The Melody That Got Lost [scenes]

Summary: 1938 BBC Television presentation from the Alexandra Palace studio of scenes from Act 1 of the Phoenix Theatre production of an English translation of Kjeld Abell’s play The Melody That Got Lost.
Theatre play: The Melody That Got Lost [Melodien, der blev vk] by Kjeld Abell (1901-1961) [more information]
Play synopsis: This Danish play, written in 1935, is a fantasy about the emancipation of ‘the little man’. The play is an expressionistic piece, inspired by ballet, that utilizes non-verbal and unrealistic elements.
Production history: The first production was in 1935 in Copenhagen followed by a production a year later in London by the Arts Theatre. Published in London by George Allen in 1939.
Date of transmission: Saturday 5 February 1938
Time: 3.30pm (30 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC
Theatre company: Phoenix Theatre, London

Theatre Producer

Dennis Freeman

Playwright

Kjeld Abell (1901-1961)

Adaptor of Script

Ronald Adam (1896-1979)

Adaptor of Script

Katherine North

Adaptor of Script

Francis Sinclair

Cast

Dorothy Hyson
Esmond Knight

Origination: Live from studio
Vision original: Monochrome
Notes: This television programme is not listed in the Radio Times; the listing in The Times is considered to be the primary source.
Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: ballet; Danish drama

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