BROADCASTING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20106, 9 December 1930, Page 8

BROADCASTING.

$ TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES. 3ZC CHKISTCHURCH. (260 Metree.) 10 a.m.: Women's session. 10.5 a.m : Tested locipcs. 10.25: Musical programme, 13.30 a.m.: Close down. 12 noon to 1.30 p.m.: Mews and luncheon music session. "2.30 to 4.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert session. 6 46: Children's session. 6.15: Dinner music uetsion. 7.15 Wireless and mors© session. 7.45: News bcssion. 8 p.m.: Talk by representative of Manufactured' Association. 8.15: Kvcning Concort session. "Dollar Princess Waltz," Alhambra Orchestra; "The Angel's Seienade," Margaret Koyea (contralto); "Serenade," Mary Zentay (violin); "Admiral's Broom," Peter Dawson (bass); "Memories ot the South," Erneat L. Steven* (piano); "On a Laundry Wagon," the Two Dark Knights; "My Sweetheart Waltz" (accordeon); "Nita Gilana" (De Kivenj; "Marclie Militaire," United States Marine Band; "Smiles," Marie Koppold (soprano); "Badinage," Salon Orel estra; "Onaway, Awake, Beloved," Robert Howo "Premier Polka/' Arthur Witcomb (cornet); "Tambourin Chinois," Mary Zentay (violin); "Together We Two," Dcnal Parjker (tenor); Medley fox trot, Em(■Bi Ij. Stevens (piano); "Drytown Blues" (xylophone); "Beyond the Dawn," Hardy Williamson (baritone); "I Hato to Lose You/' Frofini (accordeon); "Selections from thfc Gondoliers," National Military Band. 9.30: Dance session. 10.15: Close down. 2TA WELLINGTON. (720 Kilocycles.) H p.m.: Chimes. Selected studio items. 3.30 and 4.30: Sportiug results to hand. 5.0; Children's session, conducted by Uncle Toby and Jumbo. 6.0: Dinner session. '7.0: News session, market reports and sports results. 7.40: Lecturette Representative, Agricultural Department, "For the Man on the Land." 8.0: Chimos. Overture—Salon Orchestra, (Conductor, Mr M. T. Dixon) Suite * 'Russet and Gold'* (Sanderson), 8.0: Duet—Mr and Mrs R. S. AHwright, "As 1 Went a Roaming" (Brahe). 8.12: Bagpipes—Mr Dick Fletcher, "Scottish Marches" (Trdtl.). 8.17: Quartet —Melodie Four, "The Moon Man" (Macy). 8.21: Selection—-Salon Orchestra, "Cobweb Castle" (Lehmann). 8.29: Entertainers— Miss Maisie Oakes and Mr Will McKeon, (a) "Opening Chorur." (Original): sopg "You Always have to Pay a Little More" (Cooper); sketch (r) "The Trotible About the Dog" (Mark Twain) ; dnet (d) "You're the Sort of Girl" (Cliff-Hedley). 8.39: iSolection—Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, "Faust" (Gounod). 8.47: Bass—Mr W. W. Marshall, "Asleep in the Deep" (Petrio). 8.50: Tenor—Mr Sam Duncan, "Murmuring Breezes" (Jensen). 8.54: Solection —Solon Orchestra, "In Arcady" (Nevin). 9.2: Weather report and station notices. 9.3: Bagpipes—Mr Dick Fletcher, "Scottish Waltzes" (Trdtl.). 9.8: Soprano—Mrs R. 0. Atlwright, "A Japanese Love Song" (Brahe). Soprano and Quartet —-Mrs R. S. Allwright and Melodic Four, "Silver Threads Among the Gold" (Danks). 9.15: Organ—Terence Casey, "Crazy Pirouette" (Frisk); "Love Everlasting." 9.23: Sketch—Miss Maisie Oakes and Mr Will McKeon, "Station 1.0. U." (A Broadcast Absurdity) (Original). 9.33: Suite —Salon Orchestra, "Suite Romantique" (Ketelbey). 9.43: Tenor—Mr Frank Bryant, "Love Came Calling" (Zamecnik). 9.46: Xylophone —Rudy Starita, 4 *Dancing Butterfly" (Golden). 9.50: Quartets- —Melodie Frtur, "Request Item"; "Lovely Night" (Chawatal). 9.57: Selection—Salon Orchestra, "Naila" (arr. Lange). IYA AUCKLAND. (900 Kilocycles.) 3 p.m.: Afternoon session—Selected studio items, including literary selection by the Announcer. 3.15: Talk—Mrs Les Crane, "Beauty of Mind and Body in Relation to Diet." 3.30: Further selected studio items. 5.0: Children's session, conducted by Uncle Dave. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News and market reports. 7.40: Talk—Mr Esmond S. Kohn, "Birth Stones." 8.0: Presentation of St. John's Eve," an old English Idyll. The poem by Joseph Bennett, the music by Frederic H. Cowen (Novello), by the IYA Broadcasting Choir, under the direction of Mr Len Barnes. Soloists: Nancy (a village maiden). Miss Gladys Payne; Robert (a young villager), Mr Len Barnes; Margaret (an ancient Dame), Miss Gathloen Mulquecn: the Young Squire, Mr H. S. poffiey. Chorus of villagers. Organist, Mr Eric F. B. Waters; pianist, Mr Cyril Towsey. Introduction: —Scene I.—St. John's Eve. Villagers decorate their houses with flowers and foliage. No. I—Chorus, "Bring Branches from Forest." The Girls, "In the Cups of the Flowers." Margaret, "Ah! Foolish Girls." No. 2—Seen© and Chorus: Mnrzaret and the Girls, "You, Susan, When Midnight Boll." No. 3 —Solo and Chorus: Robert, "That Part will I Play." The Girls, "Thy Wooing's Vain." No. 4 rMcn piling wood for St. John's Bonfire). Good St. John was a Shining Light." •Mnrjraret, * 4 What Ye Would Do." Chorus, ••Whirl Round the Torch" (men and lads hands and dance round the fire), rhorns "Blessed Fir 9 of Good St. John" Vii? villairers tako brands from the burn- • s°«ile and disperse).' Scene If.—The r«Trrlen of Nancy's Cottage—Midnight. No. r—Recit' and air, Nancy, "O Peaceful £?* va " No. 6 —The Young Squire, "O « u - cjtirrinc 'Midst the Leaves." Chorus, Fire of Good St. John." Scene • Blessett e>B H all—Christmas Day. J. 11 - _J_ Caro l, Margaret and Chorus, "Three I Once Loved in Eastern Land." No. K,n Sl„™ R "Seel See! On Her Breast the Rose." No. 9—Scena and Gleams the villagers, Nancy.-the chorus, Lover if Bold Doth the Young Squire,,, 10 _Dnet, the Young Tates Co ® p^- ancy "Fairest of Roses." No. s " u "£ "Now Joy shall be in 1! — p o nr ' 9.0: Evening weather fore--oo,.taSt/announcements./announcements. 9.2: Violin—Miss cast and _ (a) "Hejre Kati" Daphne » "Meditation from Thais" (Hubay) . 9.1O: Vocal trio——Mi sues (Massenet;. Kathleen Mulqueen and Mr fiwladys Payne, , lpure Ray of Light> . H. N 914: Violin—-Miss Daphne (Baker). . "Canzonetta" *(Henrie); (b) /Monti). 9 . 2 0: Baritone—Mr * 4 Z»rdas ( . "May, the Maiden" (CarLen B ? rne /u\ ••The Belated Violet" (Claypenter); \ / ''Through Eastern Gates" tan Jonas;» *

