Show eat oysters to music for the first time in the history lil story of the famous annual opening of the oyster season at gloucester england the bivalves were swallowed to music this season to encourage the guest to do so rhythmically the mayor of gloucester invited many distinguished musicians sic ians including sir edward elgar sir henry wool wood and sir hugh allen alien director of the royal college of music A special train took guests among them being the duke of marlborough lord birkenhead the lord mayor of london and signor signer marconi to the rose decked tables the innovation was a success success and will be tried again next year |