knutsford'
(Ronald Gow)
Thursday 11 October 1928 Manchester 7.45-
Specially written for broadcasting
Presented by the Station Repertory Players
Joe Snag - A.G. Mitcheson
Ezekiel Snipe - D.E. Ormerod
Simon Ketch - F.A. Nicholls
Greasy Sam - Harold Cluff
Jack Hesketh - Betram Haley
Dick Wragg - J. Edward Roberts
Edward Higgins of Knutsford - Leo Channing
Pet Boy - Kenneth Burchill
Count Cotillon d'Estaminet - W.E. Dickman
Sir Peter Colville - George Bernard Smith
Mary - Hylda Metcalf
'Tall Chimneys'
(James Lonsdale Hodson)
Monday 15 October 1928 Manchester 9.35-11
Playwrights of the North - 1
3 acts
The Station Repertory Players
Helen Shaw - Kathleen Fair
Roger Shaw - D.E. Ormerod
Daniel Phipps - F.A. Nicholls
Nancy Shaw - Margaret Halstan
James Shaw - H.R. Williams
Dick Webb - Charles Nesbitt
Alice Hardcastle - Lucia Rogers
Sarah - Berenice Melford
Peter O'Grady - W.E. Dickman
Sir Raglan Mortimer - George Bernard Smith
Ned Robinson - J. Edward Roberts
Mary Richardson - Hylda Metcalf
'Fossie for Short'
1 act comedy
(Harold Brighouse)
Tuesday 23 October 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
The Station Repertory Players
Ronald Clibran - W.E. Dickman
Geoffrey Sarbitter - G. Bernard Smith
Willie Piggott - Charles Nesbitt
Muriel Sarbitter - Lucia Rogers
Dorothy Platt - Kathleen Fair
Euphrosyne Dale - Hylda Metcalf
Waiter - Arthur Waite
'The Painters'
a sketch
(Fred Malcolm)
Saturday 27 October 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
John - John Rorke
Bob - Charles Nesbitt
'The Secret of the Flying Scud'
a play in four episodes from 'The Wrecker'
(R.L. Stevenson and Lloyd Osborne)
Friday 2 November 1928 Manchester 9.35-10.45
arranged by William E. Rice
Station Repertory Players
Crew of the Currency Lass:
Capt. Wicks - George Bernard Smith
Carthew - Robert Donat
Tommy - Harold Cluff
Hemstead - Charles Nesbitt
Mac - F.A. NichollsCrew of the 'Flying Scudd':
Capt. Trent - D.E. Ormerod
Goddedall - A.G. Mitchenson
Hardy - Weddy Mann
Brown - Michael Voisey
Wallen - James Lampton
Sebright - H.R. Williams
Bellaire - W.E. Dickman
Loudon Dodd - Les Channing
Denman - J. Dodge
Lady Ann - Hylda Metcalfe
'The Fifth of November'
three excerpts
(Howard Peacey)
Monday 5 November 1928 Manchester 9.35-11
The Station Repertory Players
Robert Catesby - Leo Channing
Thomas Winter - Charles Nesbitt
Robert Keyes - Tom Welson
Francis Tresham - Harold Cluff
Thomas Percy - D.E. Ormerod
Thomas Bates - A.E. Wallen
Sir Everard Digby - Michael Voisey
John Wright - A.G. Mitcheson
Christopher Wright - H.R. Williams
Guy Fawkes - W.E. Dickman
Thomas Warde - Tom Wilson
Anne Vaux - Hylda Metcalf
Sir Richard Walsh - George Bernard Smith
'Maid of France'
(Harold Brighouse)
Saturday 10 November 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
War Time Memories
[no actors listed]
'The Howling Silence'
(Mannin Crane)
Saturday 10 November 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
War Time Memories
[no actors listed]
'Dealing in Futures'
three acts
(Harold Brighouse)
Monday 19 November 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
