John Galsworthy - Loyalties
BBC Home Service: Saturday Night Theatre
Broadcast: Saturday 12th August 1967
"Loyalties" is one of the first plays to deal honestly and openly with anti-Semitism. Set in the aftermath of the First World War, it tells the
story of a wealthy London Jew, Ferdinand de Levis, eager for social prominence and venomous in meeting the sugared venom of
those who tolerate him for his wealth. At an English house party hosted by Charles and Adela Winsor, 1,000 pounds is stolen from De
Levis' wallet. He suspects Captain Dancy, whose social position is stronger than his credit rating. The accusation eventually becomes
public, testing the loyalties of all involved in this searing indictment of the latent racism underpinning the British upper-class..
Adapted for radio by Peggy Wells from John Galsworthy's play, "Loyalties", which opened in 1922 in London's West End and ran for
more than 400 performances.
With Keith Michell [Captain Ronald Dancy, D.S.O.], John Justin [Ferdinand De Levis], Rolf Lefebvre [Charles Winsor, Owner of Meldon
Court, near Newmarket], Diana Olsson [Lady Adela Winsor, Charles' Wife], Wilfred Babbage [Treisure, Winsor's Butler], Robert
Sampson [General Canynge, a Racing Oracle], Margaret Ward [Margaret Orme, A Society Girl], Hilda Schroder [Mabel Dancy,
Ronald's Wife], Stephen Thorne [Inspector Dede, of the County Constabulary], Gordon Gardner [Robert. Winsor's Footman / Clerk of
Twisden & Graviter], Alexander John [Major Colford, a Brother Officer of Dancy's], Frederick Treves [Augustus Bobbing, a Clubman],
Geoffrey Wincott [Lord St. Erth, a Peer of the Realm], Frank Henderson [Edward Graviter, a Solicitor], Ronald Herdman [Gilman, a
Large Grocer], Howieson Culff [Jacob Twisden, Senior Partner of Twisden & Graviter], and Harold Kasket [Richardos, an Italian, in
Wine].
Produced by Betty Davies
(Note: minor static bursts and frequent micro-skips)
Size: 46,797 kb kbps: 80 kHz: 44 Time: 1 hr. 19 min. 51 sec. (Mono)
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Thank you, Rick!