(Clayton Johns). 9.28: Pane© programme from the studio. 4YA DTTNEDIN. (650 Kilocycles.) 3 p.m. Afternoon session—Vocal and instrumental recordings. 5.0; Children's session, conducted uy Uncle Bert. 6.0; Dinner session. 7.0; News session. 7.15: Talk—Mr It. W. Coupiand, "Tourist liesorts." 8.0: Programme of music to be rendered by the fc>u Kilda Band, under the direction ot Mr J. Dixon, assisted oy 4iA artists. March.—"Entry of the Gladiators" (Fucik). Waltz—* "Thoughts' • tAiford). 8.15; Soprano—.Mis® Kay Stubbs, "WaJta Wong" (troin "Morrie ningian d"). 8.19; Urgan—Lew White, "Dancing with the Tears in My Lyes" (Burke); "When it's Springtime iu tno Rockies" (.Taggart;. 6,'J5: itecitai—Miss ibobel McGregor, "Types at tuo Football" (Newman), a.31: Overture—.band, "Raymond" (Tnomas). 8.40: Baritone—Mr iteg Iticharda, (a; "Oh Couid I Out .Express in Wong" (Malashkin) ; (b) "Boia Kpais" (Luiiy). ti.47; Violin— Frederick Fradkin, (a) 4t Nola" (Arndt); (b) 4 *A Kiss in tne Dark" (Herbert), Contralto—Miss Ureen, "O, Peaceful .England" (German). 8.o5: Intermezzo—Band, "Just a Memory" (Marsden)* U.2: Weather report and station notices. i). 4: {Selection— Herman Finck's Orchestra, "Old. and New Potpourri of Popular Melodies" (arrgd. Finck). 9.12; Soprano—Miss Hay Stubbs, (a) <4 Ash Grove" (Wolsham) ; (b) "The Kerry Dance" (Molloy). 9.10;: Humorous selection—Baud, "Musical fragments'' (Himmer). 9.30; Recital—Mi6s Isobel .McGregor, "Tho Lesson o£ the Watermill." 9.34: Saxophone—Rudy Wiedoe£t, "Minuet" 1 (Beethoven —arrgd. Wiedoeft). 9.38: Baritone—Mr Reg. Richards; "Don Juan's Serenade" (Tschaikowsky). 9.42: Selection— Band, "The Coster's Courtship" (Mac* Kenzie). 9.49: Contralto—Miss Green, (a) "Alas, Those Chimes" (Wallace); (b) Dear Love, Thou'rt Like a Blossom" (Lisat) 0.55: March "The Exile" (Weaver).