Bernard Da Costa Brummell Abroad

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Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 14th Jul 1990, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM Brummell Abroad by Bernard da Costa, translated and adapted by David Buck 'Clothes make us monarchs!': the famous dandy lives out his creed of elegance in poverty-stricken exile in France. Director Michael Fox.   Beau Brummell: Trevor Peacock Justin: Donald Gee Armstrong: Peter Undford Ravissante: Madeline Smith Mrs Daley: Auriol Smith Chazot: Stephen Garlick Priest: Stuart Harrison Nun: Sue Broomfield In the early 19th century, George "Beau" Brummell was a dandy and favourite of the Prince of Wales and famous for attention to his dress and personal hygiene. After a rift with the Prince however, and to escape his creditors, Brummell fled in 1816 to France, where he lived out his life in inceasing poverty, until he died in 1840 in a lunatic asylum. This play imagines Brummell's life in exile. [Pigman 58]

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.