| Main Performers | Helene Cordet,
Dick Henderson Jnr.,
Issy Bonn,
Adolphe Borchard,
Tessie O'Shea,
Jack Warner,
Tony Brent,
Maria Perelli and Edmund Goffron,
Hermione Gingold and Gilbert Harding,
Frankie Howerd,
Newton and Garner,
Betty Driver - vocal,
Winifred Atwell,
Bobbie Alderson - pianos |
| Secondary Performers | Councillor J P Leach,
Aircraftsman Jake J Smith - guests of honour |
| Orchestra or Band | Dagenham Girl Pipers,
Sidney Simone and His Orchestra,
751st Band of The United States Air Force |
| Set List | 'Trial By Tempest', Stephen Grenfell,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem) |
| Performance Notes | The event was the first of four to be held at the Royal Albert Hall to raise funds in response to the 1953 'North Sea flood', which was a major flood caused by a heavy storm that occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and morning of 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland, resulting in the deaths of 2,551 people, most of which occurred in the Netherlands. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1953/27) |