ON THE AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 500, 1 November 1928, Page 8

ON THE AIR

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts. 3 p.ru., afternoon session; 6.0 p.m., Childrens hour, Peter Pan; 7.15 p.m., news ; 8.0 p.m., orchestra, “Martha” Overture ; vocal, St. Andrew’s Quartet, •‘Somewhere Town” ; Auckland Trio, •'L’Arlesienne Suite” ; bass, Mr. A. Colledge, “Up From Somerset”; Wurlitzer organ, Reginald Foort, ‘ Ballet Egyptian” ( record> ; contralto. Miss P. Gribben, •'Sing, Break Into Song” ; vocal, Snappy Three, (a) “Just Imagine It,” (b) “A Bungalow and You” ; Hawaiian Orchestra, “Aloma” (record) ; cello. Miss M. Wright, •‘Gavotte” ; vocal, Misses Solomon and Gribben and Mr. A. Colledge, “Ye Shepherds, Tell Me” ; debate, Messrs. R W. Barker and Vernon Drew, “That the Modern Girl is an Improvement on Her Grandmother” ; vocal, Frank Crumit, “The Song of the Prune” (record) : Hawaiian Orchestra, ‘Honolulu Stomp” (record) ; soprano, Miss D. Solomon, “Kind Sir, You Cannot Have the Heart” ; Snappy Three, (a) ‘•Diane,” (b) “Dream Kisses” ; Auckland Trio, “Sleeping Beauty Waltz” ; vocal. Miss Gribben and Mr. Colledge, “The Harbour Bights” ; St. Andrew’s Quartet, “In This Hour of Softened Splendour” ; orchestra, “Amaryllis” < record). 2YA Wellington:—420 metres, 6,000 watts 3 p.m., studio concert; 6.0 p.m., children’s hour, Aunt Gwen ; 7 p.m., news ; 7.4 U p.m., talk, Mr. K. H. Barbour (3ZI), “Long Distance Reception of 2YA” ; 8 p.m., Wellington Salvation Army Silver Band, “Precious Thoughts” ; vocal quartet, Warblers, “The Chapel” ; tenor, Mr. S. Kelson. “Obstination” ; band, (a) “Worthy is the Lamb,” (b) “Amen” ; bass, Mr. T. C. Wood, (a) “Onaway, Awake,” (b) “Tommy Lad,” (c) "When the Sergeant-Major’s on. Parade”; Hawaiian instrumental, (a) "O Sole Mio,” 4b) “My Hawaii” (record); tenor, Mr. W. E. Elliott, “The Sun Will Shine for [You Again” ; humour, Miss A. Wharton, “Mrs. ’Arris Flies to Paris” ; chorus, Columbia Light Opera Company, “Oh, Kay” (record) ; 8.56, lecturette, Mr. Anderson, “Native Birds” ; band, “Gems from Mozart” ; tenor, Mr. S. Nelson, “Jhelum Boat Song” ; the "Warblers’, “A Perfect Day” ; band, “Salvation Army Fragments” : tenor and quartet, Mr. W. K. Elliott and the Warblers, “Together” ; humour, Miss A. Wharton, “Catching the Train” ; baritone, Mr. H. Matthew’s, “Anglo-Saxons of To-day” ; male voice choir, “There is a Tavern in the Town” (record); baritone, Mr. H. Matthew, “Lighterman Tom” ; Light Opera Company, “The Desert Song” (record) ; band, **Joy o:! Heart.” .

EYA Christchurch: 306 metres, 600 watts. 3 p.m., studio concert; 6 p.m., childpen’s hour, Chuckle and Aunt Pat; 7.15 p.m., news; 8.0 p.m., rebroadcast of 2YA ; a song cycle, "Flora’s Holiday” ; orchestra, “Amaryllis” (record) ; soprano, Madame Gower-Burns, “L’ete” ; flute, Mr. W. Hay, “Cantabile” ; baritone, Mr. C. Hindie, “Mandalay” ; recitals. Miss D. Jenkins, (a) “Taking His Temperature,” (b) “The Culprit” ; orchestra, “Tannhauser Overture” (record) ; contralto, Mrs. A. Harper, “Winkin’, Blinkin’ ” ; tenor, Mr. H. Prescott, “Where’er You Walk” ; chorus, “Lohengrin King’s Prayer” (record) ; Broadcasting Trio, (a) “Intermezzo,” (b) “Rondo” (Pleyel) ; Grand Opera Duo, “Tell Her I Love Her So” ; flute, Mr. AY. Hay, “Air de Ballet— Ascanio” ; recital, Miss D. Jenkin, “Curfew Must Not Ring To-night” ; Grand Opera Duo. “Sunbeams’* ; band, “The Smithy in the AVoods” (record). • * • 4YA Dunedin: 463 metres, 250 watts Silent day. TO-MORROW IYA Auckland: 333 metres, 500 watts 3 p.m., afternoon session. 6 p.m., children’s hour. Nod. 7.15. p.m., news. 8 p.m., “Nigger Minstrel” programme, by the “All Black Troupe,” including: Orchestra, “Americana” ; chorus, “How Do Yo’ Do, Everybody?”; humour. “Jes Us Niggahs” ; song and chorus, “Polly AVolly Doodle” ; banjo, Len Fillis, “Uncanny Banjo” (record) ; negro spiritual, “Nobody Knows” ; humour, “A Little Sketch” ; humour, “Alabamy Bound” ; song. “Shufflin’ Along” ; orchestra, “Reminiscences of the Plantation” ; negro spiritual, “Somebody Knockin’ at Yo’ Door” ; one-act comedy, “Black Justice” : song. “Kentucky’s Way of Saying Good-morning”; banjo, Len Fillis, “Banjoviality” (record) ; vocal quartet, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” ; humour, “The Laughing Nigger” ; piano, “Danse Negre” ; song, “My Curly-headed Babby”; humour, “Darkey Fun” ; or-

