Record

Performance TitlePolytechnic Touring Association - Annual Tours Reunion
Performance Date7 March 1936
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time18:45
Main PerformersThe Western Brothers (Kenneth Western, George Western),
Red Sarafan Cossacks,
Sir Kynaston Studd,
Franz Hug,
Olga Alexeeva - vocals

Lady Kathleen Studd - prize-giver

F J Mortimer,
Captain V Vivien,
Maurice Costello,
Marie Colores,
Gritli Wenger,
E Sommer,
W Tanner,
Leon Hohloff,
Basil Klon - judges
Orchestra or BandEmilio Colombo and His Orchestra,
HM Royal Air Force Band,
Colombo's Dance Band,
Colombo's Red Sarafan Orchestra
ChoirsWilliam Tell Swiss Yodel Choir (incld. Miss Grili Wenger, Mr E Sommer)
ConductorsFlight Lieutenant R P O'Donnell
Set ListMarch: 'Imperial Echoes', Safroni (HM Royal Air Force Band),
March: 'El Abanico', Javaloyes (HM Royal Air Force Band),
'Lengi Zyti', Krenger (William Tell Swiss Yodel Choir, E Sommer),
'Auf Den Bergen', Schmalz, Krenger (William Tell Swiss Yodel Choir),
Songs (Gritli Wenger),
'Uesers Simmethal' (E Sommer, W Tanner),
Flag Throwing (Franz Hug),
'The Red Sarafan' (Captain V Vivien),
Russian Pot Pourri: 'Balalaikas and Cossacks' (Colombo's Red Sarafan Orchestra, Leon Hohloff, Basil Klon),
'Gopak' (Maurice Costello),
'English Songs' (Olga Alexeeva),
'Black Eyes' (Olga Alexeeva),
'Memories of Old Vienna' (Colombo and The Red Sarafan Orchestra),
'A Gipsy Dance' (Marie Colores),
'Marching Song' (Red Sarafan Cossacks, Basil Klon),
'Song of The Volga Boatmen' (Red Sarafan Cossacks, Basil Klon),
'Cossack's Song' (Red Sarafan Cossacks, Basil Klon),
'Tunes of The Day' (Colombo's Red Sarafan Orchestra),
Grand Finale: 'Russian Dance' (Marie Colores, Maurice Costello, Olga Alexeeva, Cossacks, The Red Sarafan),
'Auld Lang Syne',
National Anthem: 'God Save the King'
Performance NotesFirst example of swiss yodelling at the Royal Albert Hall.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1936/18)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1936/18Annual Polytechnic Tours Reunion7 March 1936
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
AihonobekifohPolytechnic Touring Association - Annual Tours Reunion1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1240Polytechnic Touring Association; c 1890s-1960s; British educational holiday association
DS/UK/2213Colombo; Cavaliere 'Emilio' (1874-1937); Italian violinist, conductor, composer, mandolin player
DS/UK/2432Royal Air Force; Central Band of the Royal Air Force; 1920-; British military band
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