1950-1955: On the air with CHWK Radio
Date: September 1, 1950 - June 30, 1955
Time: Weekly and bi-weekly broadcasts at 7:30 and 9:00 pm
Location: CHWK Radio (1947-1977)
46168 Yale Road, Chilliwack british columbia
Price: Adults:
Students and Seniors:
Tickets:

Directed by Kitty Allen Jillings and David Glyn-Jones

On fall and winter evenings from 1950 to 1955, Chilliwack Little Theatre and CHWK presented radio plays. They were directed by, and often featured, Kitty Allen Jillings and David Glyn-Jones, as well as other Little Theatre members.

Scrapbook Some of the Plays (Audio) CHWK-1270 in Chilliwack

Newspaper articles from the Chilliwack Progress; clippings from members’ personal scrapbooks.


Interview with Kitty Allen Jillings & David Glyn-Jones, including their scene from The Importance of Being Earnest (at 6:25)


The Invisible Link


Florence Nightingale


The Silver Cornet


The Peacemaker


The Scarlet Mantle, Parts 1 and 2


Audio files digitized from cassette recordings belonging to the late David-Glyn Jones.

For Merlin Bunt’s wonderful account of CHWK in Chilliwack, please visit the Chilliwack History Perspectives Facebook page.

Poster by Graham Archer