chestra, “Southern Wedding” ; song, “Ethiopia Saluting the Colours” ; humour, “Jest Us Niggahs Again” ; chorus, “Goodnight.” * * * 2YA Wellington: 420 metres, 5,000 watts 3 p.m., studio concert. 6 p.m., children’s hour, Uncle Ernest. 7 p.m., news. 8 p.m., special programme of “Music of the East.” featuring “The Golden Threshold” ; orchestra, "Persian March” ; Ariel Singers, “Nightfall in the City of Hyderabad” ; bass, Mr. Caldwell. “Song of a Dream” ; piano. Miss Porter, (a) “Two Intermezzi,” (b) “Two Studies”; elocution, Mr. Ginger, (a) “The Story of Kalla Ji, the Priest,” (b) “The Singer” ; mezzo-contralto. Miss Coster, “The Serpents are Asleep” ; vocal, Messrs. Caldwell and Hill. "Palanquin Bearers” ; violin, Miss Symons. “Chanson Indoue” ; soprano, Miss Briggs, “The Snake Charmer” ; bass. Mr. Caldwell, “The Royal Tombs of Golconda” ; orchestra, “Two Hindoo Pictui’es” ; orchestra, ••Joseph and His Brethren” ; tenor, Mr. Hill, “You Flaunt Your Beauty” ; vocal, Miss Coster and Mr. Hill, “Like a Serpent to the Calling Voice of Flutes” : orchestra, "Hymn to the Sun” ; Ariel Singers, “New Leaves Grow Green on the Banyan Twigs”; bass, Mr. Caldwell, “To a Buddha Seated on a Lotus” ; orchestra, “Veil Dance” ; cornet, “Hindoo Song” ; Mr. Ginger, "The Month of Almonds” ; mezzo-contralto, Miss Coster, "Alabaster” ; Ariel Singers. “At the Threshold” ; orchestra, “Persian Suite.” m mm BYA Christchurch: 306 metres. 600 watts 3 p.m., afternoon session. 6 p.m., children’s hour, Big Brother. 7.15 p.m., news. S p.m.. rebroadcast of 2YA; vocal items from “Gipsy Love” (Lehar), and ’cello, Mr. Beck, (a) “Lullaby,” (b> “Rustic Dance” Broadcasting Trio, “Allegro Con Brio” (Beethoven) : organ, G. T. Pattman, “Polly” (record); recital, Mo. Moses, “The Outlaw; military band, “Poet and Peasant” (record) ; piano. Miss Davies. “Rhapsody in C” (Dohnanyi) ; Broadcasting Trio, (a) "Serenade,” (b) “Slavonic Dance” ; Hawaiian instrumental. “My Hawaii,” (b) “O Sole Mio” (record) ; clarionet. Mr. Munday, (a) •'Berceuse,** (b) "My Old Kentucky Home” ; humour, Air. Moses, “Father Riley’s Horse” ; saxophone, Rudy AViedoeft, “Minuet” (Beethoven), (record). 4VA Dunedin: 463 metres. 250 watts 3 p.m., studio concert. 6 p.m., children's hour. Aunt Sheila and Big Brother Bill. 7.15 p.m., news. 8 p.m., studio concert. 9.24 p.m., dance music. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follow: TO-DAY 2BL Sydney:— 353 metres. 6.000 watts 7.45 p.m.. children’s session. 5.30 p.m., market reports and news. 10 p.m., items by the 2BL Topical Chorus, and studio orchestra : a revue by the Four Bright Spirits; items by Miss Roe (piano), Air. Kathlean (bass), and Aliss Neal (mezzosoprano). • • • CFC Sydney: 442 metres. 5.000 watts 745 p.m., children’s session. 8.50 D.m.. I

dinner music. 9 p.m., studio music. 9.30 p.m., relay from Capitol Theatre, Air School (Wurlitzer organ), Air. Fay (piano), and Mr. Taylor (tenor). 11.30 p.m., relay of semi-finalists radio Eisteddfod. 12.30 to 1.30 a.m., dance music. • • • 3LO Melbourne: 371 metres, 5,000 watts 8 p.m., children’s session. 9.43 p.m., talk on “Cricket.” 10 p.m., dance programme and items by Stewart and Lorraine (instrumentalists), Air. Ulivi (baritone), Air. Exton (tenor), and Aliss Nugent (soprano). * m m 3AR Melbourne: 484 metres. 6,000 watts 7 p.m., gramophone recital. 10 p.m., talks on “Swimming.” 10.30 p.m., studio presentation of “Orpheus.” 11.45 p.m., items by Aliss Crawford (contralto), Mr. Quirk (piano), Mr. Andrews (baritone), and Air. Farmer (flute). 4QG Brisbane: 385 metres, 5,000 watts 8 p.m., dinner music. 8.30 p.m., children’s session. 9.45 p.m., tal& on “Books.” 10 p.m.. programme of grand and light opera; Indian, sacred, and classical songs; and music of the bells, arranged bv Mr. E. Johns.