The St. Alban's Rose of Persia (1963)

Cast The Sultan Mahmoud of Persia David Berridge Hassan Peter Jenkyns Yassur Robert Ladkin Abdallah Frank Powis The Grand Vizier Geoffrey Oakshott The Physician-in-Chief John Crossfield The Royal Executioner Albert Nixon Soldier of the Guard Kenneth Howkins The Sultana Zubeydeh Margaret Ladkin Scent-of-Lillies Jeanne Cavill Heart's Desire Margaret Stear Honey-of-Life Pamela Kell Dancing Sunbeam Vera Shelford Blush-of-Morning Eileen Coates Oasis-in-the-Desert Iris Briggs Moon-upon-the-Waters Margaret Olivant Song-of-Nightingales Joanna Booth Whisper-of-the-West-Wind Betty Burnett The St. Alban's Operatic Society at St. Julian's School Producer: Matthew Culley Conductor: Lee Skillman Performed 15-20 April 1963

Rare Recorded Editions SRRE 152/3

Michael Walters (no relation to the above) reports that the recording is complete except for the Mother Hubbard song with the preceeding dialogue, which was cut from the stage performance, not merely from the tape. The stage production was given several times between 15 and 20 April 1963. It is not clear if this is a transcription of a single performance or a composite, but Ian Bond reports that there has definitely been editing:

Anyone who owns these discs only has to listen to the end of "'Neath my lattice" into "Tramps and scamps". There is a very definite break in the recording. The intro to the next number is heard to start but is faded out and then faded back in from the start. There are also less obvious but still noticeable edits at other points.