Playwrights of the North
Jabes Thompson - G. Bernard Smith
Rosie Thompson - Hylda Metcalf
John Bunting - Frank A. Nicholls
Charles Bunting - Tom Wilson
Walter Clavering - W.E. Dickman
Lomax - Allen Sykes
Dowden - J.J. Ward
Mrs. Wilcox - Ella Forsyth
James Pullen - Charles Nesbitt
Robert James - Michael Voisey
Joseph Livesey - D.E. Ormerod
Job Alcott - H.R. Williams
Mrs. Jones - Lucia Rogers
'The Smugglers'
(P. Hoole Jackson)
Friday 7 December 1928 Manchester 9.35-10.45
Yorkshire and Derbyshire Dale
Part ICaptain Martin Sparks - D.E. Ormerod
Gaffer Clay - F.A. Nicholls
Solly Walters - W.E. Dickman
Farmer Crabtree - G.B. Smith
Molly Beard - Hylda Metcalf
John Beard - Robert Tamar
Will Griffin - Michael Voisey
Tom Kettle - J. Edward Roberts
Mark Clyne - Arthur Clifton
'King's Messenger'
(Denis L. Perry and Ronald G. Perry)
Friday 7 December 1928 Manchester 9.35-10.45
Yorkshire and Derbyshire Dale
Part IIEphraim - G.B. Smith
Granfer Nod - F.A. Nicholls
Slow Jarge - Charles Nesbitt
The Dowager - Lucia Rogers
Bob - H.R. Williams
Jasper - A.G. Mitcheson
The Rider - D.E. Ormerod
'In An Art Gallery'
A Satire
(T. Sladen Smith)
Tuesday 11 December 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
The Earnest Youth - H.R. Williams
The Woman on the Bench - Hylda Metcalf
The Strong-Minded Woman - Lucia Rogers
The Man - Charles Nesbitt
A Young Person - Kathleen Fair
Her Friend - Berenice Melford
First Man - W.E. Dickman
Second Man - B.A. Tarpin
A Real Lady - Ermyntrude Walsh
A Woman - Edith Barker
A Man - Charles Harris
First Workman - Bernard Vaughan
Second Workman - D.E. Ormerod
Harold - Arthur Fraith
Mother - Edithnae Mayland
The Boy - Herbert Land (Jun.)
The Father - George Bernard Smith
'The True Character of the Bad-Tempered Dentist'
(W.A. Dove)
Tuesday 11 December 1928 Manchester 7.45-9 (mixed)
John Grizzle - D.E. Ormerod
Miss Wrigglesworth - Berenice Melford
Miss Tremellen - Hylda Metcalf
Dr. Brunton - George Bernard Smith
Dr. Johnson - W.E. Dickman
'The Third Degree'
A Drama in Four Acts
(Charles Klein)
Saturday 22 December 1928 Manchester 7.45-9
(A Special Request Performance)
Robert Underwood - W.E. Dickman
Mr. Bennington - W.E. Dickman
Howard Jeffries, Junior - Charles Nesbitt
Mrs. Howard Jeffries - Berenice Melford
Captain Clinton - Leo Channing
Detective-Sergeant Maloney - Theo Mack
Dr. Bernstein - George Bernard Smith
Annie Jeffries - Hylda Metcalf
Elevator Boy - J. Grantley
Howard Jeffries, Senior - D.E. Ormerod
Richard Brewster - Tom Wilson
Jones - Peter Vaughan
'Scrooge'
(Dickens)
Monday 24 December 1928 Manchester 9.35-11
Adapted by J.C. Buckstone
Scrooge - Leo Channing
Bob Cratchet - F.A. Nicholls
Mr. Middlemark - George Bernard Smith
Fred Weyland - A.G. Mitcheson
The Ghost of Jacob Marley - D.E. Ormerod
Fanny - Hylda Metcalf
Boy - David Burke
The Spirit - Evelyn Maxwell
Mrs. Catchit - Berenice Melford
Belinda - Kathleen Keogh
Girl - Eileen Keogh
Martha - Edith Toms
Tiny Tim - Arthur Lyons
Mr. Worthington - Michael Voisey
The Boy in the Street - Charles Nesbitt
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