Lionel Bradley in Kingsway, London - 2 January, 1939, at night

from Lionel Bradley Bulletin, 2 Jan 1939 (evening):

Jan 2. Kingsway Theatre, An Elephant in Arcady

It seems proper to record here that a second visit was a pleasurable as the first. Perhaps to one who was better acquainted with the originals of the 18th Century songs used in the productions some of the modifications might be unacceptable. [Frederick] Ranalow was in good voice (considering his age), Irene Eisinger charmed me as always, and Edmund Donlevy both in voice and action showed once more that he may well prove to be a light comedian of the highest rank. I don’t know how his voice would sound in an opera house & with …   more >>

cite as

Lionel Bradley, Lionel Bradley Bulletin, 2 Jan 1939 (evening). In Lionel Bradley archive, Special Collections, Royal College of Music, number LJHB-02/033. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1417530816007 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Kingsway, London

Listeners

Lionel Bradley
Librarian
1898-1953

Listening to

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An Elephant in Arcady
written by Ernest Irving
performed by Charles Peters, Edmund Donlevy, Frederick Ranalow, Irene Eisinger

Experience Information

Date/Time 2 January, 1939, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by kerriedinburgh on Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:33:36 +0000
Approved on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:17:44 +0100