Seven Ages of Man, The - A Pageant in Speech and Music

Synopsis

Radio programme in which pieces of classical music and speech illustrate the seven ages of Jaques’s speech from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The Wireless Orchestra is conducted by Stanford Robinson. There are performances by Osmond Davis (tenor), S. Robinson (baritone), and Kenneth Ellis (bass). Mona Grey does an impersonation of ‘Extreme Youth’, Ernest Wellbeloved acts as ‘Entertainer’ and R.E. Jeffrey is responsible for the recitals.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

11 Feb 1925 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No recording extant

Credits

Music

Arthur Pryor; Charles Gounod; Edward MacDowell; Frederick Bevan; George Aitken; George H. Clutsam; Hermann Finck; Joseph Ascher; Joseph P. Knight; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Richard Wagner; Rudolf Friml; W. Corri; Walford Davies; Wilfred Sanderson; William Henry Squire

Cast

Kenneth Ellis
Mona Grey
Osmond Davis
R. E. Jeffrey

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

As You Like It

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Pageants

Notes

Notes

A composer with the surname of Chevalier is credited as composer for a piece of music entitled "The Centenarian". No information on this could be found. The singer S. Robinson is not credited in either The Times or Radio Times; he is listed only in the BBC Programme Records entry.

Reviews

For a detailed listing of the music played in the programme, see Radio Times programme listings.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)